Provided your workplace doesn’t enforce annual leave over this period here’s why:
1. the uninitiated consider you some kind of hero for bravely volunteering to hold the fort
2. every day is a late start and early finish
3. lunches are wetter than a Gabba test match
4. it’s the only time running a UV light over the toilets won’t blind you temporarily
5. HR has retreated to their cave to hang upside down until the new year
6. fresh air returns as the lingering stench of microwaved fish fades
7. you get to smash works’ air con, relieving pressure on your energy rebate
8. your workload may get as high as 2 emails a week but don’t fret as they are being sent from someone else in your position so no one’s adding that “urgent” label
9. you don’t need to make small chat about Cheryl’s cats
10. you don’t need to hear about Todd’s ice bath schedule
11. commute is breezy
12. No HAZMAT incidents coming from the communal fridge
13. you get to dump a whole heap of tasks you’ve delegated to your coworkers who drag their hides
through the door in January looking like they are coming to a wake
14. you get to use your annual leave when every pub isn’t packed, and the beaches are filled with cabana camps of screaming kids
It’s a top tier play.
Documenting the Human Zoo is thirsty work, so if you enjoyed what you read how about buying Belle a beer, ay?