Half of American workers who receive paid time off in the country’s 10 largest cities would sacrifice a workplace benefit for more paid time off.
But despite the desire for more time away from the office, 57% of them don’t even use all of their allotted time.
The findings are from Inspirato Insights: American Attitudes on Paid Time Off, a new survey commissioned by destination vacation club Inspirato among 2,534 adults in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Benefits are not the only thing employees would forgo for more time off. Others include a private office (25%), a bonus (17%) and a promotion (11%).
Additionally, 10% of all workers given any vacation time would give up their company’s 401(k) match in return for more vacation time. But only 5% of workers who receive any vacation time are willing to take a pay cut for more time away from work.
Overall, 85% of survey respondents indicated their employer provides a paid vacation benefit, with an average of just over 19 days per year.