Annual Shutdown

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I work at a place that at some point in the past decided that the week between Christmas and New Year was pretty much a wash, and decided to just shut down for the week (usually with a couple of extra days depending on how the holidays land.

This year, there were three days of “work” the week of January 2, and like many of my peers, I succumbed to the pressure to just add the three days and make it a full two weeks off.

It is now Monday, January 2, 10 days into this 17 days off, and I can state confidently that:

  1. It was the right choice. Sure, a week off is nice, but it takes about 5 days to unwind, and that leaves just a few days to really enjoy the time off.
  2. Being sick for the first week of the shutdown sucked. I picked up an old fashioned cold in early December, that settled in as a non-producing cough, a bronchitis. Boo.
  3. All the Tech projects that I had planned went much smoother than expected.
  4. Taking time off when the whole company is shut down is amazeballs.

And I still have 7 more days to relax.

This is the way to do it!

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gander

Product Manager in Tech. Guitar player. Bicycle Rider. Dog rescuer. Techie.

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