How Do You Spend Your #DukeTimeOff?
Share photos of vacation, hobbies and passions and win prizes this summer
Today, Working@Duke is launching the #DukeTimeOff campaign to highlight the hobbies, excitement and big and small summer adventures that make up the lives of faculty and staff while they’re away from work over this summer.
From “staycations” to trips in our backyard of Durham or even around the world, we invite Duke employees to share a glimpse through photos into what fulfills their lives.
Take your best shot between May 18, 2015 and August 10, 2015 and share your photo.
Ways to participate:
- Share your picture using the #DukeTimeOff hashtag on Twitter or Instagram with a note about what you’re doing with your time away from work. Tag @WorkingAtDuke in your post on Twitter.
- Post a photo and caption on Working@Duke’s Facebook page.
- Share the picture via our online submission system.
The Working@Duke Editorial Team will award a prize every few weeks. These prizes include:
- An overnight stay with breakfast at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
- Lunch at the Washington Duke Inn’s Fairview Dining Room
- Duke-themed beach chairs from Duke Stores
We’ll also select three participants in August to receive summer prize packs. Each prize pack features a beach towel and water bottle from Duke Stores, bamboo travel utensils from Sustainable Duke and a pull string backpack and travel food container from Parking and Transportation Services.
All prizes will be awarded by a panel of Working@Duke staff judges based on creativity, originality and how it shows a personalized theme of #DukeTimeOff. To be eligible for prizes, photos must be taken between May 18, 2015 and August 10, 2015.
To keep an eye on photos as they come in via Twitter and Instagram, see this archive page. Help us spread the word about #DukeTimeOff by sharing this badge on social media.
Carol Retsch-Bogart, employee assistance counselor with Duke’s Personal Assistance Service, said time away from work allows for employees to reset their minds and provides context for the importance of work-life balance.
While a commitment to one’s work is important, people should indulge in a variety of passions, Retsch-Bogart said.
“Sometimes we fall into a trap of feeling like we have to be a workaholic in order to feel better about our job performance and what we offer our colleagues,” she said. “But the truth is that allowing ourselves to take time away from work reminds us about the other parts of our lives that are important, especially with family and friends.”