When a national survey in conjunction with DC-based Project: Time Off (P:TO) found Boston was the fifth worst city when it came to using vacation time, Boston Beer Co. decided to do something about it, hosting an exclusive summer “Sam Summer Friday” party at its brewery in Boston for the offices around Boston who feel they most need a Summer Friday afternoon break.
Bostonians can nominate their offices through Twitter using #SamSummerFriday to win an exclusive opportunity to attend the Sam Summer Friday party.
But Sam Adams didn’t want to leave the other top offending cities on the vacation deprived naughty list stuck in the office either; #SamSummerFriday experiences will also be hosted in:
- Washington, D.C., which topped the list by failing to use 64% of their vacation days (totaling 17.3 million days)
- San Francisco-Oakland, CA, which left 62% of vacation days (totaling 12.8 million days) unused
- Tampa, FL workers left 62% of vacation days on the table (totaling 5.1 million days)
- Los Angeles, CA also failed to take 62% of vacation days (totaling 32.5 million days)
Why Summer Fridays? In the study by Project: Time Off, the majority of workers say they did not use all of their vacation time last year, but only 7% of workplaces offer some version of Summer Fridays at all, a perk that allows workers to leave a little early on Friday afternoons to recharge while enjoying the season.