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Post by msdrdg on Jan 3, 2018 12:37:42 GMT -6
I drove past the supermarket and it was sheer panic. Every gas station is 12+ cars deep. I feel like I'm watching that Jake Gylenhall movie about the end of the world. I'm sitting at work thinking about stopping at Target on my way home, that may be a big mistake... I have to stop at BJ's tonight. I'm dreading it.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 12:38:00 GMT -6
OMG to 9 weeks off. I assume it's paid ripper? Fed Govt of Canada, folks! OMG and their 93% mat leave top up. I am forever jealous of that.
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Post by ftwr on Jan 3, 2018 12:38:22 GMT -6
Why do any of you work at all?? That’s such a lame life. You should all be having fun with your friends and family in exotic locations every day! Work is my vacation from my family and friends.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 12:39:01 GMT -6
Fed Govt of Canada, folks! OMG and their 93% mat leave top up. I am forever jealous of that. And the casual many years long French training jaunts
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ripper
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:39:27 GMT -6
OMG to 9 weeks off. I assume it's paid ripper ? Fed Govt of Canada, folks! Nope, private sector job with great perks.
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wasabi
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Post by wasabi on Jan 3, 2018 12:40:07 GMT -6
literally me right now eating lunch and reading how a job sucks for only providing 4 weeks vacation+ all that other shit per year
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pobre
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:40:26 GMT -6
I couldn’t attend my sisters bachelorette party because money and time off constraints. Her response was to totally understand and bring me back a souvenir. Cool story, Scout. She was totally bitching about you on the knot, though.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 12:40:36 GMT -6
OMG and their 93% mat leave top up. I am forever jealous of that. And the casual many years long French training jaunts Sometimes I ask my public servant friends what their job is just for funsies. I'm still not sure what any of them do.
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Post by littlechevy on Jan 3, 2018 12:41:01 GMT -6
literally me right now eating lunch and reading how a job sucks for only providing 4 weeks vacation+ all that other shit per year And this is why I read her with a pound of her own salt.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 12:41:15 GMT -6
Fed Govt of Canada, folks! Nope, private sector job with great perks. Contracted by the Feds, tho? Those are amazing perks for sure
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Post by leatherpants on Jan 3, 2018 12:42:14 GMT -6
Like I said, there are outliers. Maybe more than I had realized. The VAST majority of jobs do not allow for the taking of huge swaths of time off. I can't believe that needs to be said, but there it is. I’m an outlier. But only in this specific position I’m in now. When I come back from ML, it’ll be a different story. And I rarely have the discipline to save up all my vacation for one chunk. I like to spread it out. Last years giant trip not-withstanding.
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 12:42:17 GMT -6
And the casual many years long French training jaunts Sometimes I ask my public servant friends what their job is just for funsies. I'm still not sure what any of them do. Mil, SFIL, my dad, and my mom are/were all Feds and I literally don't know exactly what any of them do/did. Except French training. I know all about that.
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Post by helenahhandbasket on Jan 3, 2018 12:42:30 GMT -6
I mean...most full time employees in the US get 2-ish weeks of PTO per year. I get 4 and I think that is generous.
Most of my time off is spent at home/ staycations. I don't think my life or job sucks.
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Post by leatherpants on Jan 3, 2018 12:43:18 GMT -6
Fed Govt of Canada, folks! OMG and their 93% mat leave top up. I am forever jealous of that. And their pre-retirement leave. My mom does not shut up about it.
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pobre
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:44:05 GMT -6
One of my FB acquaintances got her husband an herb grinder for his stocking stuffer not knowing what it was.
The comments are amazing.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 12:44:08 GMT -6
MH gets ten paid leave days per year. To be used either as sick or vacation. It's... the actual worst. I've never really heard of anyone in Canada with a permanent contract position like his with such a bad vacation policy. I hope he goes back to somewhere unionized for his next job!
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 12:44:09 GMT -6
Pre-retirement leave? Like an extra vacation before they retire for good on top of their regular paid vacation?
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 12:45:06 GMT -6
If I remember correctly, ripper is from Canada? I've found that outside the U.S., vacation time is viewed very differently than it is here. Most Canadians would agree with the majority here re: vacation, I think. 9 weeks is a lot and taking it all at once would be frowned upon.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Jan 3, 2018 12:45:27 GMT -6
Like I said, there are outliers. Maybe more than I had realized. The VAST majority of jobs do not allow for the taking of huge swaths of time off. I can't believe that needs to be said, but there it is. So do you think most jobs are incompatible with maternity leave then?
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Post by ftwr on Jan 3, 2018 12:45:32 GMT -6
MH gets ten paid leave days per year. To be used either as sick or vacation. It's... the actual worst. I've never really heard of anyone in Canada with a permanent contract position like his with such a bad vacation policy. I hope he goes back to somewhere unionized for his next job! This is what MH had before he got his job with the city. It was horrible.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 12:46:53 GMT -6
MH doesn't even know what his leave policy is. I have released it. I can't imagine not knowing how many days off you are entitled to.
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Post by jaidit on Jan 3, 2018 12:47:32 GMT -6
Back in the states, I had 5 days of vacation a year. 5. I worked all holidays except Christmas Day. I did that shit for 5 years, and feel like I have deserved my French vacation perks.
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pobre
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:47:35 GMT -6
Like I said, there are outliers. Maybe more than I had realized. The VAST majority of jobs do not allow for the taking of huge swaths of time off. I can't believe that needs to be said, but there it is. So do you think most jobs are incompatible with maternity leave then? Yes, I think maternity leave is a burden on the company but it allows for many skilled women to remain in their jobs, which obviously a larger benefit than a short time of burden. Anyway, that is not at all what I was saying here. I was saying that most jobs do not ALLOW taking off huge swaths of time. As in, I don't think my job or any job sucks for not allowing employees to take 6 weeks of vacation in a row.
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Post by yoginikiki on Jan 3, 2018 12:47:49 GMT -6
I worked for a European company once. It was eye opening how different offices (Asia vs. SA vs. UK vs. EU vs. US) viewed vacation. My last position had global responsibilities and I swore at times I was the only one at work because taking 3-6 weeks off (esp. in August) was the norm for every office outside of the US.
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ripper
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:48:54 GMT -6
literally me right now eating lunch and reading how a job sucks for only providing 4 weeks vacation+ all that other shit per year girlfriend, I was just poking the pobre. My real beef with her comments was that a job apparently doesn't need you if you can take 6 weeks off in a row. I wholeheartedly disagree (except for in no/low skill industries angelashly, before you flip out).
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Post by yoginikiki on Jan 3, 2018 12:49:10 GMT -6
Basically they opened a US office to keep shit running while everyone else went on vacation.
JK. Kinda.
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ripper
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:49:35 GMT -6
Nope, private sector job with great perks. Contracted by the Feds, tho? Those are amazing perks for sure No.
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pobre
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:49:37 GMT -6
I mean, the two projects I have right now are with a German and an Indian. I'm aware of the cultural differences.
We haven't gotten anything done in weeks.
(which is why I'm here)
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Post by Yogurt on Jan 3, 2018 12:50:11 GMT -6
I'm at the laundromat because my kid peed in her sleeping bag, so here I sit perusing Glamour magazine. 🤔
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Post by leatherpants on Jan 3, 2018 12:51:45 GMT -6
Pre-retirement leave? Like an extra vacation before they retire for good on top of their regular paid vacation? Yes. Something like that. Extra weeks in the last years before they are eligible for retirement. It’s a physically demanding job so I think it’s to compensate for a lot of sick time or to avoid long term medical leaves into retirement. I’m sure my mother has told me but I don’t listen. She talks constantly. I need breaks.
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