work and vavcation
vacation = to vacate. as in, vacate the office. more or less leaving it behind for a while. I don't take my work notebook with me on vacation because things could happen to it. My boss does not expect me to do any work while on vacation. "It is your time off, you should not feel compelled to work unless there is an emegency". My boss is traveling now to Europe. He will be working the first week then spend two weeks with his relatives on vacation. He does not expect to be bothered with work while he is on vacation, although he will check his e-mail in case something comes up. otherwise it is the team and his admin secretary that will take care of things until he is back. The above scenarios are true now as I am a semiconductor application engineer, and before when I was a Technical Marketer. I understand that some people do want to work on vacation but I believe that is an individual choice which should be driven by confidence, not fear.
