Since the advent of the PDA--and to a lesser degree, cell phones and laptops--workers have been decrying the end of vacation as they know it. Technology has given employers the ability to reach workers at all times in all places--making it impossible for employees to maintain boundaries between times off and being on-the-clock. The villains in these equations were a combination of pushy bosses, workers with poor time-management skills and wireless connectivity.

However, reports and studies increasingly suggest that <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Careers/Has-the-Disconnected-Vacation-Become-Extinct/?kc=EWKNLEND053008FEA1">many workers simply can't disconnect.</A> One in four workers said they plan to stay connected with work while they're on vacation this summer, a percentage that has nearly doubled in the last two years, according to a survey released by CareerBuilder.com May 20.