Enjoying the Holidays, Revised
Last year, I wrote about enjoying the holidays, and what it requires:
Before Christmas comes, make sure you’ve finished everything.
Because they’re so close to each other, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be working on the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Which is a good thing, because this is a rare oppurtunity to enjoy a week or so with no deadlines to meet.
So finish everything due next year, before the Holidays arrive. Burn the midnight oil if necessary. Because these rest days are meant to be enjoyed. Savor the free time, sleep in, bum around and/or spend quality time with friends and loved ones. [emphasis mine]
But then I realized that there’s no need to work for what’s due next year, particularly on projects that were set up before Christmas came along. I honestly think it’s an unreasonable client who expects freelancers to submit something on January 2, because this means that they’re expecting the contract worker to work during the holidays. But you can’t really blame this kind of employer if they manage to find someone willing to work for them.
I guess I should revise my advice on enjoying the holidays. It still involves doing nothing between Christmas and New Year’s. On top of that however, freelancers should avoid taking projects that force them to work during the holidays in the first place.
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