I’ve always been the kind of person who needs to plan everything in advance.
“Spontaneous trip”? Not my style.
But today, I actually broke this habit.
My sister suddenly asked me: “Wanna go on a short trip to Korea?”
My first reaction was to say no. Not because I don’t have money, but because I thought—
I’m a full-time employee now, how could I just take leave and travel like that? My sense of responsibility told me I shouldn’t.
But then I thought again. My coworkers often call in for leave so casually, sometimes with the simple reason of “not in the mood.”
The truth is, the company can run perfectly fine without me. I don’t need to think of myself as so important. Once I realized that, I felt a lot lighter.
(The reason I think this way is because I am the one who arranges the work schedule for the entire company. If one thing is not done well, it will affect the entire situation and even drag down other colleagues.)
Actually, my company’s work environment is pretty nice. There’s no harsh hierarchy, even if seniors make mistakes, I can point it out (whether they change or not is another story, haha).
But still, on my days off, I sometimes can’t sleep because I’m “not tired enough,” and on workdays, I wake up earlier than my alarm. The internet says it’s anxiety, but I never checked—I feel like it’s mostly psychological.
Since I just got my 20 days of paid leave in September, I figured… why not? Go out, relax, eat, drink, and just enjoy life.
Maybe that’s the best choice for me right now.
So, Korea— I’m Cominggggg!
After I promised my sister, she booked the flight without saying anything, and she didn’t even offer a free refund, hahahaha, she must be afraid that I would regret it 🤣