Lessons Learned in Unemployment #3

Lesson Learned in Unemployment #3:

Enjoy your time off!

Jeff Kubina

Americans are probably the worst in the world when it comes to taking vacation days off that are given to them by employers.  When we do go on vacation, our phones, Blackberries, and/or laptops almost inevitably join the ride and distract us from what is supposed to be time OFF.

I definitely see this time off as a gift because it gave me time to de-stress, decompress, and just kind of chill out.

I’m probably never going to get this time off again (unless I get laid off again… that would suck! haha) so I didn’t spend it worrying about money, or bills, or anything really.

I slept without an alarm clock.  The first couple of days I woke up at 6 am automatically, but before I knew it, I was sleeping until 10 am with no problems.

I didn’t think about climbing the corporate ladder. I didn’t think of the evil coworker that I REALLY didn’t like.  I didn’t think about my inadequate boss.  I didn’t think about any of the reports I used to run.  I’ve just kind of enjoyed every day at the dog parks or the driving range.

So, moral of the story is – when you are on vacation be on vacation.  Don’t let your job distract you from that.  Your company won’t crumble to the ground without you there.