Wow, this thread is rocking!
Got back to Japan from England a few weeks ago and damn have I been punished for taking time off. It's shitty having a job where work just piles up if you're not there to do it. I am now completely exhausted, more than I was before I went away and I need a holiday
I did manage to renegotiate my contract though for more cash! 2 more days I'll have a couple of days off. Can't wait to just sit around doing nothing. Next holiday I take really needs to be one like that. In the last 5 years all my holidays have been for weddings, visiting family or other not so relaxing things. I really need some time just to vegetate.