> Vacation doesn't help. It just puts me farther behind. Terrible way to look at it. The saying “recharge your batteries” is pretty appropriate here, you’re ma

> Vacation doesn't help. It just puts me farther behind. Terrible way to look at it. The saying “recharge your batteries” is pretty appropriate here, you’re making an investment that when you return you’ll be more productive in the long run. And further behind…further behind what exactly? Some artificial deadline or some arbitrary release date? That’s not your problem, if management doesn’t factor in people’s vacations that’s on them. Push back a little, get a backbone, and say “no”.