Dear babby,
What's your stance on vacation time? Should it be saved up and used for a big trip/holiday, or taken as random mid-week breaks throughout the year?
vacation time is something i'm very bad at taking - both because working became a coping mechanism instead of drinking when covid hit and also because my jobs before tech (restaurant cook, college administrator) were very stingy if not downright hostile about taking time off. this is something i've been actively working on in therapy (and having a supportive team and leadership helps). i say all of this to lay it all on the table: i am not good at work/life balance but i'm actively working on getting better at it. so basically i'm only at the preliminary stages of having a stance on vacation time.
THAT BEING SAID
do what makes you feel good, not what you think your team will feel good about – if they're a good team, they'll care more about your rest vs. you making a project take a day or a few weeks longer. and if they're bad and colossal babies about it, consider it petty revenge.