‘Why aren’t you at work?’ … my neighbors ask when I take days off

DEAR ABBY: I have been at the same job for 20-plus years and have accrued a lot of vacation days. I don’t often take a week or two at a time; I’ll take a day off here and there. My neighbors can’t get their heads around this and ask me repeatedly, “Don’t you work every day? Do you have Fridays off? Why aren’t you at work?” It frosts me because they’re implying I’m doing something wrong and think my schedule and life are their business.