the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism

Or, What the Hell is Wrong with Americans [e.a.]? 

A recent study by Orbitz, the online travel company, found a drop in the number of people taking three-week or two-week vacations and an increase in those taking a week or less. One-third of respondents said they took five or fewer days of vacation in the past year.

Their reasons?

Nancy Kirk doesn’t have anything against vacations; she just doesn’t consider them worth the effort …

[Professor Wallace Huffman] said it can be difficult for working couples to coordinate time off, and that some people worry that they’ll fall hopelessly behind at work if they take even a few days off.

I sympathize, and I empathize. But come on, folks.  Five days off a year?