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Subject Expert
You should not work on vacation. You’re not indispensable and it’s not vacation if you’re working.
I’m an 8th year M&A associate up for partner (and all likelihood making it). I’ve never worked on vacation sans a call here or there to tell my coverage where something is or to answer a quick question about the deal.
Coach
Why would you intentionally work on vacation?
Subject Expert
I only work on vacation if absolutely necessary (i.e., the partners couldn’t find coverage for me and urgent things pop up). I’m definitely not willingly cracking open that laptop when I’m supposed to be OOO. I’d literally rather do just about anything else.
Coach
Feeling bad is wild. Come on.
Yes kind of. I take two types of vacation: (1) full on usually international travel where I get coverage and do all I can to unplug and (2) a working trip during a lull where I stay available and don’t advertise I am traveling (also works bc I am at a firm without meaningful office presence requirement).