Among the new words and phrases that have entered the collective vocabulary of workers everywhere, you’re likely to find the term “Quiet Vacationing.” If you’re not sure what that is, here’s the scoop!
You know how, in olden days when an employee wanted to take a vacation, they ran it by their manager, and if it was approved, it was put on a schedule and the employee took those days off?
Increasingly, that’s not how it works any more.
The Pandemic was a catalyzing event. It was the spark that gave rise to the rapid (and sometimes) shocking growth in employee power. Overnight, tens of millions of employees began working from home and most of them discovered that they really, really liked it.
So much so that now employers are having a difficult time reeling them back into the office.
These days, when an employee wants to take a vacation, more and more employees are simply doing it. They’re not asking, and they’re not actually using vacation days, they’re just going where they want to go and still logging into work, often taken steps to make it appear as though they’re still at home.
Some employers may see this as subversive and a challenge to managerial authority, others don’t care.
Bear in mind too that Quiet Vacationing is sometimes a sign of a somewhat toxic work culture. One way to address that issue is to scale up your Employee Reward and Recognition program and treat your employees to regular gifts of appreciation, like stylish Desktop Accessories.