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[st00ka]

Lightweight!

I'm flying to Barcelona for the Sonar Festival on the Wednesday, flying home Sunday night, going to work Monday and Tuesday, doing Glasto, going to work on the Tuesday and then fly out to Croatia for the Garden Festival the next day.

[disasterplan]

Never done it before. My first three were all done as holidays, so no issues there, and last year was my first since moving here. Took some annual leave and went back to work on the Wednesday. It was okay but a bit of a struggle to the next weekend!

[MissB]

JEEZ!!

This year, like last year I will be driving just 20 mins from the farm and staying in Yeovil before spending Tues at the Tor and Challice Well... then I'm driving home Tues evening showered and chilled out.

But I have booked off the rest of thre week anyway, my work allows me to buy an extra 2 days leave from Jan and Feb pay packets so I always do it and use them for festivals in the summer  

[billandben]

Try going back to work Monday morning  

[goldfishboy]

working the tuesday's ok, i'd definitely rather not though!

once i got up at the crack of dawn on a monday at A.N. Other festival to get the train into london and went straight to work, definitely not recommended... (especially cos people with bongos on our campsite had kept me awake half the night singing racist songs)

[lizki]

I've been back at work one the Tuesday - 1st day in a new job - Not my most productive week ever. I don't recommend it - but it's doable at a push

Since that week, I've taken more time off though - much better.

[Josie's Cat]

ramragon, on Apr 9 2010, 09:41 AM, said:

couldnt imagine anything worse than that scenario, monday morning teaching after several days in a field. sure the kids would respect you for it though

They will probably show their respect by pissing about, sensing their teacher's weakened and pitiful state.  

Depends what kind of work you have to do really. If it's sweating in a kitchen chopping offal, it will probably be horrid. Same with air traffic control or prison warding.

But if it's answering a few phone calls or replying to a couple of emails, then it will be fine. Just adjust your dose accordingly.

You will be tired and feeling hungover anyway, may as well get paid for it.

[Langdale Wolf]

I've booked the Monday and Tuesday off work.  There are some World Cup games over those days.  Huzzah!!

[NeilVJ]

Langdale Wolf, on Apr 9 2010, 01:22 PM, said:

I've booked the Monday and Tuesday off work.  There are some World Cup games over those days.  Huzzah!!

I'm off the Tuesday as well and intend to spend it watching the highlights on Glasto on my sky plus and then watching a couple of world cup games. Damm I'm looking forward to it already.
I guess I could go back to work on the Tues but as I'd be a waste of space its easier to book it off

[Toilet Duck]

The Nal, on Apr 9 2010, 12:08 PM, said:

Think Ive done it every time Ive been, and thats including a flight etc.

My advice would be to man up and grow a pair of balls.

  

...flights included I've never been back to work later than tuesday...last year I had a meeting on the monday morning that I couldn't switch so I went in almost straight from the airport...no worries at all...

[Mel & Claire]

Adster, on Apr 9 2010, 12:07 PM, said:

I've gone to work on the Tuesday for the last 3 years.  No big deal, just a bit tired after spending most of Monday travelling.

The Nal, on Apr 9 2010, 12:08 PM, said:

My advice would be to man up and grow a pair of balls.

These. In 08 I started a new job on the Tuesday. I was fine. maybe a little tired from the traveling, but it didn't affect me at all/. And it was my first proper full time job as well, not just a part time one.

[MrZigster]

I am so very fortunate that I can book my leave in advance and it has, bar one week, always been honoured (though, for some unfathomable reason, they are about to do away with this kind of flexibility, the idiots, I'm sure they are trying to piss people off so that they leave without waiting for redundancy).

I always book the week either side of the festival. A week to pack and start partying. A week to wind down.

Plus an extra week this year for the World Cup.

Phone in sick kloot. It won't be a lie. If you have done it right you should be genuinely exhausted.

[hazey_jane]

Urgh.  We've not only got to be back at work on the Tuesday, but we've also got to get over to Dover and get back over the Channel, with the other half driving all the way.  We've got to decide if we'd be better off leaving after the last act, or doing as we've done the last few years and stopping en route for a break somewhere or leaving at about 4 and trying to head over then.

[lord stradmor]

I'm back at my workstation 9am Monday.

So thats get trolleyed Friday, get trolleyed Saturday, spend Sunday on a mixture of healthy foodstuffs and juices, pack car, back to enjoy Stevie Wonder sober, and off site at 11.30pm.


You could of course leave enough psychoactive stimulants at home to last until the following friday and then collapse.

I'd never do a thing like that though.

[musiclove123]

In my experience working the week after Glastonbury is awful, you feel like a zombie. It's best to get a few days off to recover but if you can't just grin and bear it-you know it won't be good. Try to speak to as little people as possible lol

[Josie's Cat]

I read that as 'try to speak to little people if possible'

There's a verrrry small bloke down our road, but his grumpiness is diametrically opposed to his size, so speaking to him on any sort of comedown would probably be shit.

[Phil-itfc]

last year I went to work on Tuesday and had no problems tiredness wise as I slept 15 hours and got nice strong coffee in the morning. I did sit at my desk thinking what the hell am I doing in this corporate wasteland when 48 hours previously I'd been having a carefree time of my life.

[Richk109]

I started off booking one day off, then two, then three.

Finally bit the bullet and just booked the whole week after off.

If I feel human by the Thursday I can always just go in !

[rexclark]

There's no way I'll be back at work on the Tuesday, Wednesday for me.

[goldfishboy]

i am a fool who just agreed to work on the tuesday...    

but at least i'll get paid for feeling like shit, right?