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Working While On Vacation

You’re out of the office, but the clients and the cases never stop. Do you send an email at the Washington Monument, or wait until you get home? What will happen if you don’t respond immediately? And is the anxiety of being “disconnected” when you turn off your email really giving you a break at all? Tune in for research and real-life suggestions that can help you balance your work with your well-deserved vacation time. And if you think you don’t deserve it or can’t find the time for a vacation…..you definitely need to listen to this episode.

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Episode: 515

Working While On Vacation

June 22, 2022

You’re out of the office, but the clients and the cases never stop. Do you send an email at the Washington Monument, or wait until you get home? What will happen if you don’t respond immediately? And is the anxiety of being “disconnected” when you turn off your email really giving you a break at all? Tune in for research and real-life suggestions that can help you balance your work with your well-deserved vacation time. And if you think you don’t deserve it or can’t find the time for a vacation…..you definitely need to listen to this episode.

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