Year Off Mugs

"Wow - Heavy, man"

The experienced backpacker.

"I figure if I was still employed, I wouldn’t get to spend all this time with you!"

"Hawaii, where are you folks going?"

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

Working Holiday

Man stood by signpost to 'here' or 'there'.

Very Difficult Conversations

"Hiring someone to replace me and then expecting me to train him just doesn't sit well with me."

"Yes, six to seven weeks is my life expectancy! Once I learned that, I thought, the hell with it, I'll stop working and start travelling..."

Time for vacation, time for work.

"Well, I'll miss him, but all his friends are backpacking Europe to herd sheep this summer, too."

'We'd just like to get away from all leading economic indicators for a while.'

'Next year I'm hiring a tank!'

"I’ve got to take this. It’s someone who isn’t obsessed with summer fun."

"I can hardly wait...TWO WHOLE weeks without having to deal with mindless e-mails, incessant interruptions, boring meetings...."

"You're a great team player - so we're trading you."

Job satisfaction comes from doing what you enjoy, without the boss finding out.

Off to see the world

Temporarily Unavailable

I travelled to get away from it all. All I got away from was my luggage.

Where cartoon characters go on holiday...

"Is there an option to make my out-of-office message permanent?"

Energy saving mode

"I'm going to patronize India for my gap year, where are you going?"

"Actually, I hear my boss. I'm on a working vacation."

Holiday Adventures - Off the beaten path.

'It's my own fault. I never upgraded my skills. I was replaced by a man half my age with a more advanced smartphone and hundreds of productive apps.'

'They're alright if you like Charlie Chaplin inflight movies.'

It was Wilbur's first vacation in 17 years.

'Why not take some time off after high school...travel a bit...get a job...make some money...pay your own way through college.'

'Tell me about your gap year, Mr, Van Winkle,'

"I'd like to spend a year abroad before getting tied to quill and parchment."

Stress Clinic: 'Stepped out to smell the roses.'