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"Preventing burnout is part of your job. Staying well rested is part of your job." Excuse me? You don't just take a vacation so you can be more productive at w
by danielharan 13y ago
"Preventing burnout is part of your job. Staying well rested is part of your job."
Excuse me? You don't just take a vacation so you can be more productive at work.
- chrisgd 13y agoWhat do you take a vacation for then?
- davidw 13y agoBecause you have a limited amount of time on the planet, and not everyone wants to spend all of it at work?
- chrisgd 13y agoRight. And how is that different from taking some time away and coming back more productive?
- colanderman 13y agoEnjoying life? Otherwise you're just being used.
- chrisgd 13y agoYou are splitting hairs hereIf I say I am taking a vacation and am going to come back refereshed and you say "no, it is because I am going to enjoy life", If you still have to come back to work then the difference is moot.
- colanderman 13y agoThe difference is, if my company said, "instead of vacations we've invested in Refresh-O-Pods; you will each spend a day in them and come out refreshed for work" I'd say fuck that.
- chrisgd 13y agoThe comment was "you don't just take a vacation to feel refreshed", my point still stands
- achompas 13y agoThat's not what the author said, though. He said what you quoted, which supports his point about feeling justified (instead of guilty) when taking vacations. He didn't say "take a vacation so you can work better."
- danielharan 13y agoIt's still fucked up that you'd even need to justify it, let alone that way. Take a vacation to discover a new country. Learn to SCUBA dive. Go trek the Himalayas, bungee jumping or rock-climbing because they are FUN. Not because they'll recharge you for work.
- achompas 13y agoAgreed. It's an unfortunate artifact of some people's personalities. I'm planning a vacation for a few months from now, and I feel guilty about taking an extra day. Forcing myself to ignore that.