Go somewhere without cell service

Apr 14, 2021
1:49:01pm

BIG XII Coug Unemployed BIG XII advisor

Peru cell service was almost non-existent. Occassional wi-fi at the hotel at night. Otherwise, totally unavailable. It was fantastic.

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BIG XII Coug

Previous username: njcoug
Bio page: BIG XII Coug
Joined: Oct 13, 2007
Last login: May 1, 2024
Total posts: 46,245 (18,684 FO)

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Time

I wish unpaid summer vacations were possible.

Mrs Featerbottom

4/14/21 12:57pm

Taking sabbaticals is something many companies used to offer- very rare now

BeyondTheMark

4/14/21 12:58pm

Mine still does. I'm eligible for 5 weeks. 6 if I time it right with holidays.

mottman

4/14/21 1:00pm

If you work for eBay for 5 years they give you a 6 week paid leave period.

BYUforlife

4/14/21 1:00pm

If you don't get let go first. Ebay is famous for that.

Division Bell

4/14/21 1:06pm

I think my aunt gets a multi-week sabbatical every 6 years at Intel

4th and Niner

4/14/21 1:00pm

My dad got something similar when he worked for intel. I don't remember how often it was. This was in the '90s

supertux

4/14/21 1:02pm

Intel's was 7 weeks after 7 years.

Pete

4/14/21 1:10pm

And then you take normal vacation on top of that to extend it to 10 weeks.

garyfan

4/14/21 1:29pm

When I was there it was 8 weeks off after 7 years of service. You get about 3

silk

4/14/21 1:48pm

It's an option - 8 weeks after 7 years, or 4 weeks after 4 years

BluebloodOR

4/14/21 5:57pm

Yes, this is the current practice. My group doesn't track vacation so no one

doctorthunderpants

4/15/21 12:49pm

Have another kid and take full paternity leave.

GilaHank

4/14/21 1:01pm

No thanks, that’s worse than work.

Chefcurry

4/14/21 1:20pm

the closest that everyone has is FMLA

Baron

4/14/21 1:02pm

FLMA. So painful. I had FLMA once. There’s a cream for it though.

pink22

4/14/21 1:07pm

My youngest is 12... paternity wasn’t a thing at my company at the time. 3 days

silk

4/14/21 1:56pm

Become a teacher. The old joke is the best 3 things about teaching are

O Gaucho

4/14/21 1:07pm

Throw in Christmas and you've got it.

TailgateU

4/14/21 1:51pm

Not to mention government benefits and pension.

rtNelson

4/14/21 10:45pm

I think public employees in Utah get almost 15% toward retirement.

TailgateU

4/15/21 8:02am

Great benefits in Utah are a thing of the past. Decent medical but no dental, no

O Gaucho

4/15/21 8:41am

Adobe gives 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 and 6 weeks after 15 or 20 or 25, etc.

Pete

4/14/21 1:11pm

time it with the summer shutdown and you get half the summer off at least

mottman

4/14/21 1:14pm

The more responsibility and specialized skill/experience you have

BYU-Dukie

4/14/21 1:15pm

I would prefer a paid summer vacation but that's me

LiveCoug

4/14/21 1:18pm

I was thinking the other day I need one of those.

cougfanz

4/14/21 1:25pm

The problem is if they can do without you for several months it means they don't

mudpupper

4/14/21 1:40pm

My company is Dutch-owned and all our European colleagues take about 2 months

BerkeleyCoug

4/14/21 1:40pm

Do the Dutch employees get Free medical, car, expense account, other perks?

SwanSong

4/15/21 2:17am

At my company, yes

tmurphey44

4/15/21 7:47am

Free medical, yes. Car is included for the top level executives, but not anyone

BerkeleyCoug

4/15/21 11:23am

Become a teacher

mwcoug

4/14/21 1:45pm

That's why I went into academia. I make a lot less money than some people, but

TailgateU

4/14/21 1:45pm

Go somewhere without cell service

BIG XII Coug

4/14/21 1:49pm

Costco offers that after the holidays my wife

BYU DUDE 1984

4/14/21 2:02pm

Save. Invest. Retire early. It's what I did.

Cougar Junkie

4/14/21 7:54pm

How early did you retire? Always interested in hearing others experiences

BYUFootballisBack

4/23/21 9:52am

Cougar Junkie

4/23/21 4:03pm

Congrats, thats awesome. We have been saving as much as we can, will see what

BYUFootballisBack

4/23/21 6:00pm

there's no real way to make that work in so many jobs

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