Suspicious Minds

You know that saying about vacations and work - it goes something along the lines of ‘when you get back from vacation you’ll feel refreshed and invigorated and re-energized about work’? I’m calling bullhonkey on that. I don’t think I’ve ever got back from somewhere peaceful, tranquil, relaxing, and sunny and thought gosh, I sure am glad I’m back at work instead of hiking through a forest or sitting on a beach. I chalk this lie up to workplace propaganda. The same faceless force that tells me that stock options are good, that my opinions are valued, or that the lunch room coffee isn’t just Folgers Crystals. When I get back from vacation, all I can think about is how much happier I’d be if I could stay in the forest or on the beach for a long, long time. Now I know why people end up traveling to Costa Rica and open up a surf motel and stay there.