In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.
Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.
I took a week off and saw emails upon my return that they almost called me about a security issue, but implemented alternative mitigations.
Jokes on them, I would not have answered. It’s not my fault that I’m a single point of failure in the org. I don’t roll over and take that shit.