"They register a sharp contrast to numerous reports of rising workplace stress and burnout from frontline workers to the C-suite. Now a new study may give you, as a leader, even more incentive to talk to your workers about taking time off. If you reward high-performing staff with extra time off instead of cold, hard bonus cash, they may feel more human. This might lead to higher worker happiness, boosted engagement, and higher productivity for your company."
"in an attempt to gauge how much the employees felt their "full self" was recognized at work, science news site Phys.org notes. This means a real look at how their emotions, ideas, and worth (beyond simple work output) are valued. The research contrasted the emotional impact of being offered bonus time off versus financial rewards, alongside thought experiments like imagining a message from your boss or a parent arriving on a worker's phone while they were on vacation."
Gen-Z's stronger preference for better work-life balance has kept paid time off, flexible work, hybrid arrangements, and other soft workplace perks prominent. Reports show rising workplace stress and burnout across frontline workers and executives. Researchers at UCLA's Anderson School of Management and the University of Missouri-St. Louis interviewed more than 1,500 full-time workers across varied professions to measure how much employees felt their "full self" was recognized at work. The research compared emotional responses to bonus time off versus financial rewards and included thought experiments about interruptions during vacation. Extra time off produced warmer, more human feelings; cash produced responses described as robotic or superficial. Phys.org notes that the findings may not apply to very low-income workers.
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