What are the holidays like for you in your work area?

Taking time off over the holiday season is a good opportunity for me to spend some quality time with family and friends, or traveling to some places of interest, or whatever I can think of for relaxation... It is like recharging the battery and I feel fresh coming back to work after the break.

It is definitely necessary.

Hello Lailaa E Student from San Antonia in Texas. Thanks for your question. "What are holidays like for you in your work area" For me the weekends are my weekly holiday and I just keep going with a regular routine each day. In your letter you mention that you want to develop a career path helping people to enjoy their holidays big time? Am I correct? I suggest you check out those Hashtags #### on your computer with a couple of your friends. career psychology career-choice career-councelling job job-search work education

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Hi Lailaa, the experience of holidays definitely varies depending on what line of work you are interested in or decide to go into. For people in public service (think doctors, police, fire-people) or hospitality (think hotels, restaurants, retail), holidays may come in the form of when their schedule allows for time off. They still have time off, it just may not fall on the typical calendar holidays.

Other industries like banking, teaching and most standard office jobs will operate around a very typical holiday schedule.

There's also the option of running your own business or consulting in an area you're an expert in. And in those circumstances, you would define the schedule you work, but also carry the responsibility of being available when a customer needs you.

Lots of options and all are great! I hope you find a future that fits the schedule you desire most!

At my last job, a Workforce Center in San Antonio, the holidays (Thanksgiving through New Years), posed some problems. This was because we were trying to get clients to actively look for work, and they really didn't want to think about starting a new job until after the first of the year. We had goals we were supposed to meet, and this made it difficult. (yes, a few really were still looking, but not most of them)

As far as how it went among the employees, well, I like to go to work just to work. I do not like to socialize with co-workers. But there was all the planning for the Thanksgiving luncheon and the Christmas luncheon. There was the exchanging of gifts. Some years we drew names (participation was voluntary). Other years it was just people giving out gifts. Some people gave everybody in the office (30 people) a gift! Some just to their closest co-workers. I did not get into any of that. We were not allowed to decorate. Then there's all the chatter. People discussing what they are doing for the holidays, then coming back to work and spending the first two days discussing what they did!Not a whole lot of work was getting done.

hope this helps!

Kim

Hi Lailaa, in my job I prefer to take the holidays at the end of Quarter, when all the data, accounting it's closed. Thanks