Just in time for the end of Labor Day are several articles about vacations, why we don’t take them (or admit to taking them), and what happens when we don’t.

First, BBC News writes about America’s national vacation problem, and why Americans leave so many vacation days unused. The reasons are predictable: people are scared to be seen as less than 110% committed to their jobs, bosses send mixed messages about vacations, there’s a certain amount of intrinsic motivation to do a good job or not leave your colleagues in the lurch, and having a life outside work is seen as a distraction.

Second, there’s the phenomenon of the “stealth vacation.” In the Harvard Business Review, CEO Karen Firestone writes about the challenge of having people not want to admit they’re going on vacation until the last minute, and the trouble it causes.

Finally, there’s this Quartz piece on “what 365 days without a vacation does to your health.” The TL;DR is, taking vacations is good for you.