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13. If they can, they stay local for the holidays, which frees up a lot of vacation days.

13. If they can, they stay local for the holidays, which frees up a lot of vacation days.

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“My family is local, so I’m lucky that I can do this. Yeah, it sucks when you’re the only one in the office during that dead week between Christmas and New Year’s, but it means you have more days available throughout the year, when tickets are less expensive — and schedules are more flexible.”

—Marnie Schwartz