Your Life and Business

Mike was sitting beside the window looking at the ocean and enjoying his breakfast of fried eggs with ham and bagel. It was his third day on holiday in Southern California . Great weather, fantastic food, and an excellent hotel made him happy.

Emily had just finished checking her appointments for the next day – it had been a very busy working day at the end of the year. She looked through the window and saw hundreds of starry snowflakes ...

“Actually, I wanted to leave earlier today,” Emily said looking at her watch “it’s 17h30… John is still having a meeting with Ron. If John comes …” She frowned and sighed fixing her eyes on her watch again: “Why should work always come first?”

Helen entered the conference room where Ron and John were listening to Peter’s presentation on napping. “Sorry, I am late,” Helen said as she took her seat near Ron. Being the HR manager she was glad to use every opportunity to learn more about employees’ concerns.

It had taken John only 30 minutes, to collect his bags and clear customs; and he was now on his way home. It was the last day of his holiday, and he’d arrived back to a beautiful sunny day. John had the window down in his car to keep him awake after his long flight; and he knew it would be a long day ahead because, later, he wanted to go to the office and meet his team.