Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. is the professional ethicist known as The Ethics Guy®. This month, The Ethics Guy has been talking about vacations, specifically about “the ethics of taking a vacation.”

According to him, “Taking a vacation regularly is not only acceptable; it is our ethical obligation.”

In this recent article, he addresses the most common excuses employees make for not getting away, and concludes that working vacations aren’t vacations at all. To him, “Checking e-mail, taking work-related phone calls, and reading material related to one’s job are not the elements of a true vacation. A working vacation makes about as much sense as showing up for a corporate job in shorts and a tank top with a margarita in your hand.”

If you agree, we’ve got a vacation rental just right for you!