Industry breakdowns
Of the 11 industries that were included in Celebrity Cruise's survey, nine offered their workers an average of 14 or 15 paid vacation days per year. Hotel, food services and hospitality offered the fewest number of days at 11, while arts, entertainment and recreation employees were given an average of 12.
Some industries offered generous PTO packages, but employees felt compelled to work extra hours to make up for vacation time.
Overall, 62 percent admit to working extra hours the week before their travels, and this takes a toll on women the most.
Although the finance, technology and medical industries all offered at least 14 days of PTO, employees in these fields were the most likely to work overtime before vacation.
Benefits and burnout
Along with women, Gen Xers and baby boomers in particular said they experienced a spike in stress levels before a vacation. Mostly because of the work that would be waiting for them upon their return or worries about work being mishandled while they were away.
As burnout continues to be an issue in the workforce, vacations have become increasingly necessary. It's up to employees to take advantage of benefits while employers should understand when employees need time off.
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Which generation are you from?
Hello, friends. And welcome to Info Cloud. Today I want to talk about the names we use for the different generations in the USA.
Now it's hard to pin down exactly where one generation starts and another stops, so we're going to use approximate dates today. Let's start in the 1920s with the Silent Generation.
This generation was born between the 1920s and 1940s. They're called the Silent Generation because they were born during war and economic depression.
Baby Boomers came next. They're called Baby Boomers because they were born during the baby boom that happened after World War II, from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Next comes Generation X, born in the late 60s till the 80s. Then come Millennials. Millennials are also known as Generation Y. They were born in the 80s and early 90s.
Generation Z, or Gen Z for short, were born in the mid-90s until around the mid-2010s. The current generation is known as Generation Alpha.
You now, different areas of the world have different basis for determining where one generation starts and another stops. It usually has to do with what was going on in the area at that time.
It's interesting to see how history and culture affects the way different generations view the world. How about you, friends? Which generation are you from?
今天要跟大家介紹美國過去一百年來所經歷的不同世代，首先是1920年到1940年的Silent Generation沉默年代，這是一個經濟大蕭條和戰亂的年代，接下來是1940年到1960年的Baby Boomers 嬰兒潮，因為二戰過後大批的嬰兒陸續出生，60年代末到80年代是Generation X (X世代)，然後80年代到90年代出生的人就是 Millennials 千禧年世代，或是 Generation Y (Y世代)，90年代中期到2010年中期出生的就是Generation Z (Z世代)，最近這幾年出生的人就是Generation Alpha (Alpha世代)。
Language Lab
breakdown n. 分類、細目
the process or result of showing the different parts of something in order to understand it more clearly
- During the company meeting, the manager showed everyone the breakdown of last month’s expenses.
在公司的會議中，經理向大家報告上個月的開支細目分類。
breakdown n. 分解
the process or result of separating a substance into simpler parts
- Our body’s digestive system involves the breakdown of food so that nutrients can be absorbed.
我們身體的消化系統分解食物，好讓營養成份能夠被吸收。
breakdown n. 故障、出問題
a failure of a machine to function : an occurrence in which a machine (such as a car) stops working
- Things became worse between the two brothers after they had a breakdown in their communication.
兩位兄弟之間的溝通失敗後，雙方的關係變得更惡劣。
breakdown n. 崩潰 (尤其是精神或心理方面的)
a sudden failure of mental or physical health that makes someone unable to live normally
- Because the singer had a nervous breakdown, she had to cancel all of her concerts.
這位歌手因為精神崩潰而必須取消她所有的演唱會。
toll n. 損偒、傷害
the number of people who are killed or injured in an accident, disaster, war, etc. — usually singular
- The huge fire happened two days ago, and the death toll is now over a hundred.
大火災是兩天前發生的，而目前死亡人數已超過一百。
toll n. 通行費
an amount of money that you are required to pay for the use of a road or bridge
- On weekdays, drivers must pay a toll to cross the bridge.
要在周間開車過橋，就得付過橋費。
toll n. 通話費
an amount of money paid for a long-distance telephone call
- This number is toll free if you are calling from somewhere within the U.S..
如果在美國，撥打這個電話號碼是免費通話的。
spike n. 突然上升的數量(如: 價格方面的)
a sudden, rapid increase in something
- During the famine, there was not enough food and people had to deal with price spikes.
飢荒的時候，食物不夠而且人民還得面對價錢上漲。
- Mr. Grant was so stressed that he had a spike in his blood pressure.
Grant先生壓力太大，血壓突然升高。
spike n. 又細又尖的東西 (如: 一隻大釘子)
a long, thin rod that ends in a point and is often made of metal
- When we tried to put up our tent, we realized we had forgotten the metal spikes.
我們在搭帳篷的時候發覺，我們忘了帶要固定帳篷的鐵釘。
spiky adj. 形容一個東西的形狀是尖細的
having sharp points : formed into points
- Howie used a lot of hair wax to make his hair look spiky.
Howie 用了很多髮蠟好讓頭髮能夠抓得尖尖的。
mishandle v. 處理不當 ; 弄亂 (mis- “不當的”、“不對的”) handle v. 處理
to deal with or manage (something) badly or incorrectly
- The sales representative is in deep trouble for mishandling his client’s case.
這個銷售員現在麻煩大了，因為她把客戶的案件處理的不妥。
- Since Ivan had mishandled the project, his supervisor reassigned the project to Jennifer.
Ivan 因為没有把工作處理好，她的主管就把工作重新分給Jennifer。
- Originally, the present was beautifully wrapped, but then some kids mishandled it, and now it looks ugly. 禮物原本包得美美的，但是被小朋友弄亂，所以現在才變得這麼難看。
