Deal FOMO

I’m headed for Sante Fe tomorrow for a short trip with Sophia’s parents. We didn’t want to plan two vacations so close to each other as we just got got back from Japan a few weeks ago, but Sophia’s parents already had this trip booked and we thought we’d tag along in lieu of visiting Baltimore.

Admittedly, I feel a bit guilty taking so much time off recently. It almost feels like that I’m slacking. I feel a bit of a responsibility to my team and company to do more right now, especially given the circumstances of the last 18 months.

On top of that, I have this weird phenomenon from working this job that I call it Deal FOMO. In other words, it’s the fear that I’ll have missed work opportunities when I’m on vacation. I have this irrational fear that I’ll miss an amazing deal or opportunity because I’m taking some time off.

I’ve done a decent job curtailing it recently, but it comes up from time to time. In actuality, it never really happens as I’ve got an amazing team covering for me and in this age of being connected, I’ll be available for high profile items anyways. But yet, it still comes up from time to time.

It is summer and I know I need to relax a bit. I do work my ass off when I am working and I get a lot done. I need to not feel guilty for taking time off. Lots of people are traveling right now and I do need to take advantage of the slower times at work to go out, spend time with people I don’t see often, and just enjoy life.

There’ll be plenty of time to grind work for weeks on end in the future.