Comments on: The Importance of Paid Time off and Vacation https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html Everything to make HR better Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Tmt Aba https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html#comment-212863 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:27:32 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5001#comment-212863 You always come up with such awesome pieces to think upon. Thanks for sharing and keep writing.

]]> By: MariaRose https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html#comment-212856 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:28:28 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5001#comment-212856 In reply to grannybunny.

When you are that said employee described in above comments, the main reason you try to avoid taking that much needed PTO is coming back to the mess created by the lack of similar effort by co-employees who leave all the details for your return

]]> By: grannybunny https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html#comment-212855 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:27:54 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5001#comment-212855 In reply to Kathy.

That’s exactly what I was thinking: that some don’t want to be off for fear that others will learn exactly what they have been — or not been — doing! 🙂

]]> By: Kathy https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html#comment-212854 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:09:33 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5001#comment-212854 Yes, not just banks! In our manufacturing company a bright young accountant who kept a clean desk and seemed efficient turned out to be stuffing tons of undone work in a drawer. It was discovered by the person covering for him during his vacation. Conversely, I know of a number of excellent but underappreciated employees whose effort was revealed when others tried to cover their workload during vacation. You’d want to know about that before such an employee leaves and needs to be replaced with two people.

]]> By: Elizabeth West https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/10/the-importance-of-paid-time-off-and-vacation-2.html#comment-212853 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:04:22 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=5001#comment-212853 Heck yeah. We need MORE time off, not less. Not because we’re lazy, but we need REST.

In 2014, I took a trip to the UK for nearly three weeks. It was the first real vacation I’d had in years, and the first time I’d ever taken off any job long enough to actually relax. I came back raring to go—once I got over my jet lag, haha. I realize that was a long break, but boy did I need it.

People aren’t machines. They need breaks. They need to mentally disengage from work on a regular basis so they can rejuvenate themselves.

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