Ignore your boss on vacation like a pro (sorry May)

During my first vacation at Amayzine, May had to practically force me out of the editorial office. I was ordered to leave my laptop at home and step out of the app. With barely a recipe for wine and beach, I went. Totally in panic, with uncontrolled breathing, call it reverse separation anxiety. But the building was still intact when I returned (no fire damage), you weren't going anywhere (thank goodness), and my colleagues were still doing it (the most important vital functions). Practice makes perfect, and I have elevated going on vacation to an art.

One in five employees is expected to be reachable on vacation. How can I phrase this nicely? I find this ridiculous. Sure, if something comes up (although I don't really know what), then it's not a big deal to send your colleague or boss a message with an answer, but being required to be reachable? Come on, your vacation is yours. You worked for it, you paid for it, and you earned it. Therefore, take these tips to ensure that you go on vacation without your boss; otherwise, you might as well have moved in together or gotten married. Right?

1. Announce and proclaim. Name your vacation. Put it in shared calendars. Stick it on doors and windows. You are not there. It should be clear.

2. Have poor reception, because the force of bad coverage or a lousy network is the best thing that can happen to you while traveling and your tool in tough times.

3. Set an out of office (a cheeky one if possible), not only externally but also internally. The more your boss emails you, the crazier he/she gets from the auto-replies. They are actually doing it to themselves, just think about it.

4. Ensure backup. Sign referral letters, name names, citizen service numbers, provide addresses, phone numbers; everything to ensure they don't think for a second about calling you.

5. What you do not want to happen to you. I get all evangelistic and biblical about it, but the rule is simple: if you want to be free, grant your colleagues the same. If you email or message non-stop while the other is off, then he/she will also assume it can be the same for you. The rules are so incredibly simple.

6. Have your shit together. Work finished: check. Project completed: done. The less is ongoing, the more relaxed you can leave. And for everything that still needs to start, you are just another of the many back, and they are of course the first (or second or third) in line.

7. And is your boss really hard-headed? Just ask straight out if you can be ignored while you are away. Capiche?

P.S.: Science says that you should spend your money on vacation, so just make sure you enjoy it.

Source: RTLZ