Dave, At 17:25 04/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Avery: > >I think you're going to have to be candid with your leaders. Surely >they are smart enough to know you can't work 7 days a week. I know >the problem in academia is that many of the teachers do work 7 days a >week during the school year, but then they get long breaks between >semesters. You on the other hand have to keep trucking 12 months a >year. I think they can understand this. I'm not so sure about that last statement. In the last few years I've had the same conversation when discussing projects for the next week. Me, "...of course, next week is a short week with the holiday..." He, "What holiday?" Me, "Memorial Day" (for example). These "academics" who have never worked a job which only had 2 weeks vacation, forsooth, never had less than THREE MONTHS vacation per year ALL THEIR LIVES have a real hard time conceptualizing the value of even one day off. A holiday is just another day in the middle of an extended time off. Working stiffs know the value of a day off. Just compare what YOU did during spring break vs: what THEY did. Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, IA Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...
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