Comments on: Vacation ethics

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:31:18 +0000

That’s what I’ll end up doing, LaDonna–I will take Monday off. I would rather use it as a Friday later in the ski season but… hey, I guess we can’t win them all.

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:14:59 +0000

If you’ve got vacation days and nothing to do at the office, enjoy your long weekend. I have the opposite problem. I work at a 24/7 printing facility and while we’re getting the 25th off paid, I have to work on Monday to get that holiday pay. The same goes for the following week.

By: Devin

Devin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:58:35 +0000

I try to do that stuff as I go, personally. And no, nobody will be there…

By: Stephan

Stephan — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:17:42 +0000

Organizing files and work e-mails is doing something for the company. It saves time later does it not?

I would say you’re obligated to go in unless you’ve been there a year.

Will there be other people in the office?

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:45:25 +0000

So there’s my dilemma, if I’m not doing anything all that useful for the company why go in at all? And the e-mails and reading? That I can do at home for a few hours.

Have I earned that little bit of flexibility? Hmm…

By: Stephan

Stephan — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:21:51 +0000

I was in a similar situation. I opted to come in to work, bring something to read, and work on organizing e-mails, files, etc. and making a day out of it.

I know I won’t get bombarded with e-mails and phone calls so it’s the perfect situation.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:58:24 +0000

I’ll be in the office New Year’s Eve as well. It’ll be a very exciting day browsing through RSS feeds, reaching voice mails and complaining while my friends watch the bowl games and prepare for the night at hand.

It’s not looking to fun, but hey I think I am going to brush up on some research, send out some quality emails and make some connections with people that are in the office and looking to advance their careers so they will no longer have to worry about these middle of the week holidays. Sounds very Gen-Y to me!

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:15:17 +0000

Haha it sounds like I’ve got a vote for one of each. I guess I’ll let you know what I decide on Monday.

By: Vince Williams

Vince Williams — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:31:15 +0000

I don’t celebrate these holidays, either, but since I’m self-employed, it’s not an issue.

Vacation days are always good for marathon sex.;-)

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:18:59 +0000

I can’t identify with this problem since, as a public sector employee, I have 5 paid days off in the next two weeks. However — if you don’t want to take the days off, don’t. It seems to me that it’s not your problem if you don’t have enough to do those days since a lot of the rest of the business world is working sporadically. Plus, let’s be honest, in the cases where there’s only a small minority of staff in the office, a majority of the time is spent on extended coffee breaks, chatting, and what not. Maybe you could organize a small potluck for that day to pass the time.

In conclusion, vacation days are a precious currency, and you should use them as you wish.