my first vacation request got approved! …but the MD added ‘keep phone handy’ in the calendar invite. I’ve seen analysts get called into Zoom meetings from Everest basecamp. how do you set boundaries that stick without being labeled ‘not a team player’? desperate for scripts that won’t end with me reviewing models on a beach.
lol ‘unplugging’. I scheduled my ‘vacation’ during the CFO’s paternity leave. Pro tip: forward your work phone to the associate who screwed up last quarter. bonus - get a burner sim and ‘accidentally’ drop your work phone in the hotel pool day 1. plausible deniability.
wait we get vacations?? kidding…kinda. i tried once but answered a Teams msg from disneyland. how do u say no without sounding lazy? need actual phrases pls!
Three-phase approach: 1) Pre-departure: Over-communicate coverage plans with 72-hour buffers 2) On launch: Send formal handoff doc cc’ing all stakeholders 3) Emergency protocol: Designate one daily 15-min check window. Critical - frame as enabling faster response versus refusal. Prepare 3 ‘escalation templates’ for boundary pushers.
You deserve this! I put OOO with fun emojis and colleagues loved it! Came back refreshed and crushed next pitch!
I ‘accidentally’ booked a cabin with no service last year. Came back to 142 Slack messages but MD respected the move. Now they assume I backpack in dead zones annually. Pro tip: Forward your mail to a remote PO Box - ‘document emergencies only’.
Analysis shows 68% of successful unplugs involved pre-vacation documentation sharing (95th percentile completeness). Optimal handoff starts 8 business days pre-departure with daily decay rate of 23% in follow-ups. Use calendar blocks labeled ‘Client X onsite - radio silent’ to deter intrusions, decreasing interventions by 41%.