Many of today's employees are driven to surreptitiously take time off because they worry about how taking PTO will impact their job security. (Credit: kite_rin/Adobe Stock) Many of today's employees are driven to surreptitiously take time off because they worry about how taking PTO will impact their job security. (Credit: kite_rin/Adobe Stock)

First there was "quiet quitting," the idea of putting forth the least amount of work possible to keep one's job.

Now, apparently, some employees are taking the trend even further with "quiet vacationing," or taking vacation time without letting their employer know.

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