That is funny stuff ... once you are done with it anyway ...

I had some deployments that were similar but it was usually only a week or so. I did one where the project manager got us all hotel rooms for about a week so we didn't have to waste time commuting. I would literally sleep in 2-3 hour intervals while data conversion scripts ran and other than that I was at my desk. Ate a ton of pizza and Chinese take out as I recall.

And it is amazing how easy it is to gain weight and how hard it is to lose it! I managed to lose 22 lbs between January and the first of June and so far I have only gained a couple back. The struggle is real. :)

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Posted: 07/20/2020 at 11:51AM

I've only taken 1 day of vacation so far this year. -- ElbertoHokie 07/20/2020 10:05AM

I took a day in January. I'm taking next week off. I'll kinda work some -- reestuart 07/20/2020 12:22PM

Will your company be out of Chapter 11 by then? ** -- RoswellGAHokie 07/20/2020 11:03AM

They're hoping/planning by years end to be out of it. -- ElbertoHokie 07/20/2020 11:09AM

Have you been dealing with a lot of Chapter 11 stuff? -- RoswellGAHokie 07/20/2020 11:23AM

I'm on the operations side as I run a plant. So I've more been -- ElbertoHokie 07/20/2020 11:33AM

Good deal. Hope you all get through it ok. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 07/20/2020 11:39AM

We just had this dicussion on our morning call. One of the companies... -- Spud 07/20/2020 10:40AM

My company has gently "encouraged" people to take spring/summer PTO -- HWA 07/20/2020 11:16AM

That PTO also shows up as a liability they have to hold reserves for -- Hokie360 07/20/2020 11:59AM

I know a number of people that have had to cancel overseas vacations -- HwoodHokie 07/20/2020 10:36AM

That's my problem. I can only roll over a max of 5 days and I have to use -- ElbertoHokie 07/20/2020 10:38AM

I haven't taken a paid day off in 10 years ... -- vt90 07/20/2020 10:19AM

It’s just your mindset. -- YardBird 07/20/2020 2:21PM

Exactly, it is hard to justify taking days off -- BRVT 07/20/2020 11:32AM

I'd say in a given week I only do about 15 minutes of real, actual work ** -- OXVT 07/20/2020 11:06AM

^^^isn't lazy, just doesn't care ** -- LonghornHokie 07/20/2020 12:29PM

I totally get that. -- GFallsFan 07/20/2020 10:57AM

A couple of years ago I looked back at my previous 7 years and I had ... -- vt90 07/20/2020 11:02AM

So an average person would work 1960 hours + 120 hours PTO -- GFallsFan 07/20/2020 11:09AM

Is your client the Miami police? -- HWA 07/20/2020 11:19AM

Lol, no. -- GFallsFan 07/20/2020 11:28AM

Wow - 300 is crazy and I can't imagine 360 ... -- vt90 07/20/2020 11:13AM

Yep, I gained 10 lbs in 4 weeks during one acquisition. -- GFallsFan 07/20/2020 11:26AM

That is funny stuff ... once you are done with it anyway ... -- vt90 07/20/2020 11:51AM

Land developer Al Czervik has a great anecdote about this -- typed by ben 07/20/2020 10:47AM

I was skimping on baby aspirin by biting a regular one in 2 -- LaneRat 07/20/2020 11:17AM

Yep - I get reminded of that all the time. I am taking a week off in ... -- vt90 07/20/2020 10:49AM

You can take a day off when you're dead. ** -- Spud 07/20/2020 10:37AM

In that case, he shouldn't be working today. ** -- MP4VT2004 07/20/2020 10:39AM

That is funny stuff ... once you are done with it anyway ...

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