Gone 2 weeks, then having 2 weeks off... or combining it with another week or two off over transition for three to four weeks off makes it very doable for my fam..... we travel and vacation several times a year without ever using vacation time....

Using the first and last day for paid travel to/from work with real tickets, and keeping the miles, sure beats jumpseating 3-5 times a month. Then when we do fly, we go with award miles tickets for free and never play the standby torture game.
Same goes for hotels, claim the points and vacation free.

Wouldn’t go back to commuting, crashpads, standby travel, buying hotels ever again.