At work, we get the usual paid holidays, and we accrue about five hours of paid time off (PTO) every month. I famously don’t take any PTO until I have let it max out at 120 hours. I do this because the company, when I leave, have to pay out that 120 hours. So I try to keep it maxed as a ‘parachute’ in case I get fired or something. But, we also get a free ‘personal day’….eight hours of time to use whenever you want. Use it or lose it. So, tomorrow being the last workday of the year, I am taking off.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is the start of a four-day weekend of trying to get caught up on prep stuff. Filling gas cans, rotating gas, run the generator, reconcile the preponomicon, make lists of things to buy in 2024, do some research, etc, etc.<\/p>\n
What I am desperately hoping doesn’t<\/em> happen is….I just sleep through all four days.<\/p>\n I’ll let you know how it goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At work, we get the usual paid holidays, and we accrue about five hours of paid time off (PTO) every month. I famously don’t take any PTO until I have let it max out at 120 hours. I do this … Continue reading