There's a reason why Singaporeans are often seen as uptight, wound-up folks — we aren't taking enough vacations. In fact, Singapore is considered the second most vacation deprived nation in Asia Pacific and third globally.
A survey conducted by travel site Expedia highlighted that Singaporeans would rather take a pay raise than have more leave days. Such dedication to careers aren't actually due to pressure from bosses — Expedia found that nearly half of the 356 respondents surveyed shared that their employers were supportive of them taking vacations.
"However, it might come as no surprise about the practicality of Singaporeans trumping the need for holidays with nearly seven out of 10 respondents sharing that they would rather take a pay raise than have more vacation days," says AirAsiaExpedia CEO Jonty Neal.