Axis/Widgets disappear during transforms/tool usage

In our viewport we have our axis widget along with all of our viewport settings and controls, but those disappear while we are moving/scaling/rotating the mesh or while using a modeling tool. But a lot of times, you really want to have at least the Axis orientation visible so that you know which way is +x, -x, +y, etc..... Is there a way to have those remain visible during these actions or can this be added?
Maybe long time Blender users don't have much of an issue with it but having been in Blender for less than a year, its not always clear which way is what. Also considering its Z up where other apps have different orientations.