Early career, that’s exactly what I did. As I earned more PTO, it became possible to have a summer decompress vacation, then just time to chill (even just 2, maybe 3 days) around holidays.

It can be pretty mind numbing to be at work with no one around. If you depend on other people to get stuff done, even more so.

If you have work you can do on your own, however, it’s a fantastic time to catch up / get ahead without distractions.