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Dec 18, 2014
2:15:05pm

shakinbaker

I get 30 days a year as active duty military.

Since I spend 6 months out of the year deployed and they give me R&R time when I get back, as well, it ends up being more than 30.

And I take every single one of them. Call me "lazy", but I've always felt that my job is to be 100% committed to doing my job well when I'm there- and then go home and enjoy my life.

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Time

To quote Jim Rome: "I take so much vacation because I get so much vacation"

RockyBalboa

12/18/14 2:07pm

and he's right to take it. i work with people who have 500 hours saved up

Mayor of Cougartown

12/18/14 2:10pm

My last job a guy I worked with had saved up so much that he was going to start

Ebolarama

12/18/14 2:12pm

We allow guys to carry 275 hours over year to year. If they have balances in

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:20pm

I like my job and I work hard. I also use my vacation days to go on vacation.

Ebolarama

12/18/14 2:23pm

"leave abusers tick me off" - how much notice is required to not tick you off?

Mayor of Cougartown

12/18/14 2:23pm

180 days is a reasonable amount of notice

12/18/14 2:26pm

2 weeks minimum.

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:26pm

alright, that's reasonable enough.

Mayor of Cougartown

12/18/14 2:27pm

geesh, I give 2-3 months notice a lot of the time. Who gives less than 2 weeks

El Joffrey

12/18/14 2:42pm

Most are same day for stupid stuff. Their lack of plannig does not

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:43pm

And life REALLY sucks when you have an employer that begrudges you using a

Epileptic Beagle

12/18/14 2:25pm

Seriously

Ebolarama

12/18/14 2:27pm

And when I have an employee who chooses not to manage his leave requests

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:31pm

Your initial post made it sound like you fault people who use their leave, and

Epileptic Beagle

12/18/14 2:36pm

The issue is leave management only.

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:37pm

Out of curiosity, what industry?

RockyBalboa

12/18/14 2:27pm

Professional Services. IT/Engineering.

PhilPete

12/18/14 2:32pm

Shut up grandpa and get back to doing my yard work!

chago04

12/18/14 3:31pm

We can only carry over 40 hours from the previous year, so I a basically forced

Mikey

12/18/14 2:14pm

I get 3.5 weeks a year so far, can carry 40

Justinodhan

12/18/14 2:19pm

I lose all days I don't use. In other words, I lose about half of my PTO yearly

Belboz

12/18/14 2:21pm

My PTO disappears also. Are you unable to find the time to use it?

12/18/14 3:23pm

I end up working on days off anyway.

Belboz

12/19/14 10:35am

you are acting like you are powerless to the situation. you are not

Mayor of Cougartown

12/18/14 3:35pm

RE: you are acting like you are powerless to the situation. you are not

Belboz

12/19/14 10:44am

some states allow companies to "cash out" your accrued vacation

blucoug18

12/18/14 2:14pm

they used to pay people out for vacation but the abuse of the system was really

Mayor of Cougartown

12/18/14 2:16pm

My company does unlimited PTO. Needless to say, I'm a fan.

CougarBacker

12/18/14 2:54pm

You mean they have a "secret" limit.

12/18/14 4:16pm

Nope they don't. But cynicism is always fun.

CougarBacker

12/18/14 4:44pm

"I'll take 300 vacation days per year - Alex" (unlimited is awesome!)

12/18/14 7:24pm

Exaggerated cynicism at that! Nice to be treated like an adult at work.

CougarBacker

12/18/14 7:49pm

I get it. They have unlimited PTO, but you can't use it.

12/19/14 11:21am

I agree with your thinking. I see it merely as a marketing gimmick.

12/19/14 1:04pm

You guys are welcome to believe what you want, but the crux of it is that they

CougarBacker

12/19/14 7:17pm

Needless to say... this is hilarious.

12/19/14 11:32pm

I wish my job worked that way.

Belboz

12/18/14 2:10pm

I get 30 days a year as active duty military.

shakinbaker

12/18/14 2:15pm

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