Americans are hard workers: Data from an OECD study of 45 countries showed that Americans average 1,767 hours per year at work as of 2021. By comparison, Germans average just 1,332 hours per year, while Mexican workers clock an average of 2,124 hours.
Not only do Americans work long hours, but many also don't take full advantage of their paid time off, using only about half their vacation days in a typical year, according to a new report from WalletHub. And during the pandemic, they forfeited even more vacation days than usual.
The personal finance website cited several reasons why Americans decline to take all their allotted time off. Some worry that doing so will make them look less dedicated to the job than other employees, putting them at risk of layoff.
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Michael S. Fischer
Michael S. Fischer is a longtime contributing writer for ThinkAdvisor. He previously reported on trade and intellectual property topics for the Economist Intelligence Unit and covered the hedge fund industry for MARHedge and Reuters News Service.
