Not everyone is as relaxed as you and therefore does not want to miss a single day of construction progress; for most homeowners, from their current conviction, it is probably a once-in-a-lifetime event. From that perspective, I find it understandable, even though I myself would have no problem being away for a week. But it probably hasn't escaped your notice that you approach certain things differently than many homeowners here, which is meant to be completely neutral. That’s why your "so what?" surprises me a bit. Overall, I think you live much more relaxed with your - to put it bluntly - trust in God, laissez-faire, and “it’ll work itself out somehow” attitude than many rather worried and detail-oriented (young?) homeowners, to which I count myself (except for young). For them, taking a break doesn’t fit well because they want to experience the process up close—and maybe also imagine they can check things more precisely than those responsible for construction supervision. Looking at some posts here, that’s unfortunately not unfounded.
I believe it was with Winnetou, who had a somewhat “more intensive coordination” with the general contractor when it came to the window sills. It’s just annoying if you aren’t there that week because then they are installed, and after a week, willingness to tear them out again definitely decreases if everything else has already progressed. In another thread, there was a discussion about a hole in the exterior wall for running a cable outside. In the worst case, this happens during a vacation and is immediately filled again, so you have no chance to see it—and then later wonder about the wet wall including mold. And of course, in the end, no one wants to admit responsibility again... Some additional control by the homeowner is therefore not wrong. With "trust is good, control is better," you are probably more on the trusting side and feel comfortable there, while others are more on the control side. I wouldn’t want to judge that; it has to fit you, just like taking a vacation during the construction phase.