How to pre-pack a bag for an emergency business trip

Being prepared is half the battle

Keep a partially packed suitcase at the ready.
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Imagine work on a typical Monday morning. You sit down at your desk, coffee in hand, as your coworkers chat about the weekend and your email loads. Then, all of a sudden, an urgent message pops up. It's your boss, and he needs you to travel.

Jackpot! You've been waiting for this — the vote of confidence from your boss, the chance to escape your cubicle, even a break from that same lunch spot you eat at far too many times a week. But then you spot the caveat. You need to be on the next flight out of town.

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