Do you need a day off to get over your vacation????
By bird123
@bird123 (10643)
United States
June 18, 2011 11:07pm CST
You have worked hard all year. You have fought the rat race day in and out. You made it. It's vacation time. Getting away and the change of scenery is great. Do you find that vacations can be hectic as well?? I find I need a day off after my vacation just to get over it. It makes going back to work so much easier. I plan it every year for my vacation. How about you??
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9 responses
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
20 Jun 11
It depends on where my vacation was. If the vacation involved bus or flight transportation (a far away distance) then I would need a day to return my stamina back to work. However, if it is a few days in a mountain or by the lake where it could be reached in 1 hour, then I would only need several hours good sleep to get back to work.
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
22 Jun 11
Jennyze, I'm afraid flying cars will be obsolete in my thinking. I want transportation at it's best. Give me a portable porthole so I can merely step through to my destination without all that fuss of waiting to get there. One step and I could be at your house eating that wonderful supper you cooked for me. Yummy!! By the way, what's for supper tonight?? 
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
21 Jun 11
Having a good night sleep every night is certainly a good rest though it is not considered a vacation, who knows the term might change later on when there would be flying cars that operates for 24 hours as the world's transportation in the coming years. Then, sleeping every night is considered a luxury?
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
19 Jun 11
That's unusual but true. I feel whenever after vacations that I don't want to go back to work. Maybe a little blank time might suffice getting rid of that getting-back-to-work lag.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
You're right. It's great to reminisce those times once in a while, right? Great times with friends often marks on you and you never wanna let that go because this is one of the things you can pull strength from.
@anklesmash (1412)
•
19 Jun 11
I sometimes have a day off after i have been on holiday depending on how far away from i have been on holiday.If it is in the UK i wont as it dosent take that long to travel from there so it isn't tiring.However if i have been abroad especially on a long haul flight i will have a day off for a rest to recover from the the jet lag
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
19 Jun 11
Sometimes i think that we stress ourselves out trying to enjoy our vacations. that one day back is when we need tp unwind and relax from all of the fun we have just had so we can getback into the swing of things.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
19 Jun 11
Hi bird: You are reading my mind. When I'm on vacations I don't feel prepared to return to my job so easily so I use my last day of vacations to be prepared to return with a lot of energy to my normal activities. It's like when you wake up. You have to wake up slowly because the first feeling you havce in your mind is being sad for not having the possibility to stay in your bed.
ALVARO
@anishkolwalker (38)
• India
20 Jun 11
I am wondering how some of you charge when you take vacation, or if you charge or not.
Right now, I charge whether the family is here or not, vacations, holidays, sick days included. I do not charge for my vacation days that I take or my sick days. And while in the past 2 years I have not taken a whole week off, but only a day here or two days there, I do have 3 families that did pay me for those days I took off.
In my 12 years, I have never charged a late pickup fee, or an early drop off fee. My rates are low, $135 for 2 kids ft, $85 for 1 kid ft. Low I now, but average rates for my area.
I am getting very frustrated with some of my families. I have 1 family in particular that occassionally drops off 40 min early, or picks up 15/20 min late. I never charge them anything extra. But, when it comes to me taking a vacation day, they always deduct it from my pay. Yet, I NEVER charge them any extra when they show up early or late. Another family, they have started to pick up 30 to 60 min later than normal, again, I don't charge them any extra ever.
Why is it that a family thinks it is ok to drop off early and pick up late and not pay any extra, but when I take a day off, they deduct my pay.
I have seriously considered going to a flat fee 52 weeks a year. Where I would get paid the same amount each week, even if I took a vacation week/day/or was sick. Of coarse I would limit myself to say 15 days total, which would equal to approx 8 holidays and 7 vacation days. Do any of you do this? I am not sure how it would fly here, but I am getting tired of how some take advantage of me, then when I need a day off or am sick, which very rarely happens, they deduct a days pay.
And, what I have found, are the ones who deduct are the ones who just purchased $250,000 homes, purchased over $50,000 in vehicles in the past 2 years, go on 1 or 2 vacations every year. I am getting tired of trying to have to justify what I do and how I get paid.....
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
20 Jun 11
Where I work, I get paid vacation and sick days, so many per year. Of course, those who work for themselves, it's an entirely different thing. One must keep that customer happy and without a large enough work force, one has no one to cover the work. Businesses would lose customers if they had random closings for vacations.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
19 Jun 11
I definitely need my vacation too every year. This year, I went on a 2 - week vacation to China, and it was a nice experience. I also spent a lot of money on this vacation too. So, I might need another year of saving, so I can make up for another vacation. Take a time for rest is a must.
@carsocmaguinsay (417)
• Philippines
19 Jun 11
my work does not offer day off whenever i wanted it... i am teaching by the way. once vacation has ended, i usually gave allowance of one week before getting back to work. Working out to restore my work momentum and mind setting...
@soccerbai123 (274)
• Philippines
19 Jun 11
definitely, i think that as a hardworking employee, you deserve to have a rest even for just a week. i always keep my vacation credits intact so that when i feel that i need to rest, i can go ahead and do it. i actually would file a leave like maybe once a month. hahah.. my supervisors would then tell me, 'why dont you give others a chance to file a leave' and then i will just reply, 'well, they are not doing anything so i cant just wait for that to happen' hahaha
