AND TONIGHT IT IS KIND OF A NEW WORKPLACE TREND TAKING OFF THIS SUMMER. QUIET VACATIONING. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE HEARD OF QUIET QUITTING AND MAYBE EVEN QUIET FIRING, BUT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SUMMER'S NEWEST TREND? QUIET VACATIONING. MILLENNIAL'S AND GEN Z TAKING TIME OFF AND TRAVELING WITHOUT TELLING THEIR BOSSES, AND WHILE THEY ARE TECHNICALLY ON THE CLOCK. BEACHES, CRUISES, YOU NAME IT. WHY DON'T THEY JUST TAKE TIME OFF? IT IS BECAUSE OF FAIR. >> PEOPLE ARE AFRAID THEY WILL BE VIEWED AS WEAK BY THEIR EMPLOYERS. >> Reporter: AND SO THE GRIND NEVER REALLY STOPS. THE MILLENNIAL'S ARE A GENERATION OF, QUOTE, WORK MURDERS. THEY CAME INTO THE WORKFORCE AT A TIME WHEN U.S. VACATION USAGE WENT DOWN WHILE THE USE OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY WENT UP, ENABLING THIS CONSTANT ATTACHMENT WITH YOUR JOB. AND ATTACHMENT THAT WAS AMPLIFIED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS PEOPLE GOT USED TO WORKING FROM HOME. >> THE PERCEPTION IS THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE LAZY, ENTITLED, NOT LOYAL TO THEIR EMPLOYERS. >> Reporter: A OBSESSION WITH PRODUCTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE. THE UNITED STATES IS STILL THE ONLY COUNTRY AMONG ITS ECONOMIC PEERS THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE PAID VACATION, SICK LEAVE, OR HOLIDAYS FOR ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES. >> WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE TO FIND BALANCE OR OTHERWISE WE WILL BURN OUT. >> Reporter: MANY WORKERS ARE FACING GUILT WHEN TRYING TO DECIDE ON THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO TAKE OFF. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE TAKING A VACATION OF THEIR OWN AND PACKING UP AND LEAVING IN SECRET. NEARLY 40% OF MILLENNIAL SAYING THEY HAVE TAKEN TIME OFF WITHOUT EVEN EVER TELLING THEIR MANAGER. SOME EVEN MAKING IT A POPULAR TREND ON TIKTOK. >> WE ARE JUST WORKING REMOTELY. IT DOES NOT EVEN MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. >> Reporter: GOING ON QUIET VACATIONS CAN CAUSE LIABILITY PROBLEMS FOR EMPLOYERS WITH THINGS LIKE TAX, EMPLOYMENT, AND SECURITY LAWS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE WORKING FROM. NOT TO MENTION HEALTH CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS WITH WORK EFFICIENCY. PLUS THINGS LIKE WI-FI AND WORK DISTRACTIONS. >> IT SOUNDS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO WORK WHEREVER YOU WANT TO AND YOUR COMPANY IS NOT BEING MEAN AND HORRIBLE AND TERRIBLE WHEN THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU CANT. >> Reporter: COMMUNICATING SO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN GET A BALANCED TIME FROM WORK RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO AWAY. >> A BALANCED PRODUCTIVITY. >> THE WHOLE POINT OF A VACATION IS TO UNPLUG. IF YOU ARE SECRETLY TRYING TO STILL WORK ON VACATION YOU ARE NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS OF VACATION. BUT, LOOK, MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF YOUR CAMERAS IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS. >> BUT ALSO KNOW YOUR BOSS. THERE ARE SOME WHERE IF YOU GET BUSTED YOU WILL LOSE YOUR JOB. THERE ARE OTHERS WHERE YOU SHOULD CLUE THEM IN. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO THE BEACH. I AM GOING TO WORK FROM THE HOTEL ROOM FOR THESE DAYS. >> THE WEEKEND QUIET
