... [O]ffices in the US will close at the end of the business day on Friday, December 23, and will open again on Tuesday, January 3. We all know the value of unencumbered time off--no Lotus Notes, no conference calls, no meetings, no deadlines--when almost everyone in the Firm can really "shut down." So, you can start planning now for an extended break in December!
I'm thinking of tacking on a few days of vacation time at the beginning and at the end of that period so I can take a nice two-week vacation.
Schweet.