When Employees Try to Unplug
How workplaces respond when employees take time off from work.
How workplaces actually respond
Workplace responses, side by side.
% of workers who described each workplace response to taking time off.
Encouraging
Felt supported
and encouraged
and encouraged
Took time off
despite the risks
despite the risks
Constraining
Returned to a
heavier workload
heavier workload
Felt subtle pressure
after returning
after returning
A growing share are stepping fully away
Length of disconnection.
Longest period workers disconnected from work without negative consequences in the past year.
19%
disconnected for a full week or more without consequences.
19%
had their longest break last just one to two days.