I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.

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Tobi Oluwole spent a total of 10 months quiet vacationing from his sales manager job while only officially submitting three months of vacation time.

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What to do if you catch your employee on a quiet vacation, according to an HR exec

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Nolan Church, a former Google recruiter said he'd always review people who applied directly to the job first.
Nolan Church, CEO of HR company FairComp said surveillance tools create a toxic relationship between employers and their staff.

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Why you should avoid 'quiet vacationing' to prevent burnout and boost productivity

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Jennifer Kraszewski, the chief human resources officer at Paycom, said employers need to do more to encourage workers to take their PTO.

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I went on a secret holiday for a month without telling my boss, using a mouse jiggler to avoid suspicion. I'd do it again.

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The silhouette of an airplane above a beach, with a single beach umbrella on the sand.
The tech employee took a monthlong trip to Italy but only used one week of PTO.

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A CEO explains the simple way he deters his employees from 'quiet vacationing'

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David Barkoe at the beach with greenery behind him
Carve Communications CEO David Barkoe said he trusts his employees to get their work done from anywhere.

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The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

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