It wasn’t just Gen Z and young millennials sneaking out of work and secretly taking some time off over the summer months. Bosses have been at it too.
New research has found that productivity really does dip over the peak summer months—and that’s because workers, from the front line to corporate management, are ditching their desks to enjoy the warm weather.
The software company PDFFly surveyed 2000 managers and senior managers and found that while 85% of managers suspect their employees are making fake excuses to grab extra time off in the summer, half of management are doing exactly that themselves.
And the fake excuses are almost identical whether you’re an entry-level worker or the boss.
Managers say they think their employees are pretending their Wi-Fi is down, pulling a bogus dental or doctor’s appointment, or even a “sick” day, just to grab extra time off.
