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The Lonely Office

68% of Vacations Are Fake: PTO Is Broken

Sep 18, 2024
30:38

Workers are taking less and less PTO, yet working more and more when they do. This week, Malcolm’s ‘staycation’ turns into an anxiety-filled week of self-reflection that leads to him reconsidering his career.


Why aren’t we using our full PTO allowance? Are we at fault, or is it the company? And is our mental health deteriorating as a result? Comedian Chanel Ali joins us to talk about vacation.


Hosts:

Matt Sunbulli

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/

https://www.threads.net/@mattsunbulli

https://www.firstdraft.vc


Aaron Calafato

https://www.7minutestoriespod.com/

https://www.aaroncalafato.com/


Leah Ova

https://www.tiktok.com/@leahova


Special Guest:

Chanel Ali

https://www.chanelali.com/


Editorial:

Matt Sunbulli

Brooks Borden

Ken Wendt

Aaron Calafato


Audio:

Ken Wendt

Jan Cruz


Research:

Zaid Safe

Matt Sunbulli

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