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Thing is? While my days will be chock-full on my holiday, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how connected I plan on being while on my time off.
On one hand, I’m leaving my coworker (the only other attorney at my company), alone for the next three days — which necessarily means that when a lawyer is needed and employees can’t find me, they’ll hound her for attention. And since we’re short-staffed, it seems unfair to leave her twisting in the wind.
On the other hand, dammit, I’m entitled to this holiday. It’s part of my compensation, for heaven’s sake! How fair is it to commit to spend time with my family and friends, all the while running to log on and see what I’m missing back at the office? And besides, why should I work on my vacation, when the entire point of a vacation is to rest, relax, and return to work restored?
Ultimately, I’ve decided to leave my laptop behind, but keep my blackberry close — it seems like a fair compromise. Sort of. Admittedly, I’m still a bit bitter.
How about you? How connected do you stay when you go on holiday?
Karen Walrond writes the Full Time, All the Time blog at Work It, Mom!, an online community for working moms.
