Many companies don’t even offer this type of employee benefit
比加薪更受歡迎的事這種員工福利可不是每家公司都有
Being focused on work and having grit and determination to get the job done at all cost can be rewarding. But when work affects your health and well-being, it begs the question: are you guilty of overworking?
Aside from salary and benefits, the amount of paid time off we enjoy every year is one of the most important elements of employment. Ensuring we take a break from non-stop productivity is crucial for our health, performance and to minimize work burnout.
Celebrity Cruises recently surveyed over 1200 Americans to see if they're taking advantage of their PTO, how they use their time off and which industries are providing the most PTO.
The truth about PTO
Many companies don't offer PTO while others offer sick days, personal days and vacation time under one umbrella. Understanding the needs of your employees will not only create trust but also lessen fatigue and be beneficial for the company.
From the survey:
- Nearly one in five respondents said they would rather add five more vacation days than receive a 10 percent raise.
- 21 percent of respondents said they had a vacation request denied in the past year.
- Nearly half of employees left paid vacation time unused.
Info Cloud
taking some time off
Welcome to Info Cloud, everyone. Today we want to talk about taking some time off.
If you have a job that offers vacation pay, you might take some vacation days. Or if you are sick, you might take a sick day.
But you can also take a personal day. That means that you are taking a day off work for personal reasons.
Now sometimes when people say that they are taking a personal day, they mean that they are going to use a day's worth of vacation pay.
But they might not be taking a vacation or even going anywhere special, just taking a day for rest or to get things done.
I once needed to take a personal day to pack up my things for a move. But if you need to take a personal day just to rest, we have another term for that.
We call that a mental health day. That means that you are taking a personal day to take a break from stress and to relax a bit.
And if you are having a hard time learning English, it's OK to take a personal day every once in a while.
不管是學生或上班族，我們對放假這件事情應該相當在乎。今天跟大家介紹幾個請假的用語，像是 take a sick day 就是請病假，take some vacation days 就是請年假去一些地方旅遊度假，take a personal day 就是請私人假，意思就是你因為一些私人因素要請假。比較特別的是 take a mental health day，mental health是精神或心理健康，mental health day 有可能是因為要紓解工作壓力，必須花一點時間放鬆心情所請的假，其實也是一種 personal day。
Language Lab
grit n. 毅力、勇氣
mental toughness and courage
- It takes a lot of grit to start your own small business in that part of town.
在城市的那一區裡，開自己的小店是需要相當大的勇氣。
- We need someone with enough grit and ambition to handle this difficult task.
我們需要一個有毅力和志氣的人來處理這項艱難的任務。
grit n. 砂礫
very small pieces of sand or stone
- Before you put your shoes on, be sure to shake out the grit.
在你把鞋子穿上之前，你要記得把鞋內的砂礫抖出來。
grit v. 因為要忍住或是很生氣而咬著牙齒
to press or rub your teeth together
- Billy began to grit his teeth as the nurse approached him to give him his shot.
當護士走過來，準備給Billy打針時，Billy就開始咬著牙。
crucial adj. 非常重要、有關鍵性的
extremely important
- The scientist’s discovery of the chemical compound was crucial to the development of the new medicine.
科學家所發現的化學物，對於新藥物的發展有關鍵性。
- The police were able to solve the case after someone found a crucial piece of evidence.
警察能夠破案，歸功於有人找到一樣很重要的證據。
crucially adv. 有重要性、有關鍵性地
- Charlie’s understanding of Morse code became crucially important during that time of emergency.
Charlie對於摩斯密碼的瞭解，在那緊急的狀況下變得非常重要。
fatigue n. 疲憊、極度地累
/fəˈtiːg/
the state of being very tired : extreme weariness
- Working eighty hours a week and going to school in the evenings is causing Dennis to suffer from fatigue.
每周工作八十小時加上還要上夜校，讓Dennis非常疲憊。
fatigue v. 讓人感到非常疲勞
to make (someone) tired — usually used as (be) fatigued
- An entire weekend of physical training fatigued the students.
整個周末鍛鍊體力，讓學生們非常疲憊。
fatigue n. 迷彩服(軍人會穿的那一種)
the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work
- The little boys wanted to dress up as soldiers for Halloween so they wore army fatigues.
小男孩們想在萬聖節打扮成軍人，所以穿上迷彩服。
respondent n.回覆者、回答者 (如回答問卷的人)
/rɪˈspɑːndənt/
a person who gives a response or answer to a question that is asked especially as part of a survey
respond v. 回答、回覆
to say or write something as an answer to a question or request : reply
- Emily sent out a survey, and most of the respondents’ answers were rather surprising.
Emily 做了問卷調查，而大部分的回覆者的答案讓他很驚訝。
- Less than half of the respondents were over fifty years old.
不到一半的回答者超過五十歲以上。
respondent 在法庭裡，尤其在離婚案件裡，是指被告者。
- The woman described all the problems she had to face as a result of being with the respondents.
那位女士形容她跟被告在一起時，所產生的總總問題。
