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Bank holidays are a total irrelevance in modern life. If you are trying to keep bank holiday Monday as "special" then you are going to have as much success of those trying to keep Sundays "special." For many years the only thing that a bank holiday has meant to me, and I suspect many others, is too much traffic to bother venturing out.
Many of us are quite good at ignoring mobile phones and emails when it suits- many of course are not. Their problem not mine.
And I wonder if people who want to keep bank holidays or weekends special actually go out and use shops and other outlets staffed by people who clearly can't keep those days special.
The view from the grumpy side of life. :-)
I am finishing at 5pm today. (Ok probably closer to 6pm!)
Wont be turning on a computer or a work phone before 8.30am on Tuesday.
If you don't have proper down time over the weekend you cant work properly in the week.
my clients know full well they wont get a response, so wont bother asking.
Took Friday off to make it a 4 day weekend.
2 great full on days out and about with family followed by 2 great full on days at BBQ's (x2) with friends and family.
Mind you after 10 hour's drinking on Sunday took car yesterday so fresh today.
For 4 days, didn't give work a second thought knowing it would all still be here today and guess what - it is.
If you're self employed and the weather's good, best to take advantage and take the time off.
Time management. Do you want a day off or not? You choose! I don't hand out my mobile number to my clients. They don't need it. I can speak to them on the landline if I am at my desk, otherwise I am either at another client or in my private time. If something is "urgent" they can e-mail and I answer when I want.
If your an accountant and you cannot spare the time to take a bank holiday off you are doing something wrong.
We are not on call nor are we the emergency services.
I check emails periodically when away, will put in a holding email to deal with when I return to the office.