Everyone responds differently to the anaethesia (going under), the actual surgery itself, as well as their recovery.
When I was in college, I had all four wisdom teeth taken out at the same time. Had to go into the Twins Cities to have it done. Very easy operation--my teeth were not impacted. When we got back home/to our town, my dad had me buy a chocolate malt at the DQ (after about a 45 min/1 hr drive). I ate the whole thing, then promptly threw it all back up in the sink. Then my dad said, now you should feel 100% better. And you know what? I did! He said eating something and throwing up soon after having anaethesia usually always made him feel better. Just getting those chemicals out of the body makes a world of difference.
But I digress.
Once I threw up, as I said, I felt terrific. And when I came down with dry socket in one of the wisdom tooth holes a day or two later, it was just a little bit of a pain. I wasn't too concerned about it--because friends had told me horror stories about their dry sockets and how awful they were and how they hurt like the dickens. I wasn't sure that's what I had, but I did make myself drive all the way back down to the Twin Cities to see the oral surgeon. They were skeptical that that was what I had, based on our phone conversation, but when I got into the office and they checked--sure enough, I had a dry socket. They packed it with some medicated stuff, and I was good to go. That took care of it, and I never had another issue with any of the four holes.
My mom had all four of her wisdom teeth pulled in her 30s, I believe, when we were younger/teens. All of her teeth were impacted. Her cheeks swelled up until she looked like a chipmunk storing seeds for the winter, and she laid in bed for almost a week. She also doesn't take pain very well.
Her and my reaction to having our wisdom teeth out were way different.
I was on college break when I had my wisdom teeth out. However, I had no complications and could have gone back to work. My mother, as I mentioned, was out of work for a week. There's really no way to know how you're going to react; it depends on so many factors.
I think I would expect not to miss work but to be realistic and realize that you might have to miss a day or two. It's always better to be prepared in case you need to take some time off.