Comments on: Making the Case for an E-Mail-Free Vacation http://workforce.com/wpmu/bizmgmt/2008/07/25/making-the-case-for-an-e-mail-free-vacation/ All about the issues that arise when workforce issues converge with business management. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: Ann Bares http://workforce.com/wpmu/bizmgmt/2008/07/25/making-the-case-for-an-e-mail-free-vacation/#comment-27275 Ann Bares Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:56:30 +0000 http://workforce.com/wpmu/bizmgmt/2008/07/25/making-the-case-for-an-e-mail-free-vacation/#comment-27275 John: A lot of interesting debate about vacation and the choice or ability to disconnect electronically while gone. Here is an article titled "The Case Against Vacation Policy" that features an IT consulting firm who, like IBM, has implemented an on-demand approach to managing vacation. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jul2008/sb2008072_456680.htm?link_position=link1 I found it easier than I expected to (mostly) ignore email on my recent summer vacation. Although I had some catch-up to deal with upon my return to the office, I also had to face the humbling truth that the world really does manage to go on without me. John:

A lot of interesting debate about vacation and the choice or ability to disconnect electronically while gone.

Here is an article titled “The Case Against Vacation Policy” that features an IT consulting firm who, like IBM, has implemented an on-demand approach to managing vacation.

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jul2008/sb2008072_456680.htm?link_position=link1

I found it easier than I expected to (mostly) ignore email on my recent summer vacation. Although I had some catch-up to deal with upon my return to the office, I also had to face the humbling truth that the world really does manage to go on without me.

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