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Do something that has a purpose. Take your vacation days. Guard your calendar and time. Work at a balance of fun, work, and family.
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You already wrote what I was thinking. To add, I worked for a Japanese company and learned that if you didn't maximize your vacation every year you would be written up and put on a, "work-life balance" plan.
Not surprising, most of us Westerners were on work life balance plans...
THAT'S one way the Japanese defeated burnout
Not surprising, most of us Westerners were on work life balance plans...
THAT'S one way the Japanese defeated burnout
Susan Foster
SSG Alan Pelletier - I love that! I was a 24/7 workaholic so I know it can really mess you up. I like their attitude.
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SFC Christopher Taggart
Re: "Take your vacation days." In the days when the military allowed soldiers to carry over Leave Days, as a single soldier, I had up to 3 and 4 months of leave always on the books. I had a section and command that favored families and married soldiers, and insisted that our office stay open..."volunteer" someone to keep it open. At first, I did complain, but after a while I made the solitude work for me. I remember being stationed overseas, and returned stateside with 90 days accumulated, but I did at least take 1-day mini-leaves, hoping that my section "could live without me for a day." Unfortunately, that work attitude has carried over to my civilian life..."when's the last time I took a break from my routine?" Civilian companies love employees that don't miss work.
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Susan Foster
SFC Christopher Taggart - You are so right. Seems like it's become some badge of honor.
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