It’s finally happening! It seemed so far away when we booked the ticket back in January but here we are, waiting for our flight. This time we also get to enjoy the lounge, something we missed 4 years ago.

Mention in the office that you’ll take 2 weeks off and you get 2 kind of reactions. Some people think it’s cool and wish you a nice holiday, and some people raise their collective eyebrows and say that it’s way too long. Thankfully my boss belongs to the first group. Bless you Mr. Boss. I remember the last time I took a long (read: 2 weeks) holiday, the days leading to it were quite hectic as life trying to proof that Murphy’s law never failed. Desperate to clear all last minute stuff and making sure everything will be sort of taken care of while I was away, I opened an email that just popped in my mailbox. It was a short, 2-sentence email that said “you’ve been great help” and wished me a great holiday. Suddenly it was worth it. All the overtime and hard work that I’ve put in not only close to the holiday but since my first day in the company was suddenly worth it just by reading that email.

No such email this time but that single email makes me believe that there are still nice people in the corporate world that can appreciate other people’s hard work and not afraid to show it.