I'm not exactly sure why every time that I plan time off from work for vacation it seems like I am working double time in order to take a couple of days. I am sure that the rest of you have experienced this same thing.  I don't understand because your work load should be the same really, right? Maybe others around you freek out that you will not be there so they ask more of you? The one thing I am sure of is that no one is going to do my work while I'm gone. So, why does it just not spread out over a couple of weeks instead it seems like it all falls into the couple of days before the vacation? I guess that must just be the price we pay for taking time off.