I agree that the flexibility goes both ways. In your situation do you feel that the trip home at the end of your last day of work is work time or vacation time?
Never really considered it, if you mean my flight home after my vacation (but still part of my work trip as it is the return portion paid for by the company). I guess it is technically work time, and I have spent that travel time doing some work before.
If you mean if I was travelling back from that trip on the Thursday afternoon before going on holiday on the Friday, it is work, and I would do my best to ensure I was back in the home city (although not necessarily home, as my commute from office to home is over an hour) by 5pm.
I've flip flopped around to - this incarnation, I don't take a laptop away with me, don't have my cell on etc. One person (who I trust not to bother me with trivial stuff) has the name of the hotel in case of a real emergency (someone from the office dying type emergency, not 'where is the file'!) In previous jobs I have taken my lap top, and been happy to check emails once a day, etc. But again, give and take, they were good about me taking time whenever I wanted, in return I tried not to leave them unsupported. Plus if we did any part of work on holiday, we were allowed to use the VOIP on our laptops for personal use (not to mention I could watch DVDs on the flights - this was pre my iPhone!) . Hey, give and take right
