How was your vacation?… Great, wish I wasn’t here.
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Never once have I returned from time away and thought, “I feel happy and energized to get back to work”
It ALWAYS just shows me what life could and should be like
its always “i get a bit of taste for freedom and go back more miserable than i left”
Modern work culture is like: ‘Take a vacation so you can reflect on how much we’re destroying you.’
So much of my personality and creativity was starting to return to me after a week of rest 🙁
I do a weeks worth of actual work in about 6-10 hours. It’s all on Excel. No reason for me to be here 40+ hours a week and there is no reason I can’t do this from a laptop at home. I get more and more bitter every day.
Sabbatical 5 years into my career was enough to make me realize all I wanted to do was retire early. Fortunate enough that I was in a position to do so and it only took me 15 more years.
Really sucks that the vast majority are just stuck grinding things out until the day they die. There has to be a better solution, but it would force the billionaires to actually contribute to society instead of actively destroy it.
I got that perma-burnout.
Seriously, I took two full weeks off for the holidays, and in that time I really disassociated from my professional life. Coming back to work yesterday was one of the most soul crushing experiences, I literally couldn’t even bring myself to do any work. I just chatted with coworkers about the holidays, browsed Reddit, and even watched a movie in my office. I am just not ready to get back to work yet.
[As always, The Onion puts it best](https://theonion.com/man-returns-to-work-after-vacation-with-fresh-reenergi-1819574342/)
I took three weeks off. I missed 2-3 days worth of work that I handled in 1.5 days. It’s ridiculous
arranged my life to average 30/35ish hours a week for a bit. i am ok.
I had 5 days off for PTO and the whole time I was feeling like a piece of shit for relaxing for more than 2 hours. I HAD to either clean or organize something. I hate how institutionalized I am…..
This is why I never take vacations. I simply sign off one day a week (usually Fridays) whenever I can and just ride this life out
I’m getting surgery next month. Really looking forward to the potential month+ recovery time. Q1 milestones are gonna slip.
I’m having this issue with my job right now. They’re cutting hours, which has resulted in me repeatedly having three consecutive nights off. I cannot stand this frequent reminder that I actually feel pretty okay after a good rest, it’s just that it takes a day or two to actually overcome the stress from work and do so.
I need to be kept busy and oblivious for my own peace of mind.
I have 7 weeks off starting mid April. Very much looking forward to it, not looking forward to the last weekend
Definitely. When I see normal citizens of other countries (not all countries or all people person who is already replying) generally living lives that are so much less stressful compared to the average American, you can’t help to think that their daily life is a just a week or two of your vacation that you will enjoy usually in a year.
OMG, right?! I work for a fantastic place, and had two weeks truly disconnected and off. Do I have any urge to go back to work? None whatsoever
First day: You’re floating on air…
Last day: You don’t even want to get out of bed, because you know what’s awaiting you tomorrow…
(Actually the first day isn’t always true – if I had a bad last day of work before vacation it often took a few days to get out of that funk.)
For me it’s more that it reminds me of how much I didn’t miss being there.
(I don’t hate my job or anything, just that not working is simply better/more enjoyable than working)
Same. I feel reminded of what life should be
I was watching a movie that came out in 1954 called Rear Window. I kept wondering what felt off about the lifestyle and I finally realized what it was… All these people had hobbies!!! I don’t mean a Saturday only hobby but it was like enjoying life and doing everyday hobbies. They would make art, play in a band together, play the piano, and garden. The people around me can hardly make time for any of that.
I was really enjoying how good a workout could be and feel with proper sleep and without also needing to do an 8 hour workday on my feet in the same day
i’ll probably go back thursday (but only a half day)😁
Yep. And then you have to deal with a mountain of work when you get back.
You guys got a Christmas vacation?
That’s why I haven’t been able to hold a job for more than 3 years.
This sort of thing I have tried to rationalize all my life, and ultimately tell myself I can endure because it could be worse, but I am approaching 40. When I talk to younger kids around 20 I just don’t know what to say anymore, and I hate it. I have no kids, but I wish I could offer them a better future.