Fifty-two percent expect to work on vacation, survey says

A photo from my last vacation.

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The work-life balance often seems like a seesaw, with a grossly overfed boss sitting at one end.

There seems little respect either for personal time or even vacation time, because your time isn't your time. It's time you sold to the highest bidder.

So much so that the majority of U.S. employees expect to have to work on vacation. Well, it is paid vacation, isn't it?

I am privileged to have been passed a survey commissioned by TeamViewer. This is a company that is officially responsible for remote access software, but is uncommonly dedicated to commissioning Harris Interactive to perform fascinating surveys.

This one showed that 52 percent of Americans expect to be working -- in one way or another -- while attempting to allow some sun, sea, and sense into their heads.

The method of delivery varies. But the ease with which technology makes it possible seems to have made it inevitable.

A disturbing 30 percent expect to be reading work-related e-mails. A staggeringly painful 23 percent expect to receive work-related phone calls.

And a quite nauseating 13 percent expect both to suddenly want access to a document on a work co... [Read more]