“After a cold, snowy winter and a soaked spring, Chicagoans naturally want to enjoy the summer sun and warmth. Ask any professional trying to get some work done.
Weekends bookended with ghost-town offices, overreliance on mobile technology, last-minute vacation days and colleagues sneaking out to afternoon Cubs games add up to summer work frustrations. With so many people on vacation, or just mentally absent, decisions don’t get made, projects bog down, phone calls go unreturned and appointments are canceled at the last minute.”