Chef Jim Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok so I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm taking the week off between Christmas and New Years. Every year I sit in my office twiddling my thumbs wondering "why the !@#$ am I here?" So with a half a day Thursday for Christmas Eve it's going to be a nice long 10 days off! It's good to be the boss. So who else does that on a regular basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 i have not worked the week between Christmas and New Years in a good 20 years. Now, may be scrambling to get contract or two signed and chasing down client signatures, but that is it. Like you, just useless time as business is pretty much shut down for the week, and in B2B sales whats the use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok so I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm taking the week off between Christmas and New Years. Every year I sit in my office twiddling my thumbs wondering "why the !@#$ am I here?" So with a half a day Thursday for Christmas Eve it's going to be a nice long 10 days off! It's good to be the boss. So who else does that on a regular basis? I have a client on the West Coast who is looking to invest $1 million but he's only available to meet on December 29th at noon...I'll tell him to call Charles Schwabb 1-800 #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'll be working through Christmas eve and then will have 3 weeks off. This is pretty much standard time off for people in NZ. It's the beginning of the Christmas/summer holidays so its time to have fun in the sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I have a client on the West Coast who is looking to invest $1 million but he's only available to meet on December 29th at noon...I'll tell him to call Charles Schwabb 1-800 #. Someone who limits his time to meet with a great planner to one day and time deserves 1-800-ask-chuck as an "advisor" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Someone who limits his time to meet with a great planner to one day and time deserves 1-800-ask-chuck as an "advisor" I might even suggest that he seek advice in an Ameritrade online chatbox. Does your wife know that you'll be home for 8-9 days.....errr, I mean...is she ok with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Im saving my time until my kids are in school and it makes sense to take the time off CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 As operations will still be running, I will be manning my desk covering others as well that will be taking extended time off. I want my time off when the weather is better in OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I might even suggest that he seek advice in an Ameritrade online chatbox. Does your wife know that you'll be home for 8-9 days.....errr, I mean...is she ok with this? Getting financial advice online is.......well you know. The wife does know and she doesn't have any vacation time left so she'll be working. I asked is she was ok with it and she said sure, I deserve it. I think heard her mutter under her breath as she walked away "hate yer guts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Getting financial advice online is.......well you know. The wife does know and she doesn't have any vacation time left so she'll be working. I asked is she was ok with it and she said sure, I deserve it. I think heard her mutter under her breath as she walked away "hate yer guts" You obviously married up and well out of your league. She is a saint (and probably a super model). Not sure how you pulled it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 You obviously married up and well out of your league. She is a saint (and probably a super model). Not sure how you pulled it off. And I was a poor college student that moved in with her with $300 to my name. Yes it's been nearly 35 years of complete bafflement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 And I was a poor college student that moved in with her with $300 to my name. Yes it's been nearly 35 years of complete bafflement. Pics or it didn't happen. How old is she? Does she enjoy short, squatty men with hairy backs? Does she enjoy serving men beer and pork rinds during football games? Does she drink Boones Farm from a dixie cup? Does he know her way around a hibachi grill? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please have her contact "beerball@tbdemailserver.com" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I fly home for Christmas so my time off usually coincides with the 23rd-27th to accommodate for travel. Once or twice I've had to substitute the 24th-end of year to accommodate co-workers time out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 see, i don't take it off, because it's so dead it makes for the perfect time to work half day in the office, take off at lunch and monitor email the rest of the day and not lose any PTO. Ok so I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm taking the week off between Christmas and New Years. Every year I sit in my office twiddling my thumbs wondering "why the !@#$ am I here?" So with a half a day Thursday for Christmas Eve it's going to be a nice long 10 days off! It's good to be the boss. So who else does that on a regular basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I take the last 3 weeks of the year off every year. It's awesome. No waking up at 4:30 a.m to shovel for an hour before a two hour white knuckled drive that during the summer only takes 40 minutes. They don't mind because I rarely take any time off April-October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't take days off. "Work 'til you die" is my motto. That, and "Whoever dies with the most toys, wins." And "You're an idiot." So that's three mottos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'll be working through Christmas eve and then will have 3 weeks off. This is pretty much standard time off for people in NZ. It's the beginning of the Christmas/summer holidays so its time to have fun in the sun! You southern hemisphere guys and your backwards seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We shut down operations at the regular, non farm job for a week; Christmas and the 4th of July. This is common in the furniture industry and while we are not a necessarily furniture factory we accommodate furniture factories with components across many companies. I gave my crews Wednesday off and we'll return 1/4. I'll get off around noon Wednesday. Of course, I usually just sit in one of my offices and make sure inventory is on and nonsense like that. I still end up being paid for being off a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pics or it didn't happen. How old is she? Does she enjoy short, squatty men with hairy backs? Does she enjoy serving men beer and pork rinds during football games? Does she drink Boones Farm from a dixie cup? Does he know her way around a hibachi grill? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please have her contact "beerball@tbdemailserver.com" Well seeing i can't answer the first question with a yes or no I deem this exercise futile. see, i don't take it off, because it's so dead it makes for the perfect time to work half day in the office, take off at lunch and monitor email the rest of the day and not lose any PTO. PTO?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You have made a great decision. For the past five years I've taken this week off and I've never regretted it. You get such a nice long break with very limited productive time lost. Of course I often make a list of all of the things I intend to get down, but seldom get very far. But I always go back to work feeling refreshed. Seriously, this week should just be a national holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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