First week back to work . . .

So many of us returned to work after long holiday vacations - don't you just love what you walk back into?!? It seems like the folks who are out of paid leave days, who have to work when the rest of us are off, always have lots of "presents" for us on a desks the day we return. Have you ever returned to your office to find your desk piled high with "stuff"? The desk was cleared off before leaving . . . how could this much stuff uniquely require your attention "when he gets back"?

Follow this theory I'm working on . . . the first 2 days back is "attack the pile" and by the morning of the 3rd day, you figure normalcy should return. This may be true if you're at the top layer of the food chain where you work . . . but we all know there's always some folks higher up, or who have more senority. . . who have more paid leaves available . . . who manage to take a few more days off than you . . . who begin to return to work beginning about the time you just thought you were getting caught up . . .

Don't have a fancy name for this theory yet . . . suggestions welcome . . . as are any examples of testimonials you may wish to share that prove the theory.