I took a year out and worked as a forklift driver (and general "haul things around") at a warehouse. It was a much-needed "vacation", and the social company w

I took a year out and worked as a forklift driver (and general "haul things around") at a warehouse. It was a much-needed "vacation", and the social company was good. The pay was rough though .... ... but the experience awesome. The fact I told HR (and coworkers) that this was my vacation really helped keep some silly inspiration going, especially as I could keep up with them with everything I needed to do. (I'd also snap to attention, military style, for the HR lead, the only non-military person in management .... got a lot of laughs that way) No I never served, wasn't permitted. I did go through years of cadet training though... Anyway, went back later to say thank you and complain that my vacation was over. It was a cheerful hello. The work itself was back-breaking hard but ... it felt good. The only regret about the job itself is I should have done work like that a lot earlier in life (instead of 30s).