Interesting news piece by Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-12/holiday-break-will-be-anything-but-for-guilt-ridden-us-workers
Holiday Break Will Be Anything But for Guilt-Ridden US Workers
Nearly two-thirds of American workers feel guilty taking time off when others have to work while far fewer Europeans say the same
Two out of three Americans say they’ll be ready to work during the holidays even if they’ve taken the time off, pressured by managers but also by a sense of guilt that workers in other nations don’t share, according to a new survey.
A staggering 67% of workers in the USA feel guilty for devoting time to other matters beyond working for somebody else. I'm European and I put my health and wellbeing way above any job or sense of servitude to an employer. The company I work for is none of my business (both literally and figuratively) if I don't own any equity in it.