It has taken me three years but I think I finally have it, the perfect annual calendar. The below is assuming you have 15 days of vacation & 10 days of company holidays.
The average person is only in the office 24% of their year, assuming they work 9 hour days, but still it is easy to get burnt out. Even if you love working like myself, the focus on the below is to give a variety of breaks, short and long. Don't let yourself burn out, the recovery could be detrimental. Here are a few tips I utilized when creating the perfect annual schedule:
> Love half days, you get twice as many of them, and they still keep you in your routine while giving you a break. These are especially helpful during busy times of the year when full days are harder to commit to.
> If you are taking a vacation, take a Friday off & a Monday off, that way you create two 4 day weeks and one 4 day weekend.
> I don't use vacation time around the holidays, usually there is adequate time given to travel, plus working around the holiday's in an office is usually a ghost town leading to a laid back day.
> Try not to work 5 day weeks for an extended amount of time. Use a half day at the minimun to break up the week and give yourself a break. Remember the whole purpose of vacations are to rejuvenate, relax, and step away from your desk to focus on other areas of your life.
Hailey Schultz
