By TIME Staff
One thing Americans are terrible at: using their time off. The average U.S. worker takes a week less vacation now than in 2000, and 55% of workers decline to use all the paid time off their jobs offer. One way to ensure you don’t leave days on the table? Plan out your vacations in January.
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