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"Lets worry about that after the first of the year."
I have heard that being said by countless managers and employees about every corporate initiative, idea or task imaginable. Basically in our company, and most places I have worked in my career, very little gets done during the last few weeks of December. It seems like most people are goofing off, on vacation, calling in sick with the blue flu, playing with the Internet (like me now!), or just postponing nearly every thing.
I wonder what impact that has on our countries economy and productivity.
Is there any two week period in the year that so little gets done?
I find it extremely frustrating on the other end. the last 2-3 weeks of December are a dead zone for getting any type of personal business done. The person you need is either out of the office, or is referred to someone out of the office, etc.Another reason I hate this time of year, any important issues are shelved until the second week of January, when people trickle back in.
I'm in purchasing so the vast majority of my vendors are closed the last week or so of the year, and the first few days of the new year. Personnel wise, there's always someone here so I'm lucky for that. Aviation is a 24/7 operation regardless of whatever holiday is happening.
All I can say is, Must Be Nice! Come work at a major deparment store the last few weeks in December; you won't be bored or have idle time to kill, I promise you!
Alot depends on the company. If it is year end, and you are trying to hit your numbers, then you are probably busting your butt. My wife's companies fiscal year ends in the summer I think so she is busy then. Now it is quiet.
I am in automotive, and last year at this time my program was kicking off so I was extremely busy up until the 18th or so. But that was just me. Others were either just as busy or had nothing to do. Depends on who is working on what. It sucks because everyone gets the next two weeks off on top of whatever vacation they have saved up so getting in touch with someone is a pain.
This year isn't bad. Unfortunately when the senior guys take off (they have twice as much vacation) their work gets handed down to me. But things have been slow in our neck of the woods obviously.
But for the most part, and most of my career, nothing gets done all year! kidding, mostly
The last two weeks of December are the busiest for us, since everyone is trying to get a loan for the holidays (sad, really). There's a lot of spending which means more lost cards, more fraud, more disputes and chargebacks, and more traffic in the offices.
My work is deadline driven. So it really doesn't matter if there are holidays, if I take sick or vacation days. I'm expected to make my deadlines. I don't want to find out what would happen if I miss a deadline. I have to get all my work done so that financial statements can be prepared for the Board meeting. I don't think the Board of Directors cares if I took time off or not. They expect the financials to be done on time.
Busy for the group that i work in. We have to ensure our servers(about 50 of them) are IP compliant.
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