In the summertime, workers long for escape, for long weekends and flexible hours.If you want more beach or play time this summer, make sure you’ve added value during all four seasons. Here are some tips to get your Fridays off this summer.
Posts Tagged ‘Vacation’
Four Vacation “Souvenirs” To Bring Back To The Office
Posted by Nancy Mann Jackson • May 25th, 2010 • 462 Comments
My family and I just spent a week at Disney World, and you can bet we came home with a lot more stuff than we went there with. Turn two preschoolers loose in a Disney souvenir shop and they’re sure to find a few (or 15) items they can’t live without. There’s the Mickey Mouse bouncing ball, the Mickey Mouse truck, the pirate gear, and two Mr. Potato Heads complete with Sorcerer Mickey hats. My husband and I even caught the fever and got ourselves Mickey Mouse t-shirts.
So maybe a bunch of Disney souvenirs won’t do us much good as we return to work this week (except motivate us to work harder and make money to pay for all the stuff). But when we workaholic Americans take a real vacation and truly unplug for a few days, we almost always return with some things that make us more productive, more efficient, and better able to do our jobs.
If you let yourself take a vacation this summer, here are four “souvenirs” you can hope to bring back to the office when you return.
What Should – and Should NEVER — Go In An Out-Of-Office Email Reply
Posted by Glassdoor Team • November 24th, 2009 • 408 Comments
Your vacation is just hours, if not minutes away but before you dash out of your office for some well deserved time away from work, don’t forget to set up that incredibly useful out-of-office message. However you may be thinking: “I know I need an out-of-office email reply, but what exactly needs to be included?” and “please let this little out of office message keep things at bay till I get back.”
Here are some questions to consider when crafting your auto-response that will keep your contacts informed and give you the chance to get away:
When will you be gone and when do you get back? Be clear in your message and let people know the date(s) that you will be out and when you return.
Do you have an alternate contact while you are out? Do you want your cell phone to ring incessantly while you’re out of pocket or have emails just go unanswered? (Or are you one of those who never actually shuts down? If not for yourself, try to do this so you don’t bother your friends and family.) Determine if another colleague could assist in handling inquiries while you are out and make sure they are ok ...
