return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 days ago79% of Americans feel burned out as they put most vacation time toward errands, doctor visits, and family carefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down111cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1623arrow-down1external-link79% of Americans feel burned out as they put most vacation time toward errands, doctor visits, and family carefortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·5 days agoI’ve done it but the glut of work when you come back isn’t worth it. One summer I just took every Friday off and that was nice. I could have short trips away or long, lazy weekends without feeling swamped. It helps that I hate travel.
minus-squarechristophski@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoWhy so much work when you get back? Don’t other people in the business handle it while you are away?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYou’d think that. You really would. But there’s so much stuff where I am apparently the only person who can do it that it just piles up.
minus-squareNoxy@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoWhat’s wrong with letting it pile up? Can’t you just put in your hours for the day then go home, pile size be damned?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoBecause it keeps piling up, and the pile will be even larger the next day because everyone knows I’m back from vacation
minus-squarechristophski@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoIf you don’t let the work pile up, then management thinks that your workload is fine
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt is a fine amount of work as long as I don’t let it pile up
minus-squareNoxy@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoWhat line of work are you in that the work can’t just remain piled up? Doesn’t seem reasonable to worry about, but if you’re a doctor or something then maybe that makes sense
I’ve done it but the glut of work when you come back isn’t worth it.
One summer I just took every Friday off and that was nice. I could have short trips away or long, lazy weekends without feeling swamped.
It helps that I hate travel.
Why so much work when you get back? Don’t other people in the business handle it while you are away?
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You’d think that. You really would. But there’s so much stuff where I am apparently the only person who can do it that it just piles up.
What’s wrong with letting it pile up? Can’t you just put in your hours for the day then go home, pile size be damned?
Because it keeps piling up, and the pile will be even larger the next day because everyone knows I’m back from vacation
If you don’t let the work pile up, then management thinks that your workload is fine
It is a fine amount of work as long as I don’t let it pile up
What line of work are you in that the work can’t just remain piled up? Doesn’t seem reasonable to worry about, but if you’re a doctor or something then maybe that makes sense