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You are here: Home / Featured Home / Back from vacation: Making re-entry painless as possible

Back from vacation: Making re-entry painless as possible

July 16, 2018 By Jennifer Azara

Sun, fun … then back to your desk. Amazing how quickly that vacation high ends when you return to work!

But at the same time, getting back into the groove can be slow-going.

Before you go, after you’re backOverwhelmed Office Worker

Fortunately there are some steps you can take before you leave and after you return to make post-vacation re-entry easier and more productive. Consider sharing these with your team as well:

  • Make your to-do list work for you. One of the last things to do before you leave? Make a thorough to-do list for your first days or even week back. You’ll likely be in a bit of a vacation haze when you return – this list will jog your memory.
  • Pick a quick win. At the top of that to-do list? One of your easier or more interesting projects that needs to be completed. It will give you an early and painless win.
  • Go big. Here’s one for before you leave the office for vacation: Begin a large project that requires some creative thinking. You’ll be surprised when you get back how many creative solutions bubbled up while you took time away.
  • Don’t be so literal with that out-of-office message. Maybe you can’t hide out for a couple of extra days, but consider leaving your out-of-office email on for the first day (or half-day) you’re back. That’ll let you catch up a bit.

(Adapted in part from “What to Do Before a Vacation to Make Sure Coming Back to Work Isn’t Pure Agony,” by Corinne Purtill, at qz.com)

Filed Under: Featured Home, Life Balance Tagged With: post-vacation, re-entry, vacation, work life balance

About Jennifer Azara

“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.” -- Amy Poehler, Actress
 
I’m thrilled to have recently joined Progressive Women’s Leadership in the role of Managing Editor. I’ve worked as a writer and editor for more than 18 years, covering a variety of “beats” from CFOs to warehouse workers. But this is the one I’m most excited about. The key to editorial success is to be in constant contact with your audience – find out what info they need, what keeps them up at night. Then work tirelessly to give them that with every story. I want our site to be the first resource you go to when you have a challenge at work. This bossy woman is ready to get down to business!

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