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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:24:50 GMT -6
I have 4 weeks but my boss would LOL no me if I asked to use it consecutively. I took 4 weeks off a few years ago to do an Asia trip. My boss was like, ENJOY! I mean, don't we all just work in order to travel or spend time with our family and friends? Your boss and your job sucks. LOL. I think lots and lots of people here, and everywhere, would disagree with you.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 12:25:27 GMT -6
I have 4 weeks but my boss would LOL no me if I asked to use it consecutively. I took 4 weeks off a few years ago to do an Asia trip. My boss was like, ENJOY! I mean, don't we all just work in order to travel or spend time with our family and friends? Your boss and your job sucks. I think you are in the minority here. A lot of us don't work in order to travel and spend time with family/friends. We work to cover our bills and benefits. And it's not always dependent on the boss and job. It's just the way it is in some cases.
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2018 12:26:12 GMT -6
There was a guy here I work with who took off from Thanksgiving to NY every year. If you can do that, and no one misses you, why do you have a job?!
this is less time than people "take" for maternity leave....
the long vacation is fairly common (in my experience) with people who are originally from Asia (India mostly) and go to visit their families. I used to work with VPs who would do this, and just like anything else people just cover for you since you have the time to use.
Maternity leave is obviously different than vacation
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Post by klw on Jan 3, 2018 12:26:19 GMT -6
Many people at H's office take 4 weeks at a time to travel home to India. People get pissy when H tells them no, he can't approve it due to project scheduling.
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:26:38 GMT -6
I took 4 weeks off a few years ago to do an Asia trip. My boss was like, ENJOY! I mean, don't we all just work in order to travel or spend time with our family and friends? Your boss and your job sucks. I think you are in the minority here. A lot of us don't work in order to travel and spend time with family/friends. We work to cover our bills and benefits. And it's not always dependent on the boss and job. It's just the way it is in some cases. Well certainly bills are priority. But life isn't about living to go to work. You work so you can have a home and a life.
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Post by bellatrix on Jan 3, 2018 12:27:08 GMT -6
We are forecasted to have a "bomb cyclone" (winter hurricane) tomorrow. I am hoping for a snow day. 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...
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 12:27:35 GMT -6
I think you are in the minority here. A lot of us don't work in order to travel and spend time with family/friends. We work to cover our bills and benefits. And it's not always dependent on the boss and job. It's just the way it is in some cases. Well certainly bills are priority. But life isn't about living to go to work. You work so you can have a home and a life. That's the ideal situation, yes. Most of the time, it's not a reality.
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:27:47 GMT -6
OK well I think that being able to take 4 weeks of paid vacation a year plus 2 weeks of sick, plus 10 holidays, leaves me plenty of time to have a life.
But sure, it sucks.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Jan 3, 2018 12:27:58 GMT -6
My last vacation was 3 days - because of my kids ages - my family doesn't like watching them for long periods of time and overnight....other than that, my vacation days cover the days my kids are home sick.
+1 to not getting 2+ consecutive weeks ever of vacation.
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:28:12 GMT -6
Projects aren't planned with the intention that every employee is working 52 weeks a year though. My projects are planned with the knowledge that I will be out of the office minimum 9 weeks a year + sick time.
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:28:51 GMT -6
OK well I think that being able to take 4 weeks of paid vacation a year plus 2 weeks of sick, plus 10 holidays, leaves me plenty of time to have a life. But sure, it sucks. You are only allowed to live in short increments though. Super fun.
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Post by littlechevy on Jan 3, 2018 12:29:20 GMT -6
My last vacation was 3 days - because of my kids ages - my family doesn't like watching them for long periods of time and overnight....other than that, my vacation days cover the days my kids are home sick. +1 to not getting 2+ consecutive weeks ever of vacation. Same here. And I can only take one consecutive week off during a patient week, the other consecutive week has to be during a non-patient week.
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2018 12:29:50 GMT -6
I have 4 weeks but my boss would LOL no me if I asked to use it consecutively. I took 4 weeks off a few years ago to do an Asia trip. My boss was like, ENJOY! I mean, don't we all just work in order to travel or spend time with our family and friends? Your boss and your job sucks. No I work to pay bills, have food, and health insurance I don't even make enough to travel on the vacation time I have so I'm doing something wrong.
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:30:17 GMT -6
OK well I think that being able to take 4 weeks of paid vacation a year plus 2 weeks of sick, plus 10 holidays, leaves me plenty of time to have a life. But sure, it sucks. You are only allowed to live in short increments though. Super fun. I could take two weeks off. I don't consider that short. But then again, I also don't cry about a 3 day bahama trip either. So clearly, I don't live in reality ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by fosterlove on Jan 3, 2018 12:31:19 GMT -6
Fuck, I wish I was just working to travel and spend time with friends and family.
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:31:36 GMT -6
Anyway pobre your sad situation was not the point. The point - the claim that you are not needed if you can take 5-6 weeks off in a row is bunk. Unless you are working some job that doesn't require special skills.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 12:32:05 GMT -6
Well there are a lot of jobs that aren't project-based. Let's just open our eyes here and see that there is a very wide spectrum of jobs and how they are staffed and how time off is handled.
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2018 12:32:37 GMT -6
OK well I think that being able to take 4 weeks of paid vacation a year plus 2 weeks of sick, plus 10 holidays, leaves me plenty of time to have a life. But sure, it sucks. You are only allowed to live in short increments though. Super fun. Yes it's called having responsibilities I can take a week off I may possibly be able to do 2 weeks at a time, but 1- no one else can do my job so it would be a hot mess to come back and 2 that is just not feasible even in slow periods
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Post by ftwr on Jan 3, 2018 12:32:45 GMT -6
Lol, if my college scheduled projects around people taking vacation time, nothing would ever get done.
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Post by NamasteBirches on Jan 3, 2018 12:32:59 GMT -6
The thought of a multiple week vacation makes me want to stick a fork in my eye. Sounds like too much work.
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Post by filingjointly on Jan 3, 2018 12:33:22 GMT -6
MH just scheduled his 16 week paternity leave yesterday. It’s certainly not a recurring leave for us because THIS IS THE LAST BABY but of course there are others who will take this multiple times. His work will miss him but generally be ok without him. They cross train extensively because of their extended time off policies. He’s also covered people’s leaves in the past and it’s actually how he got promoted to his current position this year.
I realize this is somewhat different than vacation, although the 16 weeks can be taken all at once or within a year of the baby’s birth, so they essentially function the same way.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 12:33:46 GMT -6
OK well I think that being able to take 4 weeks of paid vacation a year plus 2 weeks of sick, plus 10 holidays, leaves me plenty of time to have a life. But sure, it sucks. You are only allowed to live in short increments though. Super fun. Are you seriously this obtuse? Do you really think every single job in the world can work this way? You don't see how it wouldn't work in other industries?
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:34:52 GMT -6
Lol, if my college scheduled projects around people taking vacation time, nothing would ever get done. I obviously work in an organization that stipulates that you must take your vacation time in the year it is allotted. You can't take vacation pay and you can't roll over (unless there are special circumstances - like, one of my coworkers rolled over 2 weeks so she could go backpacking in vietnam for her honeymoon for 6 weeks).
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Post by GhoatMonket on Jan 3, 2018 12:35:29 GMT -6
this is less time than people "take" for maternity leave....
the long vacation is fairly common (in my experience) with people who are originally from Asia (India mostly) and go to visit their families. I used to work with VPs who would do this, and just like anything else people just cover for you since you have the time to use.
Right. But if someone can cover for you for 6 weeks, why does your position exist? And I'm not talking about a VP. We have a field guy that does it every year. Not quite that long, but close. We work in construction- it's usually dead this time of year and it works out well for him. I'd rather be in Guatemala right now too. Fuck this cold.
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 12:35:33 GMT -6
You are only allowed to live in short increments though. Super fun. Are you seriously this obtuse? Do you really think every single job in the world can work this way? You don't see how it wouldn't work in other industries? I acknowledged that this would differ among industry in my first comment.
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Post by fosterlove on Jan 3, 2018 12:35:34 GMT -6
If I was gone for several weeks, every bit of my work would still be here for me when I got back. Taking time off equates to more work for me.
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Post by pobre on Jan 3, 2018 12:36:21 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.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 12:36:31 GMT -6
Taking a long leave once isn't the same as doing it every single year, though. If he's consistently taking a month and a half off every single year between TG and NYE, that's at minimum just shitty to his coworkers who have to pick up that slack at an already busy time of year.
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 12:36:57 GMT -6
OMG to 9 weeks off. I assume it's paid ripper? Fed Govt of Canada, folks!
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Post by theseaword on Jan 3, 2018 12:37:22 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!
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