Top 10 Things NOT to Say Before or During Summer Vacation

For the next three weeks, I am going on vacation with my family. I’ll be checking my email and working part of the time, but I hope to spend the majority of my days with my kids and my extended family. My trusty assistant will make sure that all of our customers’ and writers’ phone calls are answered and that any documentation emergencies will be taken care of in my absence.

I’ve tried to take a handful of vacations throughout the years, most of which end up with me working full-time but from a remote location. This year, I’m really hoping that our excursion will be more vacation and less work than in the past. And with that in mind, I present you with the start of my Top 10 list of what NOT to say to me (or anyone, for that matter) before or during summer vacation:

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