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The Importance of a Break Away Work

There is clearly an argument for taking a proper break away work to clear your mind. Holidays can help to avoid burn out, which is good for both employees and for employers. Some banks demand employees are away for two straight weeks precisely so those employees have to hand over their task to some one else. The idea came about after one of the big swindles of the past decade or so when jerome carvel hid enormous losses in an elaborate fraud. Part of the way he did that was always being at his desk. He never went on holiday because he had to cover up his tracks. And so that's what regulators want to avoid. Yei men, there can be an argument

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