on time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his

Think back to high school. Remember the week before your summer holidays started? You couldn't wait to kick off your summer holidays. Fast forward ten weeks later. You were looking forward to starting a new school year, to seeing all of your friends again, and, most importantly, you were looking forward to getting off to a good start and finishing the year with good grades. When the last school year ended, you were tired of it; when the new school year started, you were fresh and alert.

Now you work. No more summers off. No more time off at Christmas. Maybe you've worked for years without a holiday. You might be burnt out. But you still work. Maybe your company forces you to overwork yourself.

Would you agree that the way you're working, you're probably not as productive as you could be if you just had more energy? Longer vacations worked in high school. Why wouldn't it work in the corporate world?

Americans and Canadians, on average get two weeks of paid vacation time per year (Compare that with Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, and Spain, where workers have an average of six weeks vacation per year). A lot of workers in North America are burnt out because of it.

Some entrepreneurial companies are now realizing that more vacation time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his

to a good start and finishing the year with good grades. When the last school year ended, you were tired of it; when the new school year started, you were fresh and alert.

Now you work. No more summers off. No more time off at Christmas. Maybe you've worked for years without a holiday. You might be burnt out. But you still work. Maybe your company forces you to overwork yourself.

Would you agree that the way you're working, you're probably not as productive as you could be if you just had more energy? Longer vacations worked in high school. Why wouldn't it work in the corporate world?

Americans and Canadians, on average get two weeks of paid vacation time per year (Compare that with Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, and Spain, where workers have an average of six weeks vacation per year). A lot of workers in North America are burnt out because of it.

Some entrepreneurial companies are now realizing that more vacation time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his

you still work. Maybe your company forces you to overwork yourself.

Would you agree that the way you're working, you're probably not as productive as you could be if you just had more energy? Longer vacations worked in high school. Why wouldn't it work in the corporate world?

Americans and Canadians, on average get two weeks of paid vacation time per year (Compare that with Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, and Spain, where workers have an average of six weeks vacation per year). A lot of workers in North America are burnt out because of it.

Some entrepreneurial companies are now realizing that more vacation time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his

rage get two weeks of paid vacation time per year (Compare that with Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, and Spain, where workers have an average of six weeks vacation per year). A lot of workers in North America are burnt out because of it.

Some entrepreneurial companies are now realizing that more vacation time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his

on time translates into better productivity. A one hour unit of work by a rested and alert employee is worth more than a one hour unit of work by an over-worked, burnt out employee. So, they give there employees more vacation time.

CEO Brian Scudamore, of junk-removal service franchisor 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, gives his employees five weeks of vacation per year and they must take at least two weeks at once. He says that when employees get a break from the office, they come back feeling rejuvenated. He estimates that employee productivity doubles upon return from vacation. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Is one of the fastest growing companies in North America. Who could argue with that?

A lot of entrepreneurial firms are giving their employees more rest, be it with extended holidays or even paid sabbaticals. They don't over-work their employees but they are getting more productivity. Could longer holidays be a boost to North American productivity? It works in high school. Why wouldn't it work in the corporate world?