> First, it's not "outside of work". What was described _is_ work.
Then even worse -- I want to be working during the workday, and living my life outside of that. Not working for ten-day stretches, unless there's an external deadline to meet and there's simply no choice.
> Second, it's 10 days out of the year, not 365.
The post says it's 10 days a day "several times a year" -- assuming that's 4-5 times, that's an entire two months away from my normal life, which I enjoy too much to give up a whole sixth of it.
> not meant to replace or displace any other recharging you might engage in
Then, once again, no thanks -- going 10 days without any recharging with my friends/family is simply not my idea of a good time.
> maybe work with people you could consider friends?
That's the thing about work -- your coworkers are generally chosen for you, based on their professional skills -- not chosen by you, for their personalities.
If you become close personal friends with some of them over time, then that's wonderful. But how on earth are you going to expect someone to take a job somewhere where their coworkers are friends? That would be an incredibly privileged position to be in, which very few people are lucky enough to be in. If that's your case, then I'm very happy for you, but don't extrapolate to most of us.
Then even worse -- I want to be working during the workday, and living my life outside of that. Not working for ten-day stretches, unless there's an external deadline to meet and there's simply no choice.
> Second, it's 10 days out of the year, not 365.
The post says it's 10 days a day "several times a year" -- assuming that's 4-5 times, that's an entire two months away from my normal life, which I enjoy too much to give up a whole sixth of it.
> not meant to replace or displace any other recharging you might engage in
Then, once again, no thanks -- going 10 days without any recharging with my friends/family is simply not my idea of a good time.
> maybe work with people you could consider friends?
That's the thing about work -- your coworkers are generally chosen for you, based on their professional skills -- not chosen by you, for their personalities.
If you become close personal friends with some of them over time, then that's wonderful. But how on earth are you going to expect someone to take a job somewhere where their coworkers are friends? That would be an incredibly privileged position to be in, which very few people are lucky enough to be in. If that's your case, then I'm very happy for you, but don't extrapolate to most of us.