/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.6827419]

Hey Seagulls,
Do you prefer a day off before a con to relax and get everything ready, or do you prefer a day off after a con to unpack and relax before going back to work?

[Anonymous No.6827421]

After- I am waaaay more tired after a con than after pre-con prep.

[Anonymous No.6827445]

Both.

[Anonymous No.6827463]

After. I'm way too tired after a con to transition back to real life.

Same goes for any social event ever.

[Anonymous No.6827476]

I've always worked with "day off before" but never after, at least not yet. Usually local cons I just sleep in at home the day after. Otherwise for non-local cons, I want to get there the day before the con to check-in, prepare, relax a bit, and do some sight-seeing. And because I try to save a bit of money, I skip out on staying at the hotel the day after.

[Anonymous No.6827480]

I prefer to hug that kitty cat.

[Anonymous No.6827508]

After. That's when it all hits you.

[Anonymous No.6827536]

I got spoiled, so I take both off. It's the lines and body fatigue that I'm trying to avoid. Checking in/out on Thur and Mon means no con attendee lines, no hot smelly lobby, no 15 min elevator wait, better parking options or valet service, no traffic, and you can walk to pre reg at the crack of dawn on Fri (thur evening also has very long lines) and get through in < 30 minutes. Plus, after walking what feels like 1,000,000 miles in heavy outfits and crazy shoes, being back at work Monday morning is pretty harsh.

[Anonymous No.6828045]

>>6827419
Day after, con hangover be crazy nigs.

[Harley !!Ocs2iA9hfoy No.6828067]

>Implying I get a day off before or after a con
>Implying all the cons I go to aren't for work.

[Anonymous No.6828078]

Ideally both.

If I have to choose one, day off before the con. I like to be able to pack, get everything ready and get in a good night of sleep before the con. I'm less stressed at the convention and it makes for a happier weekend.

[Anonymous No.6828086]

>>6828067
Bish, i hate you. I'm super jelly.

[Harley !!Ocs2iA9hfoy No.6828090]

>>6828086
>Jelly that I'm stuck behind a booth for the entire con and can't go to any panels, gatherings, or sometimes can't even shop around because we're too busy.

It ain't nothing to be jealous about.

[Anonymous No.6828105]

>>6828090
Ouch. Well nvm then.
Here have a cat snuggle.

[Anonymous No.6828110]

i get a friday saturday sunday off


to go to the con


that's it
if i'm lucky

#managingacorporateretailstoreproblems

[Anonymous No.6828118]

i don't have a job, be jelly. aah the joys of debilitating irreparable compression nerve damage

[Moe !HgDmQWBGxE No.6828172]

I would like to have a day before or after but being in retail, sometimes that doesn't work out. When I went to Otakon last year (drove from Orlando, FL), I worked the day before we left but my manager made sure to schedule me at 6 am and to be off by 4 pm so I could rest before leaving at 4 am to begin the drive.

[Anonymous No.6828187]

>>6827480
Something about seal-point cats, man.

[Anonymous No.6828206]

>>6828187
mightyneed.jpg

[Anonymous No.6828215]

I usually do before, and just request a late shift on the Monday after.

I've only taken one Monday off, and that's because I was so stressed out from everything going wrong that I literally stayed home and cried....

[Anonymous No.6828252]

I always take off Thursday and Monday for traveling and checking in/checking out. Gave up on that "leave Sunday night, work on Monday" crap years ago, it's a sucker's game.

Fortunately, have a job that allows a decent number of vacation days, so it works out.

[TheSnowMan !CXowQdGxzc No.6828477]

Depends. If I worked say, 40-50 hours before the convention, I won't mind taking a Thursday or a Monday off. If my hours were less than 40, I would work Thursday or Monday.