Last time I took a vacation from work, I didn't show up again for almost three years.


It's harder to get out of a Mexican prison than you'd think!!!

Vacation sounds like a good idea...........

I'm self-employed, so it's a little complicated. For the most part I CAN take whenever/however long off I want, but I don't just because I don't like my business being 'down'. I generally work 6-7 days/week (I take off when the Steelers play! ) and it's been years since I was away for more than 2-3 days. Even though, my customers still can always get a hold of me and with the exception of during a Steelers/Pens game, I NORMALLY always pick up 24/7! But, I see that as part of the responsibility. Next week I'm going to Vegas, but even then it's still a working vacation. It was an offer I couldn't refuse, but in a way been dreading it! Even when I worked for other people it wasn't much different. The last job I'd still show up on Saturdays when needed with no question just because I was needed and most of the time never even reported my hours. My boss had to beg me to take my vac/sick days (then again, the controller always yelled at me just to cash my paychecks!). So, it had nothing to do with money. I just take my work seriously. I remember the last time he 'begged' me to take sick days and I had to call the front desk every morning calling in 'sick'. Then every morning a sweet, lady in her late 70's would tell me she hopes I feel better. DOH! Man, that was tough! The years I was working for that company my normal 40+ hours/week I was still growing my own business and at one time was working 2 other part-time jobs (so I was still working during those 'sick days'). Even though time off can be nice, if you have a job you love you'll never work a day in your life. Besides for the fact that, IMO, the work ethic in this country just isn't what it used to be. Let alone, what it is in many other places like Asia. Then we wonder why China, Korea, Japan, etc owns most of the U.S.!

I am taking all of next week off work. I can't wait.

Me too! I'm so excited. Enjoy

Thanks! You too. Where are you going?

I hope you guys get to party on your vacations :-)

Mine will be a week of relaxation at the beach!

The beach is a good place for a vacation I've heard......

The beach is a great place for a vacation Jeff.
I'm becoming a beach bum bag lady since I moved to the beach 6 weeks ago. LOVIN IT!!

I didn't use mine. I would use the vacation days to go to the kids school and stuff like that.

I took one one week vacation, in all the time I worked and I didn't enjoy it so I never took one again.

I should have went out of town or something maybe then I would have enjoyed it.

I usually take some long weekends and always have time left over.. When my granddaughter was born in Jan I took 2 vacations about 2 wks each and have 3 more weeks available... Normally I work during most of my vacation any time I take one...

So, you just don't use the vacation time you earn? Why not take long weekends and things like that at least?

Why do you work during your vacation?

I don't really have much of a choice.. I manage over 50-60% of the company and really can't be completely out of touch for that long.. I get 100-200 emails a day and if I let them go for a few days or even a week it'll be utter chaos...

My name is Joy and I'm a workaholic..

I guess I'm lucky with the way my team works. We can normally take off when we want as long as not more than one other person is off during that time and as long as we get someone to be our backup in case of urgent issues.

I don't mind what I do, I enjoy my career... However, extremely competent staff would be a nice change...

everyday is a vacation for me!

i havent had a vacation since 2008, i think its time for a little vacation lol.

My last real vacation was last year, spent a week in Virginia to see my nephew graduate from airborne school! BUT the year before I went to the Blow up Doll museum and GOD did I have a great time!!! They had to drag me outta there!!