tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834487432650309823.post2013068185784377715..comments2008-08-20T14:21:46.586-04:00Experiencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863885619501269926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834487432650309823.post-21161960694351071812008-08-20T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post! Sad to hear you are leaving the blogosphere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834487432650309823.post-84568946564829160012008-08-19T14:18:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:18:00.000-04:00Dear Anon,<BR/>The office will start becoming busy again around the 25th as most people re-enter between the 25th and September 1- after which, if you work in financial services (which I do) we start to see a tremendous influx of submissions (requests for New Policies) as well as renewals for 12/31 as most companies like to buy their insurance at the end of their fiscal year (or in the states- at the end of a quarter). Europe in general is closed down in August- I think that Italy and Spain are a little extreme with the closing though. I find it irksome, being an American and used to working year round though, because you go from one extreme (50-60 hour weeks) to the other (NOTHING TO DO ALLLL DAY LONG) in literally the course of 2 days!Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038298575061149717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834487432650309823.post-7177185638587164102008-08-19T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:29:00.000-04:00When does the office start becoming busy again in Italy? And isn't Europe in general closed down during the month of August?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com