Dont pass up on cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages because you are afraid of what you will face at work when you return from vacation. The key to enjoying a vacation without leaving a mess behind is being organized all year round. Workers who are stressed out every day will not find relief in going on vacation.
Some experts encourage vacationers to maintain some contact with the office while they are away. With smartphones and laptops it is easy to check in from time to time and handle time sensitive issues.
To really enjoy that vacation, employees are encouraged to:
Have fellow employees available to respond to time sensitive issues while you are away. Outsiders should know (via your answering machine message and automated email response) who to contact for assistance regarding urgent queries.
Share important documents with employees at the office. Access to such documents can be provided via tools such as Google Docs or SharePoint.
Empower an assistant or fellow employee access to your email in your absence so that spam and non important messages are deleted prior to your return.
Before heading out on vacation, place all important paper documents in a single binder for easy access.
To best deal with coming back from vacation consider:
Spending one weekend day in the office prior to your return from work to catch up on work or at least organize your priorities for your first week back.
Scheduling no meetings the first two days you are back.
Arrive early your first day back to work.
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