Retaliation for Vacation

Retaliation for Vacation

by Liv | Published on April 30th, 2008, 7:42 pm | Life

I have this friend.... (cough) (cough)

And she um, went on this trip. When she came back she found her job had changed substantially from when she left. Suddenly she found that she was being isolated, and separated told to work much harder then all her co-workers. Her employer states they feel she may not remember to do her job since she was on vacation.

I call it a cop out.

I think perhaps she's being held responsible for peoples opinions and possible jealousy of her going on vacation. Perhaps people don't like her for other reasons, but when your the only person treated a certain way, and it requires more work, isn't that punishment?

Supposedly (I mean, how would I know?) she brought this up and caused her supervisor to go into such raging madness she walked out of the office. She of course was just casually bringing up her rational observation.

When did taking avacation relate to laziness in America?

And I know this because she told "my friend" how she worked all day without a break. Why bring it up if you're not saying the person was lazy for going on vacation?

It's just when you confront people with irrational behavior, and try to have them explain themselves in a logical manner, generally the only outcome is anger. How else can you deal with things?

I wish just once, something in this life made sense. Just once people would think "I'm not a brain-dead Zombie whose made a decision, and can't admit an error".

But that's just me.

Supposedly my friend still respects her boss, but her actions make my friend want to drink on the way home from work drive off a cliff and do a solo Thelma and Louise.

It'll be cool. Just put your head down, do your best work for a few weeks without complaining, and this should blow over. I've gone through a few rough patches at work through the years, and generally, things settle down to an equilibrium after a while.

BTW -- I didn't know we HAD a canyon here in Greensboro...?

I hope, I'm going to work here in a few minutes loaded with a days worth of diet Paninis. Buckling in for the ride. I never knew there would be such a reaction to going on vacation.

Shannon experienced something similar too when we got back from London. Although nothing as severe as this persons experience, some people have had a negative reaction to us going there.

Next time you go on vacation, just tell people you're going to Kure Beach to play with the sand crabs for a week or so. That'll cut down on the envy factor.

I used to have a co-worker on my team who went on cruises at least once a year, and she would talk about her experiences all the time, which gave me perfect cover for my little trips to Disney World or Hawaii. She transferred to a new department last month, so now I have to keep my yap shut here in the office... except when I'm around Sanjuro or Serendipitous. They're rapidly becoming numb to my chatter about my vacations. :mrgreen:

SouthernFriedInfidel wrote: except when I'm around Sanjuro or Serendipitous. They're rapidly becoming numb to my chatter about my vacations.

Oh god here we go again...

Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

Do you think "this person"s coworkers are unhappy because she went away for a while and everyone else has to work slightly harder to make up for it? Or do you think it's the elaborate vacation itself that made people jealous? Or a combination of both?

I can't believe this still happens at work......where a nice trip creates such a backlash at work. I'm guessing only down south, where most people don't even leave the state on a yearly basis.

Tell your "friend" I wish her the best of luck at her job.

Sanjuro wrote:
SouthernFriedInfidel wrote: except when I'm around Sanjuro or Serendipitous. They're rapidly becoming numb to my chatter about my vacations.

Oh god here we go again...

Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

"Recapture"? I dunno, mon. I was pretty sure I never lost mine. Yes... be envious! Haw!

SouthernFriedInfidel wrote:
Sanjuro wrote:
SouthernFriedInfidel wrote: except when I'm around Sanjuro or Serendipitous. They're rapidly becoming numb to my chatter about my vacations.

Oh god here we go again...

Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

"Recapture"? I dunno, mon. I was pretty sure I never lost mine. Yes... be envious! Haw!

I am sooooooooooo ready for SFI to go and do his cruise thing! His post-cruise stories can be glossed over... blah blah blah... my 50th pic with the big mouse... blah blah blah :twisted:

Liv, maybe you just didn't seem "overworked" enough before you left? I took 2 and half days off recently, and one of my co-workers was ready for me to be gone. Her comment a few weeks prior, "You need a vacation" was like "The pressure is getting to you." And a little while later, her comment, "You really need that vacation" seemed like code for "you've gotten to be such a bitch; I hope you're nicer when you get back." :shock:

Asked H.R. today if they could give me an information on transferring to our London subsidary.

I expect the cube to be lit on fire and in flames, next time I show up at work.

Serendipitous wrote:I am sooooooooooo ready for SFI to go and do his cruise thing! His post-cruise stories can be glossed over... blah blah blah... my 50th pic with the big mouse... blah blah blah

Sorry to disappoint. 1 - I don't pose with the mouse. Ever.
2 - After this trip is over, I'll be gearing up for my hoped-for trip come October. Details contingent on a myriad of chances. Then there's my half-week trip to Orlando for December.

I don't expect I'll have any friends this time next year...

I think I'm going to go to Myrtle this Summer... Haven't been in about 10 years.

Sanjuro wrote:Oh god here we go again...
Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

Aw, shaddup, you leetle sheet. You spend your vacations pissing in vineyards and lying to cops.

Liv wrote:I think I'm going to go to Myrtle this Summer... Haven't been in about 10 years.

I like MB pretty well. I haven't actually been ON the beach in many years myself. My old company once had a regional get-together at a resort right on the beach, which must be a little over 10 years ago now.

All my other trips, I've been diving, visiting friends and (once) having a very interesting and expensive trip to the hospital for a bout with kidney stones. :cry:

Be sure to visit Ripley's Aquarium. It's a surprisingly good place to spend an afternoon.

Let's be for real, vacation time is exactly what it is...time you accrued toward a vacation. If your job is going to have a vendetta against everyone who takes some vacation time, then they should rid the office of the option. Its such a nusance when a job has a list of 'silent rules' that everybody has to abide by if they don't want to be left out at the coffee pot. So childish. I suggest putting on your ear muffs and keeping up your work ethis. Sometime soon someone else is going to take a vacation and they'll forget all about your time off.

I agree. I think primarily the backlash happened because of a couple reasons. One was the fact her current boss seems to have an obviously apparent prejudice against people who appear not to work as much as she does. She has a very serious work ethic. My friend is able to take time off from work that alot of workers aren't because of her supplemental income on other jobs. To her boss I think she associated this with laziness.

Secondly the type of vacation (although the first real one in about 10 years) was not camping in Snow Camp. I think there was a level of jelousy because of it.

If this isn't proof that this country has a stigma associated with going on vacation I don't know what does.

I think your experience is hardly indicative of America as a whole. I have never experienced any problems with taking the vacation I have earned, not even when I worked at Brendles (SPIT!) :mrgreen:

I've never had a problem previously either.... atleast as blatant as this. I'm sure people keep some stuff to themselves....

Something about going 4000 miles east seemed to have "set the mood"....

I mean, look at Matt though. He even got ticked on the board when I started planning the vacation. He started making assumptions that because of the limited view of my life I post online, I was making choices he wouldn't make, and that I shouldn't be making.

Well, maybe, but seriously -- who listens to what Matt has to say anyway? :mrgreen:

The Rain King wrote:
Sanjuro wrote:Oh god here we go again...
Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

Aw, shaddup, you leetle sheet. You spend your vacations pissing in vineyards and lying to cops.

LMAO

And just remember...anyone who currently goes and buys a bottle of Rutherford Hill merlot today will be partaking of my 'special' vintage!

Sanjuro wrote:
The Rain King wrote:
Sanjuro wrote:Oh god here we go again...
Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

Aw, shaddup, you leetle sheet. You spend your vacations pissing in vineyards and lying to cops.

LMAO And just remember...anyone who currently goes and buys a bottle of Rutherford Hill merlot today will be partaking of my 'special' vintage!

I whizzed in several of the city lakes while fishing in my youth. I suppose all the toxins are probably gone by now though... :wink:

Now it's time for Serndip to jump in and tell us how crude, male, and weird we are....

The Rain King wrote:
Sanjuro wrote:
The Rain King wrote:Aw, shaddup, you leetle sheet. You spend your vacations pissing in vineyards and lying to cops.

LMAO And just remember...anyone who currently goes and buys a bottle of Rutherford Hill merlot today will be partaking of my 'special' vintage!

I whizzed in several of the city lakes while fishing in my youth. I suppose all the toxins are probably gone by now though...

Now it's time for Serndip to jump in and tell us how crude, male, and weird we are....

Um, I grew up with brothers... (shush Sanj! I know what you're thinking!) It takes much more for me to think anyone is crude or weird! :wink:

(Yeah, challenge extended if you wish.)

I've no complaints as long as (the top two items off my list):
1. My cheezburgers and Bojangles fries and chocolate milkshakes are non-toxic, and
2. My change isn't short if I pay cash.

In other words, if there's nofa king up my food or my money, consider yourself safe. (Don't ask for the long list!)

The Rain King wrote:
Sanjuro wrote:Oh god here we go again...
Blah blah blah, Disney Cruise. Blah blah blah, LOOK AT ME, I'M A DIVER! Blah blah blah, Stupid mouse costume. Blah blah blah, a cruise ship full of kids is somehow fun. Blah blah blah, trying to recapture lost childhood. Blah blah blah, paging Dr Freud....

Aw, shaddup, you leetle sheet. You spend your vacations pissing in vineyards and lying to cops.

Not to mention, Sanj made fun of me for wanting to go to Renaissance Festival and HE wanted to go to the PICKLE FESTIVAL for xsakes!!!! I'm sorry, I just cannot seem to find the charm in the PICKLE FESTIVAL vs. cheering for the black knight to kill the "good" knight while noshing on a turkey leg and drinking mead. :wink: