I liked the extra hour to sleep in. I felt refreshed.
I would love a three-day weekend all the time.
Showing posts with label recharge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recharge. Show all posts
Monday, November 08, 2021
Monday, July 22, 2019
Reviews, my pet fish, and the aftermath of travelling
I have had a productive Sunday. I wrote a few reviews for various businesses as my side gig. All is going well there.
I cleaned my betta fish's tank. He is the sweetest fish I have ever had as a pet. He constantly shows his excitement whenever I walk into the room, swishing his tail from side to side, and coming right up to the tank to greet me.
The travel that I have done recently, both on my vacation and for work, has made me take it easy this weekend. I feel like I need some rest!
Speaking of rest, I should get some.
I cleaned my betta fish's tank. He is the sweetest fish I have ever had as a pet. He constantly shows his excitement whenever I walk into the room, swishing his tail from side to side, and coming right up to the tank to greet me.
The travel that I have done recently, both on my vacation and for work, has made me take it easy this weekend. I feel like I need some rest!
Speaking of rest, I should get some.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Being contacted by my manager while on vacation... really?
My manager is in worry mode, as my guy had predicted.
I received a long e-mail message from my boss, asking me to prepare a list of who, out of my three students, will be handling a number of tasks while I am away.
I dislike when my manager gets in this mode. He only asks this task from me. It does not happen to anyone else on the team.
The kicker is this last request:
I don't think that the mandatory course that we all took about work-life balance has properly register in his head. As someone who has worked from home for years, I am pretty good at distinguishing between doing work and then stopping to focus on my life.
How would you handle such a request? I am inclined to say that I am on vacation. I need to de-stress and recharge. Being contacted by my manager on vacation is not ideal. I should not be checking work e-mail or picking up work calls.
Last September, I took a Friday off as a vacation day. A contractor had quit after three days. My manager sent me two e-mails about this contractor's departure and then left me a voice message on my home phone. To me, this situation is not an emergency that warrants contacting me at home. I foresee a repeat, but amplified in a negative way.
I received a long e-mail message from my boss, asking me to prepare a list of who, out of my three students, will be handling a number of tasks while I am away.
I dislike when my manager gets in this mode. He only asks this task from me. It does not happen to anyone else on the team.
The kicker is this last request:
In case of emergency, how to contact you with a minimum (not maximum) 24-hour response time.What? I am on vacation. There is a reason why I am on vacation. I am not doing work.
I don't think that the mandatory course that we all took about work-life balance has properly register in his head. As someone who has worked from home for years, I am pretty good at distinguishing between doing work and then stopping to focus on my life.
How would you handle such a request? I am inclined to say that I am on vacation. I need to de-stress and recharge. Being contacted by my manager on vacation is not ideal. I should not be checking work e-mail or picking up work calls.
Last September, I took a Friday off as a vacation day. A contractor had quit after three days. My manager sent me two e-mails about this contractor's departure and then left me a voice message on my home phone. To me, this situation is not an emergency that warrants contacting me at home. I foresee a repeat, but amplified in a negative way.
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