When you take a week or more off from work, what does it look like when you get back? I'm on my vacation, worrying about how much work I'll have to get back to, and I wish I knew a better work-transfer procedure. Would love to hear any ideas that have worked for you on managing workload when you're taking time off.

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Please don't waste your PTO worrying about work. My mentality is that if the people assigned to my tasks don't keep up while I'm gone, that's on them. I'm not going to work any harder when I return just because someone didn't properly delegate.

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For planned PTO, I’ve done everything I can before I leave to prepare. It’s always a transition to get caught up when returning, but there are just some things you can’t help.

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I have my work staged and scheduled during the time I’m out and I know what to expect when I get back. If anything else unexpected happens… I’m on vacation. Life is too short to ruin my PTO, and unexpected work is usually the result of someone else not doing their job.

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Do you have access to an AI assistant that will
Summarize your inbox for you? That’s been a game changer for me as I get back from time off.

I use Copilot at work. I’ll make that a resolution to set it up.

Enjoy it! If you manager allows you to then they trust you.

Agree with the others on preparation so things don’t stall or fall through the cracks while you’re out.

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