ShovelI always dread the day after a conference, coming back to the office with piles of things left for you to do.

  • Returning voicemails (I hate voicemails!)
  • Returning emails that had to wait until I got in the office
  • Going through mail
  • Handling billing things
  • Sending out proposals
  • And so on...

This year, SES NY, didn't turn out too well. It started on Passover. So I had to be away from the office for a full week. Sunday night through Friday afternoon. That is just killer! Even for a guy who is incredibly mobile equipped. I did cheat, I came into the office at nights and sometimes in the AM before heading to the conference (if I woke up early enough).

Typically, a conference like SES NY, starts on a Monday and ends on a Thursday afternoon. This time it started Tuesday and ended on Friday afternoon - most likely to give those who observe Passover, one more day.

So instead of coming back to the office on a Friday, you come back on a Monday.

I spoke to a few people about this and they all preferred coming back on a Monday. It gives them the weekend to recover from the late night parties and the conference and catching up on work.

In any event, even though I spent a lot of the weekend catching up. There are still things that must wait until the work week to follow up on.