In a viral post shared on the r/funny sub on Reddit, which can be seen here, user twentysomething3 shared a photo of a message they planned to send to work.
The captioned post read: “First vacation I’ve had all year and work won’t stop texting me…should I send it.”
A photo uploaded alongside the caption showed the words “stop texting me” written into the beach sand as gentle waves came onto the shore.
Unlike most countries, the U.S. provides no federal or state paid vacation or public holidays.
But The Family and Medical Leave Act does provide employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave a year.
It also requires health benefits to be maintained during the leave as if employees continued to work instead of taking leave.
The post has attracted some 90,800 upvotes and 2,300 comments since it was shared on Tuesday.
Most of those who commented on the post praised the worker and said they would not want to be disturbed while on vacation.
One Reddit user said: “Even if someone is dead. I don’t need bad news during my vacations and we always plan multiple backups.
Another commented: “Just ignore them, or put your device on ‘do not disturb.’”
While a third posted: “It’s 2022, you can just mute them. It’s your fricking vacation. Don’t worry, be happy. Notifications are a privilege. You only get so many attempts at disturbing my peace.”
Newsweek has contacted twentysomething3 for comment.
Reddit is no stranger to people sharing vacation stories with others in order to vent or ask for advice.
Last month, a woman was praised over her decision to leave her husband’s family vacation.
The woman explained that she had been married to her husband and that he had annual vacations with them.
She revealed that she had overheard her mother-in-law and husband talking about her unfavorably and implied they did not want her there.
The Reddit user posted: “I instantly figured it was about me. I felt so shaken up to the point where I almost dropped the salad. This whole time I was there I cleaned, cooked, looked after the kids and this is how they think of me? An inconvenience to them?”
“I quietly booked a ticket and went home on the first plane. He called and texted but I didn’t respond to anything other than to let him know I was home. He got back and went off on me saying what I did was disrespectful and juvenile.
“I told him that I overheard the conversation he had with his mom but he said that I was wrong for eavesdropping and that his family will warm up to me on their terms so I should stop pushing to be around when they don’t feel comfortable with it.”
