E4 Explore American Culture: Why Don't Americans Use Vacation Days?

💼There's a stereotype that Americans are always working, but is that really true? Do American workers ever take a vacation? And if not, why?

📅In today's episode of the Learn English Podcast, we explore this key aspect of American life - work culture and unused vacation days. Taking time off work is necessary to help prevent burnt out and improve mental health. However, American's receive less vacation days than most other employees in developed countries. Even though they receive less time off, most Americans do not use all of the vacation days every year.

🎧But why do so many Americans refuse to use their vacation time? In this episode, we discuss American work culture and learn why it can be hard for Americans to take time off even if they want to. We’ll look at the idea of “living to work” instead of “working to live” and how thi ...