Our boss is stuck in a hurricane (literally). Heck of a time for a trip to Mexico. From what I hear, she's safe and is doing some reporting for NPR on the storm. But to her credit, until she got the call to put on the reporter's cap she was in full-tilt vacation mode. No late night emails to the office, no "just checking in" phone calls. Apparently that's a rarity in cubicle-land. There's this story in the Wall Street Journal today about a boss who pre-recorded a "just checking in" voicemail message to an employee, and set it to deliver while he was on an African safari. (Shortly after, that boss was looking for a new marketing manager.) From the article:

...many executives not only limit themselves to breaks of just a few days, they also continue to check in with employees and issue directives from yachts, beaches and mountain resorts.... Those executives who can't disengage from the office and delegate authority undermine employees' confidence to make decisions and be creative.

I think all of us in this office are pretty good about vacationing (barring natural disasters). But who hasn't dealt with a boss who can't let go while they're on holiday. Any bad boss on vacation horror stories out there?