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Are you planning a paycation?
Many of us have heard the term staycation, coined in the last year or so to address staying at or near home for vacation instead of traveling in an effort to save money.
But here is a new one for you — paycation.
A paycation is when you spend time off from one job to earn extra cash at another, give up your vacation and keep working or spend at least some of your vacation working.
According to a story Wednesday, May 20, by Consumer Reports, more than 35 percent of workers say they haven’t gone on or aren’t planning to take a vacation in 2009, and 71 percent of those indicate it is because they just can’t afford it.
CR got its data from the annual vacation survey of 4,400 workers by CareerBuilder.com. The study was conducted from Feb. 20 to March 11.
Also in the study, 50 percent of U.S. employers expect employees to remain in touch with work during their vacations, and 28 percent of workers plan to contact their job at least once while they’re out.
What about you? What are your plans for 2009 — vacation, staycation or paycation?
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By Jeremy
May 21, 2009 11:37 AM | Link to this
I’ll have had 2 vacations in 2009, plus numerous weekend raod trips on long weekends. I can understand staying at home if vacations are not financially responsible, but I hate the word ‘staycation’ This notion of a paycation sounds just as dumb. The point of a vacation is to recharge, and you get paid for it. The last thing that is good for someone is to work even harder just to earn a little more. It’ll hurt more down the line.
By sassy
May 21, 2009 12:47 PM | Link to this
I think it hurts more when you can’t pay your light bill or water bill, or telephone bill. Vacations are for those who can afford to take them.
By nick
May 21, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this
I know that some places, such as Walgreens, have clauses embedded in the paperwork you sign that state you can not work another job during paid time off.