Sentences with phrase «vacation working on»

I volunteered that I'd spent the vacation working on a project but it wasn't exactly painting.

Not exact matches

Walton also recently donated 3.7 million of her Walmart shares to the family's nonprofit and put her Texas ranches — one a working horse ranch, the other a luxurious vacation spot — on the market for a combined $ 48 million.

Not only do you have money, time, sex, work, family, kids, vacations, etc., but then on top of those basics you also have money for the company, time for the company, your individual relationships with the company.

During my sabbatical, I learned some valuable lessons about how to use your time on vacation and be more productive once you come back to work.

I work on vacations.

If we also add scheduled time for exercise, meditation (even 10 minutes a day), and grocery store trips instead of running to the vending machine, we can take the wellness we pay attention to while on vacation back to work with us.

, fitness breaks legitimized in the work schedule, requiring all employees to take a substantial part of their vacation time off, turning off email while on vacation, providing paid parental leave for new parents and encouraging both mothers and fathers to take advantage with no adverse career impact, paid time off for volunteer activities, and more.

But when allowed to set their own pace, taking fewer vacations and working on weekends, they could accept it because it was their choice, Michel explained in the summer issue of The Sociological Quarterly, where her study was published.

The NYT reported that employees had to work late, on weekends, and even during their vacations.

The months work the same way, and you can find out which months are the best for you to go on vacation.

«We have a vacation email tool, because the worst thing that people do is to go on vacation and try to stay busy, connected to work,» Huffington said.

«My father always said, going to work should be like going on vacation, and then you'll never work a day in your life.»

That means you need to pick a peer group with a time commitment and schedule that works best for you while giving you the flexibility you need to meet the other demands on your time like taking vacations and attending board meetings.

Finally, have some sacrosanct times when you're with your kids or on vacation when you turn your work phone off, but can be reached in emergencies by land line or personal cell, (the way things were before mobile work phones became ubiquitous).

If you go on vacation for two weeks, you'll come back to four weeks of work.

If there's no wiggle room on salary, check to see if there are other levers you can pull, like more vacation time, flexible work hours or better equipment, Wallaert said.

According to web conferencing company InterCall, 30 % of Americans using smartphones for work feel obliged to keep them on all the time, including on vacation.

If you go on vacation for one week, you'll come back to two weeks of work.

An April 2017 Glassdoor survey of 2,224 Americans found that 66 percent of them worked while on vacation.

Not only were consumers ditching their vacation plans as they lost jobs or faced uncertain employment, but the BP oil spill wrought additional havoc on the Gulf States, where his trips focus.

Aside from the 15 days of paid vacation the company already gives employees, it's now offering an extra $ 7,500 to each team member who agrees to not just go on vacation, but also to not work while he or she is away, and to completely disconnect for the duration of the holiday.

«People wonder if we are on vacation all the time, but we still work normal work hours,» says Dan.»

For $ 29 to $ 49 per user each month, LiquidPlanner can assist you in organizing hundreds of projects; it even calculates when you're likely to complete your work, based on availability, vacations, and other tasks.

According to a study, two - thirds of employees admitted to working while they were on vacation.

And numerous studies have found that U.S. workers leave vacation time on the table because they fear being perceived as dispensable, are addicted to their devices and dread work pileup upon their return.

Taking that time away from work can drastically vacationing can drastically increase our productivity by being able to reflect on a higher level that you usually wouldn't have the chance to do.

«You will also be able to add your car to the Tesla shared fleet just by tapping a button on the Tesla phone app and have it generate income for you while you're at work or on vacation, significantly offsetting and at times potentially exceeding the monthly loan or lease cost...

«What we've seen is that the economic climate has had a huge effect on people being willing to take vacations,» says Karen Sumberg, vice president and director of projects and communications at the Center for Work Life Policy.

Nearly 60 percent of U.S. employees check email regularly, take a work - related phone call or otherwise check in with the office while they are on vacation, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 American workers by Pertino, a cloud - based networking business in Los Gatos, Calif..

Van der Does, looking relaxed after returning from a vacation where he's been windsurfing, explains that unlike consumer - facing payment apps like Apple Pay, Adyen works on the back - end and is a business - to - business product.

If the prospect of working remotely from the comfort of your home, and saving enough money to afford an extra vacation or a down payment on that new car looks appealing, Amazon, Apple, Dell, and IBM (among other Fortune 500 companies below) are currently hiring remote workers.

«You will also be able to add your car to the Tesla shared fleet just by tapping a button on the Tesla phone app and have it generate income for you while you're at work or on vacation, significantly offsetting and, at times, potentially exceeding the monthly loan or lease cost,» he said.

In 2015, Walton donated 3.7 million of her Walmart shares to the family's nonprofit and put her Texas ranches — one a working horse ranch, the other a luxurious vacation spot — on the market for a combined $ 48 million.

Dan Schawbel, author of «Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success» says the photo makes her seem like she is on vacation while her staffers toil at work — an unfortunate message, he says, for someone who's done away with flexible schedules.

According to a 2014 Glassdoor survey, three out of five employees admit to doing work while on vacation.

s nonprofit and put her Texas ranches — one a working horse ranch, the other a luxurious vacation spot — on the market

Whether you're on vacation, traveling for work, or visiting friends, you most likely have something pressing on your mind.

While working on one of the Lake Erie vacation homes that are his bread - and - butter, he looked around at the nearly two dozen tradesman working on the site, from carpenters and plumbers to electricians.

We're starting to see companies put more emphasis on employee wellness and work / life balance — whether it's providing designated «nap rooms» for employees, encouraging them to take advantage of their vacation time or simply giving them more flexibility in their work schedules.»

Over at On Careers, Alison Green reminds us that if you're not busy at work, something's probably wrong — which means you should stop waiting for a non-busy time to take your vacation:

Then take a vacation, U / G to a Honda Civic, and work on something new.»

AND, I still can go out for nice dinners, go to sporting events, go on a week or two of vacation each year, go to shows, have nice clothes for work and casual events, drive a decent car, and afford home improvement projects on my house.

In that case, he said, «I reassure them that we originally built my vacation into our work plan — and everything will get done on time.»

A version of this article appears in print on July 5, 2012, on Page B5 of the New York edition with the headline: It Takes a Little Work To Take a Vacation.

Some oil workers have resorted to working odd jobs on the side, taking vacation to work abroad, or even selling their work uniforms - red overalls - for money to eat.

Her work - life balance involved weekends and later hours, and she even used her vacation days to work on the blog.

How can I afford to work less and go on vacation... for reals though.

I never took vacations but worked on my properties all in the pursuit of passive income.

I've also been able to take my job with me on vacation when needed, so it benefits the companies I work for.»

Get lots of vacation / stat holidays (5 + weeks) so sometimes I work on those days and get double income.