> you'd just tell your manager that you weren't coming in and then not show up and your tasks wouldn't get done? Yes, exactly. That's how it works in my organi

> you'd just tell your manager that you weren't coming in and then not show up and your tasks wouldn't get done? Yes, exactly. That's how it works in my organization. You don't schedule tasks when you're going to be out of the office. If they're time critical, someone else will pick them up (and drop less time critical tasks of their own). If they're not time critical, they just wait for your return. I recognize that I'm lucky to be in this situation, but it's certainly possible if you have a reasonable bus-factor.