Time off to recharge
One of the filler pieces on the news this evening pointed out that around here, we spend too long on our break at Christmas. Apparently, two weeks off from “productive activities” is not good for the economy. Other provinces get their noses back to the grindstone with a shorter delay. They’re more closely tuned to the global economy (or at t least that of our economic partners in the paradise south of here. To the purveyors of such patent nonsense, phooey!
Since when do I have to justify spending time with my family, particularly when school is closed? As it happens, the office didn’t “give us time off”; we had to take time from our vacation and overtime banks, and so we’re using hours that we’ve already earned. No freebies for our side. If my office is closed because a) our clientele is home and b) it doesn’t cost anyone besides me anything then it hardly counts as abuse. Instead, let’s refer to this as a midwinter recharge of intellectual batteries.
My hope is that when I return to the office on Monday that those around me will also be relaxed, attentive and highly productive. When the phone rings, we’ll answer. When a new email comes in, we’ll “deal with it”. And above all else, we’ll forget the frightful climate that forbids any activity other than trying to keep warm. In the animal kingdom, hibernation is the answer. Instead, we’ll be in our cubicles, serving the public.
Too much vacation. Does that count as oxymoronic?
