http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/03/technology/fbvacations0803.biz2/index.htm
"SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) -- We've reached the balmy days of August, but for a growing number of workers chained to their jobs, it might as well be January.
U.S. employees are taking less time off than ever: Not only is the average number of annual vacation days granted to them a mere 12.4 - less than that of the average medieval peasant - but more than a third of us don't even use all of our allotted time off.
Collectively, American workers give a whopping 1.6 million years' worth of unused vacation time back to their employers every year. We may like to think of ourselves as charitable, but this is ridiculous.
Even worse, at least 20 percent of us admit to sneaking some work along with us during our paltry vacation time, according to the New York-based Families and Work Institute. The American Management Institute puts the figure at closer to 50 percent. Either way, the trend appears to be increasing. An Intel (Charts) survey last month found that 53 percent of us would like to take laptops on future vacations, mostly so we can sneak a peak at our work email."
I was living in New York City as a burn out, because I had previously worked around the clock in the Philippines. When I say around the clock, I mean it. I was working the night shift in the Philippines. I'll get into my industry later, but let's just say that there isn't much room for a social life. I've slowly been obtaining balance in my life, and that is really why I am looking to find another job. Ohh ya, so I was in NYC as a burn out. After my crazy job in the Philippines, I decided to try and live in New York City as an artist. Not the best idea. New York City isn't that supportive of the art world. Welp, there is a hint. I'm a form of an artist. So you might ask, "how can this guy hate his job, he is an artist. I'm jumping into sewage waste everyday, and he's complaining about making pretty pictures." Trust me, you'll fully understand later. So I'm in NYC, and I get invited to this posh party in the Upper East Side. The Upper East
Side is mainly rich uptight professionals and old money. It's an amazing neighborhood, and I once read that the median income there is 200k (this was in 2000). In any regard, the party was hosted by a co-worker of mine. She lived in this huge 2 bedroom condo with her roommate. Her roommate wasn't there at the time though, because he was in Nepal for 8 months. Okay, let's stop there! Who can take a friggin vacation to Napal for eight months. I think I need to plan one of these vacations soon. That reminds me of a guy my wife and I met in French Polynesia.Our tour guide for the Skark Lagoonarium was a computer programmer from France. One day, he just decided that his life wasn't fulfilling in France sitting in a dark cubicle everyday. Isn't that awesome!!! Just imagine that. He just up and left his family and home to move out to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And what a good decision that was for him.
This guy seemed so relaxed, and he was tan as the natives. In fact, he was so tanned, when we first began talking to him, we thought he was a native.These are the tour guides in the picture to the left. What a great life. Sure, they don't make a boat load of money, but who cares. They live in French Polynesia. The way of life is so fulfilling there. It's about nature, people, and ripping of stupid honeymooners. I don't blame them ripping us off. I would be doing the same if I lived out there, but I don't. I live back in Los Angeles. Could you imagine; just up and leaves his job in France to be a tour guide in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I really need to figure out how to convince my wife to make such a leap of faith. Man ohh man, I really hate working the 9 to 5'r...
The lagoonarium:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnnKndoHuDU
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