Know you meant this as rhetorical, but I can speak from my own experience.
Having had our janitor go on leave for a week without replacement, I can sure tell you I missed them by the end of the week.
Meanwhile in an old SME job, our CEO left for an entire fortnight to some corporate BS, and genuinely the only tell was the managers being more friendly and relaxed.
Know you meant this as rhetorical, but I can speak from my own experience.
Having had our janitor go on leave for a week without replacement, I can sure tell you I missed them by the end of the week.
Meanwhile in an old SME job, our CEO left for an entire fortnight to some corporate BS, and genuinely the only tell was the managers being more friendly and relaxed.