http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/vacation+time/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3974/all_work_no_play/ Jack Torrance, Jack Nicholson's character in the 1980 film The Shining, should get credit for popularizing (and making terrifying) a proverb that dates as far back as the mid-1600s: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Nicholson's character sure looked like he could have used a vacation before his psyche disintegrated and he went on a murderous rampage. In the real world, the danger isn't that we'll start obsessively and repeatedly typing proverbs at the Overlook Hotel before taking an ax to the door (one would hope), but that our country's hard-working denizens will keep getting sicker, sadder, less productive and more miserable. Medical and poll-based evidence indicates that we seriously need relief. Work-related stress can lead… vacation time worker rights Fair Labor Standards Act Rachel Jefferson