Per My Last Email
Per My Last Email
Morning Brew
Does a Real Vacation Even Exist Anymore?
32 minutes Posted Jul 6, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Intro
How we got to the state of the working “vacation”
The real vs imagined expectations of your employer
Setting clear expectations with your team
Flexibility’s pros and cons
The other reason we can’t fully log off anymore
Other tactics for getting your vacation time back
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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle debate whether or not taking a real vacation even exists anymore, and provide tactics for how to protect your off time. Can you ever really fully log off in a world with flexible working conditions? And how can we reclaim PTO?
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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!