Weeks off work

[putter65]

A question for people who work.

What do you do on your weeks off ?

I'm off this week. I always try and do things to keep myself occupied. But I usually end up either playing golf with my Dad or going to cinema by myself. The weather is crap this week so can't play golf that much.

Last week I was looking forward to this week, thinking of all the things I could do. When it arrives my plans tend to disapear and I find myself getting bored. One of my problems is I don't drive. Loads of places I wouldn't mind seeing but I can't get to.

Money is not a problem, it's motivation to drag myself into doing something. I'm thinking of going on a bike ride to the coast tommorrow. At least it's something to do.

 

[Lost Drifter]

Last week I was looking forward to this week, thinking of all the things I could do. When it arrives my plans tend to disapear and I find myself getting bored. One of my problems is I don't drive. Loads of places I wouldn't mind seeing but I can't get to.

I hear you on that, before my leave I have 101 things I want to do but once it starts I find myself bored, lonely and restless. I’ve got two weeks free in mid-April which I may use to visit the US by myself and see what the job/housing situation is like over there but if that doesn’t happen then I don’t know what else to do. Could always learn to drive I suppose!

 

[In a lonely place]

I'm the same. Always looking forward to the hols, thinking of visiting places, visiting people, doing stuff - then the week comes and I just veg out at home.
I may visit a couple of people and go out once or twice, but nothing like I imagined.

 

[putter65]

Last week I was looking forward to this week, thinking of all the things I could do. When it arrives my plans tend to disapear and I find myself getting bored. One of my problems is I don't drive. Loads of places I wouldn't mind seeing but I can't get to.

I hear you on that, before my leave I have 101 things I want to do but once it starts I find myself bored, lonely and restless. I’ve got two weeks free in mid-April which I may use to visit the US by myself and see what the job/housing situation is like over there but if that doesn’t happen then I don’t know what else to do. Could always learn to drive I suppose!

I get 7 weeks off a year which is quite alot. I'm glad to be away from work.

I've been on one holiday in 23 years. That was a 4 day holiday in 2000 with my brother and his family. Don't have anybody to go with, that's the problem. There doesn't seem any point in going somewhere by myself.

 

[Sci-Fi]

I usually get one week a year off (supposed to get two) and I spend that at my mom's doing nothing but sleeping in and playing video games.

 

[blackdot]

I always hate when i have 3 or more days straight off from work. Sitting at home twiddling my thumbs waiting to go back to work. Normally by the 3rd day I am curled up on the couch crying.

 

[putter65]

I always hate when i have 3 or more days straight off from work. Sitting at home twiddling my thumbs waiting to go back to work. Normally by the 3rd day I am curled up on the couch crying.

I went cycling, nearly killed myself. Legs are dropping off !

I never look forward to work !

 

[blackdot]

Work is my social life though.
I would go cycling but not until I can find someone to date. My bike stays in the back bedroom.

 

[AFrozenSoul]

I take it easy on my weeks off. I tend to sleep for most of them. Generally the only thing I do that gets me out of the house is buying booze and/or food. As well as working out.

I think too many people pressure others into being stressed out during vacation time. When you look at traveling. It is as stressful, if not more stressful than working. Plus what do most people do? They lie around on a beach, get drunk, and have ***. So I have to wonder why I need to leave my house to do that? I could just lie around my place and do the same thing. Only not spend thousands of dollars.

So I say unwind and be lazy.

 

[putter65]

Work is my social life though.
I would go cycling but not until I can find someone to date. My bike stays in the back bedroom.

Where do you work ?

I work in a small grocery shop. I'm like you, it's where I get to talk to people, mostly customers. That's the best part of the job.

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I take it easy on my weeks off. I tend to sleep for most of them. Generally the only thing I do that gets me out of the house is buying booze and/or food. As well as working out.

I think too many people pressure others into being stressed out during vacation time. When you look at traveling. It is as stressful, if not more stressful than working. Plus what do most people do? They lie around on a beach, get drunk, and have ***. So I have to wonder why I need to leave my house to do that? I could just lie around my place and do the same thing. Only not spend thousands of dollars.

So I say unwind and be lazy.

People do boast about their holidays. And Spain isn't interesting enough anymore so they go to Turkey or somewhere else. All they seem to do on these holidays, like you say, is get pissed !

 

[blackdot]

I'm in a test center for a major telecom company. i only see the people at work and they don't really talk to me much but at least I am seeing people which is more than at home.

 

[Lost Drifter]

I would go cycling but not until I can find someone to date. My bike stays in the back bedroom.

Damn right brother...nothing better than a relaxing bike ride when someone else is peddling

 

[putter65]

I'm in a test center for a major telecom company. i only see the people at work and they don't really talk to me much but at least I am seeing people which is more than at home.

It's impossible for me to be quiet at work. If I am, somebody will say something within 5 minutes. 'what's wrong with you ?'

Most of the customers know me and they say 'hi' and chat to me. Some come to my till on purpose and ignore the others. I do enjoy chatting to these people. But once I am home, I withdraw back to my normal self.

 

[blackdot]

People think I'm strange so they avoid talking to me much. They have a habit of forgetting I am even over here since I am outside the group square.