I'd rather be working

Great. Yet another report that says your hard work is killing you and you're too stressed out to enjoy vacation time.  According to expedia.com, only 53% of working Americans say they come back feeling rested and rejuvenated after vacation, and 30% say they have trouble coping with work stress while they're away.  It's not enough that finances and job security are uncertainties for just about everyone these days.  Now we have to read that if you work too hard and worry about work when you're not working you're insecure and have low self-esteem.  Worse, all that constant worry spikes your adrenaline and cortisol and will send you to an early grave.

I don't know anyone who dares to take more than one week of vacation at a time.  The mixed signals workers get about work-life balance and personal performance and results ensure that.  Read more here from The Wall Street Journal - Why Relaxing is Hard Work.  Money quote:

"Always remember . . . while you're on vacation, goofing off, someone is in the office doing your work and angling for your job.  But don't let that keep you from having fun!"

Since when did The Wall Street Journal start reporting this kind of depressing nonsense to its readers?  When Rupert Murdoch took over.