I'm in the middle of 2 weeks of PTO.

7 Comments

1. Shelly EdwardsAugust 16,2022 at 2:12PM UTC

   Working from home or working in an office, you still are working. Everyone needs a break to reset and recharge, regardless of where they work. Enjoy your time off and don't stress about it. Your work will be waiting when you return. Enjoy it!

2. LaShawneAugust 16,2022 at 2:39PM UTC

   You do need time away. I felt the same thing, but the key is to take time outside of your home and try not to be on your phone.

3. Liz PerryAugust 16,2022 at 3:13PM UTC

   You absolutely need time off to recharge. Take a day trip to a museum, aquarium, the beach or something else that you'd be interested in seeing.

   Work will always be there. I encourage you to fully disconnect and commit to yourself that you will not log into your email or work until your PTO is over.

4. Kate Bishop, Career Confidence & Wellbeing Specialist, Coach & TrainerAugust 16,2022 at 3:40PM UTC

   R&R - we all need it even when we work from home. In fact, especially when we work from home. If you are finding it difficult to switch off then reassess your work and living space - make work invisible for your time off, completely change your rest routine and do things you enjoy which are not connected with work.

   If you are constantly switched on with work then you may well eventually burn out - not a fun thing to have to deal with.

5. Barb HansenAugust 16,2022 at 3:51PM UTC

   "Because I work at home, I don't need time away"

   should be:

   "Because I work at home, I still need time away"

   I have worked from home for 75% of my business career (that's about 15 years working from home).

   I thought the same thing for about 10 of those years. Why do I need time off? Even though I'm on vacation, I'll grab a few hours of work in the morning or evening, what's the harm.

   For me, I found that there was harm.

   I built the muscle memory that my life was all about work.

   I didn't nurture the part of me that enjoyed time off.

   I stopped doing hobbies, and volunteering, because all of my time was either working, or the functional parts of being a parent.

   I stopped finding joy in anything other than work.

   I then had to spend a few years trying to find a way back to me and it was hard (probably made harder by the pandemic)

   Don't be me - don't let work consume you :)

6. AnonymousAugust 16,2022 at 6:48PM UTC

   Thank you.

7. AnonymousAugust 17,2022 at 5:02PM UTC

   Get out of the house. Do something new each day that you are off. Do not do any work.