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'Objects In Space'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Nov 12, 2014 6:23:00 am PST #10260 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sorry, yes we have sick days, but there is not a set #.

Oh yeah, that sounds like the "unlimited vacation" bs that I've been reading articles about. "You can take as much time off as you want! As long as 100% of your work is done."


Connie Neil - Nov 12, 2014 6:25:52 am PST #10261 of 30000
brillig

"You can take vacation or sick time! It's your time to do with was you like!"


brenda m - Nov 12, 2014 6:35:04 am PST #10262 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Oh yeah, that sounds like the "unlimited vacation" bs that I've been reading articles about.

That's pretty much what I have. My team have the blended vacay/sick which does not roll over at all. That doesn't mean you get to take big blocks of time to use it up - it means it's on you to plan it out over the year so you don't lose a bunch.

I really only track my team's PTO so that I can remind them to take it every so often and not have a bunch banked at year end. And if they go over (it's 18 days, 23 after three years) I could give a rats ass. They're still taking time over the holidays, as much as can be managed.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 12, 2014 6:39:14 am PST #10263 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have 4 weeks of vacation and unlimited sick time. The unlimited sick time is still OK for me to take-- I don't think anyone realizes that once you move to salaried, there even is unlimited sick time.

I can roll over up to 4 weeks of vacation, but due to a bad boss 7 years ago, I always have to roll over the max, since I could not take vacation for a whole year, and I have never been able to catch up!


msbelle - Nov 12, 2014 6:43:59 am PST #10264 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

If I had vacation to use up I would be taking a day a week.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 12, 2014 6:48:42 am PST #10265 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I actually took a half day a week for a year just to get it down to the rollover! But it was really difficult to get my work done and I am salaried, so it was kind of moot. I think that when I got promoted I also got another boatload of vacation dumped in there somewhere.


Connie Neil - Nov 12, 2014 6:56:11 am PST #10266 of 30000
brillig

I generally end up with a lot of leftover vacation after working here for 8 years. We can only take a week at a time, so I'm taking quarterly vacations.


Connie Neil - Nov 12, 2014 7:02:13 am PST #10267 of 30000
brillig

Dammit, why are naps considered unprofessional? I could be so much more professional if they let me take a 20 minute nap.


tommyrot - Nov 12, 2014 7:04:49 am PST #10268 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Dammit, why are naps considered unprofessional? I could be so much more professional if they let me take a 20 minute nap.

I know! There's even studies that back this up. I guess the important thing is to always appear professional, even if you could be more professional doing something else.


Jessica - Nov 12, 2014 7:09:20 am PST #10269 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I have an embarrassingly large amount of PTO. To the point where I have trouble using it up. (We're only allowed 5 days of rollover so I generally wind up taking a lot of random 3-day weekends towards the end of the year and then a week in February.)

Sick days we get 6 per year, but we can roll them over indefinitely up to a maximum of 18 days/year, so it's essentially unlimited. The only time I've ever used all my available leave was when I took maternity leave.

It *almost* makes up for the crappy salary and bullshit red tape. Almost.