PriceWaterhouseCoopers handling of the Shrinking Vacation Syndrome is done in a smart and beneficial way to the company. The Shrinking Vacation Syndrome is a phenomena that is plaguing the workplace throughout the nation. Since jobs are not as plentiful, and people are worried about keeping their job or trying to advance, they tend to not want to take any days off. Couple this with higher costs of living, such as gas, and you have the recipe for workers that do not want to take vacations.
Vacations are important to people. It gives them a chance to relax, not think about work, and recharge their batteries. Unfortunately, with people not taking vacations anymore, they are not getting time to relax, therefore adding more stress. This could bring about negative consequences in all aspects of their life, both home and work. In addition, those that do take vacations often do not get a chance to totally relax, because they find themselves unable to "unplug" from work; they will go on conference calls, prepare presentations, answer emails, etc.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers remedy to his problem is to shut down its business, nationwide, for 10 days around Christmas and 5 days around the 4th of July. This gives employees a mandatory vacation, where they do not answer phone calls or emails, or have to worry about meetings or conferences. They are given time to relax and recharge, and the company has been seeing positive results. This is a smart idea, because it gives its employees a chance to not only relax and be away from the company for some time, but when they come back they do not feel as encumbered by work, and are prepared to face work with a fresh mind and body, which has the potential to bring about new ideas or changes that could benefit both clients, employees, and the company.
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