Vacation Starts By Deleting Work Apps On Your Phone

Picture this: You’re on the beach. It's the long-awaited summer vacation. You just opened the book you have been waiting to read for months and have a cocktail in hand. But instead of reading the novel or sipping the drink, you’re checking Slack.

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Around 68% of people work while on vacation , according to a survey of 2,300 employees in the US and Canada from Elvtr, an online course platform. More than half of people, 57%, shared that they feel anxious if they don’t check work emails during time off.?

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