--- title: Take Time off for Health and Wellnesss description: Taking time off has long been stigmatized in U.S. business culture. Kimble, a professional services automation company based in Boston, found... image: https://blog.sparckco.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Grand%20Canal%20in%20sunset%20time%2c%20Venice%2c%20Italy.jpeg --- [![sparck_logo_edited-1](https://blog.sparckco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sparck_May2020/images/sparck_logo_edited-1.png?width=247&height=91&name=sparck_logo_edited-1.png "sparck_logo_edited-1")](https://sparckco.com/) Topics: [Leadership](https://blog.sparckco.com/tag/leadership) # Take Time off for Health and Wellnesss ** [Anna Straus, CEO at Sparck](https://blog.sparckco.com/author/anna-straus-co-founder-ceo-at-sparck) ** June 25, 2018 ![Grand Canal in sunset time, Venice, Italy](https://blog.sparckco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Grand%20Canal%20in%20sunset%20time%2c%20Venice%2c%20Italy.jpeg?width=1000&name=Grand%20Canal%20in%20sunset%20time%2c%20Venice%2c%20Italy.jpeg) Taking time off has long been stigmatized in U.S. business culture. Kimble, a professional services automation company based in Boston, found that **[47 percent of workers](https://www.kimbleapps.com/2018/05/no-vacation-nation-american-workers-are-overworked-under-pressure-and-not-taking-time-off/) did not take all of their earned paid time off last year!  ** Nearly half of workers did not take their vacation!  What effects do you think this has on your team's morale, productivity, and engagement levels?  Well unfortunately, according to the [American Institute of Stress](https://www.stress.org/workplace-stress), 70% of workers reported that their job was extremely stressful or that they felt extremely stressed at work. ![Health and Well-Being](https://blog.sparckco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SPARCK-2019SM-1213.png?width=300&name=SPARCK-2019SM-1213.png)It's time to rethink time off in company culture.  Vacations are a great opportunity to de-stress and recharge, and the modern workforce in the modern work-place needs that time!  However, whether employees take vacation often depends on the workplace culture and leadership.  So, as a leader. ask yourself these questions: - Are you encouraging your team to take vacation or PTO?  - When was the last time YOU took a vacation?  If you can't answer those questions, then it's time to prioritize health and wellness!  After all, your people are your greatest asset for business success. 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