Screaming Bean |
Thursday, August 21, 2003
I just got back from a small vacation, and I'd like to give a tad bit of advice to those out there who think that a quick 4 or 5 day trip away from home between a summer job and the first week of classes is a good idea. It isn't. While the experience was great, and I got plenty of sun, surf and fun, it has definitely put me out of the loop. I came home to 160 emails on my standard account, and nearly 40 on my school email account, most of which I needed to read and/or respond to. Of course, the fact that I took a job 2 days before leaving did not help. Another bit of advice comes to mind, if you take a job on short notice from an employer and have a trip planned, do not feel guilty about going. The employer will understand. I did have the presence of mind to give myself a day or two to get back in the swing, and probably by tomorrow afternoon I'll have everything back under control. Right now though I feel as if I'm running a race already and the semester hasn't even started. Time to break out the Palm and get organized!
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