I&#x27;ve always been one to take full advantage of my vacation, since I don&#x27;t define myself by my work. Everyone looks forward to the weekend, right? Then why not take a few vacation days to make your weekend longer, or 2 weeks off to totally refresh?<p>Downside is that one time I was &quot;let go&quot; while out of the country and told I didn&#x27;t need to come back to the office. I guess sometimes the vacation days in your contract are more of a threat than a perk.