a holiday wouldn't be truly enjoyable if the fundamentals have not changed...
my colleague lamented that he had to finish numerous reports before he flies off this week for his vacation.
this brought back those days of long working hours back at the office, fretting over unfinished tasks and stressing over the mounting emails which i would not be able to attend to during my brief absence of just 3 days!
i thought whether is the holiday that i'm paying for really worth every cent when my stress index reached sky high before and after returning from the trip. with the phone that keeps ringing and messages that keep popping up now and then, i can't be totally detached away from work.
if i really have a happiness index measuring device, what would the score be? did i really manage to unwind during the trip? nowadays, i ponder over my coming trips more carefully than ever.
in fact, if there is no work life balance, the frequency of holidays does not matter. all i ask for is the complete ability to unwind at the end of each day, to fully recharge myself by getting quality sleep. with this daily luxury, being able to make time for vacation will be akin to having icing on the cake!
my colleague lamented that he had to finish numerous reports before he flies off this week for his vacation.
this brought back those days of long working hours back at the office, fretting over unfinished tasks and stressing over the mounting emails which i would not be able to attend to during my brief absence of just 3 days!
i thought whether is the holiday that i'm paying for really worth every cent when my stress index reached sky high before and after returning from the trip. with the phone that keeps ringing and messages that keep popping up now and then, i can't be totally detached away from work.
if i really have a happiness index measuring device, what would the score be? did i really manage to unwind during the trip? nowadays, i ponder over my coming trips more carefully than ever.
in fact, if there is no work life balance, the frequency of holidays does not matter. all i ask for is the complete ability to unwind at the end of each day, to fully recharge myself by getting quality sleep. with this daily luxury, being able to make time for vacation will be akin to having icing on the cake!
And yes... a full weekend of rest last week did recharge me. i probably don't need an overseas holiday to feel good.
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