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Natter 40: The Nice One

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DavidS - Dec 01, 2005 9:07:14 am PST #8362 of 10006

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My firm's holidays in our international offices. Tokyo wins for quantity and whimsy.

The London office:

New Year’s Day (National Holiday) Monday - January 2, 2006 Good Friday Friday - April 14 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 May Bank Holiday Monday - May 1 Spring Bank Holiday Monday - May 29 August Bank Holiday Monday - August 28 Christmas Day Monday - December 25 Boxing Day Tuesday - December 26

The Paris office:

New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 Labor Day Monday - May 1 Victory Day Monday - May 8 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Pentecost Monday - June 5 National Holiday Friday - July 14 Assumption Day Tuesday - August 15 All Saints Day Wednesday - November 1 Victory of 1918 Saturday - November 11 Christmas Day Monday - December 25

The Brussels office:

New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 Labor Day Monday - May 1 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Whit Monday Monday - June 5 National Holiday Friday - July 21 Assumption Day Tuesday - August 15 All Saints Day Wednesday - November 1 Armistice Day Saturday* - November 11 Christmas Day Monday - December 25

The Frankfurt office:

New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Good Friday Friday - April 14 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 May Day Monday - May 1 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Pentecost Monday - June 5 Corpus Christi Thursday - June 15 German Reunification Day Tuesday - October 3 Christmas Holiday Sunday - December 24 Monday - December 25 Tuesday December 26 New Year’s Eve Sunday - December 31

The Tokyo office:

New Year’s Day Monday - January 2, 2006 Coming-of-Age Day Monday - January 9 National Foundation Day Saturday - February 11 Vernal Equinox Day Tuesday - March 21 Green Day Saturday - April 29 Constitution Day Wednesday - May 3 National Holiday Thursday - May 4 Children’s Day Friday - May 5 Ocean Day Monday - July 17 Respect-for-the Aged Day Monday - September 18 Autumn Equinox Day Saturday - September 23 Health Sports Day Monday - October 9 Culture Day Friday - November 3 Labor Thanksgiving Day Thursday - November 23 Emperor’s Birth Day Saturday - December 23

§ ita § - Dec 01, 2005 9:07:28 am PST #8363 of 10006

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

On one of the days, I did, and counted it as a half day

Yeah, we don't do half days here, and I have to say -- I like it. My MI job made us count doctor's visits as sick time.

sarameg - Dec 01, 2005 9:08:14 am PST #8364 of 10006

I have 350 hours, I think (accrued at 10 days/year). I'm kinda suprised that I've averaged a week out sick per year. That just doesn't seem possible. Of course, I say this after what? Taking a sick day. I guess mine are just a day here and there, not so much consecutive.

JZ - Dec 01, 2005 9:09:05 am PST #8365 of 10006

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Green Day Saturday - April 29

Damn. I want a Green Day holiday.

Fred Pete - Dec 01, 2005 9:10:15 am PST #8366 of 10006

Ann, that's a ferret.

...but not on a Saturday.

DavidS - Dec 01, 2005 9:10:43 am PST #8367 of 10006

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Damn. I want a Green Day holiday.

Well, schedule one for April 29th.

Calli - Dec 01, 2005 9:11:06 am PST #8368 of 10006

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

How much sick time to folks get per year?

I get thirteen days personal leave, usable as sick or vacation. I also get Federal holidays, though, which makes it a tad better.

sarameg - Dec 01, 2005 9:12:32 am PST #8369 of 10006

We have what's called full time accounting, which means we can't take leave and work on the same day, technically. However, you can take a portion sick and a portion vacation. Which seems crazy to me, but vacation days are more precious to me than sick. If I had kids or lots of appointments, I'd probably appreciate it.

DavidS - Dec 01, 2005 9:13:58 am PST #8370 of 10006

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

How much sick time to folks get per year?

7 sick days, 15 vacation days, 2 Personal Holidays (like...Green Day). They can roll over, but only up to a maximum plateau (25 days of vacation for me, 13 sick days). At my job you can only cashout your accrued unused vacation/Personal Holiday time. Not the sick leave.

JZ has unlimited sick leave accrual which she'll exploit whenever she needs to take maternity leave.

Kathy A - Dec 01, 2005 9:17:43 am PST #8371 of 10006

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

We have Paid Time Off, which is sick and vacation time combined, as well as a varying number of floating holidays (depends on when holidays like July 4th land during the week). Employees with under five years of employment here get 20 PTO days, 5-9 years 25 days, and 10 and up get 30 days (the most available). PTO can be taken in increments of one hour up to eight per day (which is great for those with appointments, etc., in the middle of the day), but floaters can only be taken as a whole day off.

I've been here 13 years as of yesterday, so I got 30 days (I've taken 29 1/2 so far) plus the 3 floaters (all of which I still have).

ETA: We can no longer roll any of this over, so if I don't take the 3 1/2 days, I'll lose them completely.

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