Throughout pretty much my entire career, I've never taken a true extended vacation. I'm about to take nearly 2.5 weeks off and actually be mostly away from work to focus on my wife and kids. To be honest, I actually have some anxiety about it. Any sage wisdom from others on disconnecting?

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1. Create a 2-hour window at the end of every 5 days to focus on work / replying to most urgent emails / get viability into progress
2. Tell your minions that it’s a step up opportunity for them
3. No idea what to tell clients though
4. Take 4 weeks off

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How dare you…. Disconnect completely. Set an OOO and say you will have NO connectivity and access to email. Done. This isn’t even a bitter reply to Deloitte, this is in general.

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Just do it. Set an expectation that you will be away and offline and just do it. And when you get back, make it clear that your team members can do it too. Then take a vacation again.

You aren’t that indispensable. If you were hit by a truck tomorrow, your company would still be solvent and your clients would still be around. They’d get over your disappearance quickly. Focus more of your attention on those who wouldn’t. And remind yourself of who is who.

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OP, how long is your entire career?

My first thought - «I don’t want to be that person… «  😥 Take all the time you can , OP. Life it too short to dedicate it all to the corporate world

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