Last weekend at Burke. well...not really.

This weekend I did not attend practicum at Burke. Instead, I returned home to get work done on my car and the NYS vehicle inspection. Sitting here at the computer gave me a good idea on what to blog about, days off. Employees and managers both need days off. Days of rest are very important on a personal and business level because they help prevent job burn out and encourage higher productivity. Job burn out means that an employee can become disgruntled when working too many hours over and over again. This eventually results in lower productivity and lower customer satisfaction. This is bad in all job settings, but especially bad in the ski resort industry. Let's say a lift mechanic is working 10-16 hour days 7 days a week. Sooner or later that employee will begin to resent upper management and not perform his or her task(s) to their fullest potential. This could result in a lift breaking down or even worse, a massive casulty incident at a resort as result from poor maintenence and fatigue. Days off are important to both an employee and manager because the human body and spirit needs a days rest at least 1 day a week. This benefits the employee because it keeps them in happy spirits and most of all, safe. A manager benefits from days off because they can rest then come back to work with a clear head ready to tackle the next challenge. Guests benefit from this because they can be assured they are safe when using equipment at a ski resort (lifts, terrain park, facilities, etc). This is also sustainable because the human body needs rest in order to keep performing to it's highest potential.