How much time off work do you have available?

[TXHokie]

I get about 3 weeks PTO a year and I've always scrambled to burn extra hours at end of year since we're only allowed to carry one week over - use it or lose it. So this summer I took a two weeks long vacation to "recharge" and travel to a few cities I've been wanting to go for a while. People tells me time off will make me refreshed and ready to tackle work again. Well, it's been three weeks now since I got back and I still don't feel like working anymore at all. Is this what recharge feels like?

 

[rcpratt]

I get about 3 weeks PTO a year and I've always scrambled to burn extra hours at end of year since we're only allowed to carry one week over - use it or lose it. So this summer I took a two weeks long vacation to "recharge" and travel to a few cities I've been wanting to go for a while. People tells me time off will make me refreshed and ready to tackle work again. Well, it's been three weeks now since I got back and I still don't feel like working anymore at all. Is this what recharge feels like?

Yeah, I'm pretty much over it a week later. I don't buy that theory. But the time off is still nice.

 

[nsafreak]

Personally I feel more recharged after doing a 3 or 4 day weekend. I've enjoyed the one week long I've taken but I seem to the long weekends more. I get 4 weeks time off, 2 weeks sick plus various holidays.

 

[HeXen]

I only get 2 weeks vacation but never take it. I always use it after Xmas to pay off xmas expenses so I have nothing left other than holidays. Maybe one day I'll know what it's like to take a vacation.

 

[child of wonder]

Current job gives me 6 weeks per year. Job I'm interviewing for offers unlimited. Not that they'll let someone take 12 weeks off per year, I think it's more so they don't have to pay any out when you leave. Still, prospective boss seems super cool and lets guys be liberal with time off as long as they're kicking butt.

 

[jpiniero]

Current job gives me 6 weeks per year. Job I'm interviewing for offers unlimited. Not that they'll let someone take 12 weeks off per year, I think it's more so they don't have to pay any out when you leave. .

I Interviewed at a company that had "unlimited" vacation. And yes, the point is to not have to pay out, but ironically enough people at "unlimited" places take far less vacation too. Job wasn't in California but they were based there. California has a ban on "use it or lose it", so companies based there come up with schemes to get around it.

 

[pcgeek11]

I have right at 16 weeks of vacation and personal time on the books.

 

[DrPizza]

1 year + 8 days of sick time on the books, 3 personal days that I won't use, (and get $100 each for them at the end of the year.) And vacation days most of the days the kids are on vacation.

 

[middlehead]

Before July 30th, I had about 270 hours stacked up. No differentiation between sick and holiday and whatever else, just one big pile that you use whenever you use. I currently get 8 hours of PTO per pay period (2 weeks) but within the next couple years I'll go up a tier to 9 hours.

I was planning to take 4 days off around last weekend, which should've dropped me down to 230, but I dislocated my ankle last Saturday while on the trip and haven't been back to work since. Unless I can work from home next week it'll be at least another week before I go back.

I generally take so little time off that I've sold PTO back every year. 80 hours maximum sellback, essentially an extra paycheck once a year.

 

[pcgeek11]

1 year + 8 days of sick time on the books, 3 personal days that I won't use, (and get $100 each for them at the end of the year.) And vacation days most of the days the kids are on vacation.

Greater than 53 weeks vacation , sick, personal time saved. Damn! Most companies won't allow that much to roll over.

I thought I was doing well with my paltry 16 weeks. But then I am at the company limit...

 

[DaTT]

NO ONE is too busy to use vacation time, unless perhaps you own your own company. Schedule the time off and use it.

Where I would usually agree with this, I recently received a promotion and am overseeing a $45mil project that has hard deadlines and there is no one readily available to cover for me for long periods of time.

 

[Chess]

Where I would usually agree with this, I recently received a promotion and am overseeing a $45mil project that has hard deadlines and there is no one readily available to cover for me for long periods of time.

Thats a company problem then my friend......

I manage a rather large project in terms of $$$$, and I tell my senior leadership that I am taking off... If they dont like it screw them, and they will just accept it. Granted anyone is replaceable, but when it comes to work life balance thats #1 thing in my book

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Where I would usually agree with this, I recently received a promotion and am overseeing a $45mil project that has hard deadlines and there is no one readily available to cover for me for long periods of time.

That's your company's problem, not yours. 1 or 2 weeks off shouldn't kill the project.

 

[smackababy]

That's your company's problem, not yours. 1 or 2 weeks off shouldn't kill the project.

And, if it does, the project was doomed to fail to begin with.

 

[Fayd]

I work sourly meaning I get my 40 hours as a salary, plus I get overtime...and anything over 44 hours a week is time and a half. Any O/T I get, I bank for time off later.

I now sit at just a little under 15 weeks available off. Still too busy to use any though

federal govt. we don't get overtime, we get credit hours.

i get 4 hours per pay period leave, + whatever hours i work extra as credit hours (can be used in lieu of leave, accrues to a maximum of 24) + whatever time i am in travel on official business as comp hours.

any given pay period, i generally work 2-4 hours overtime (though this last one i did around 12 hours), very seldom that i travel.

 

[IGemini]

Haven't checked my balance lately...I think I'm around 50 hours of PTO and get 6.6/mo, that goes up next year. Can only carry over 40 hours YoY currently so I'll have to take some more time off before the holiday season. No distinguishing between sick/vacation time, OT has no bearing on the accrual.

 

[Chess]

federal govt. we don't get overtime, we get credit hours.

i get 4 hours per pay period leave, + whatever hours i work extra as credit hours (can be used in lieu of leave, accrues to a maximum of 24) + whatever time i am in travel on official business as comp hours.

any given pay period, i generally work 2-4 hours overtime (though this last one i did around 12 hours), very seldom that i travel.

Fed govt does get OT......

Sups usually say u can pick comp or over

 

[Possessed Freak]

I could take every friday off for a year and still have 4 vacation days left. But instead, I take 2 a month.

 

[postmortemIA]

3 weeks + days between xmas and new year.

 

[Fayd]

Fed govt does get OT......

Sups usually say u can pick comp or over

okay... Where I work, we don't get that option.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Fed govt does get OT......

Sups usually say u can pick comp or over

The wife semi-works for fed govt (contractor of fed gov't).

She doesn't get any overtime, the most she gets is "comp time" for hours over.

Fuck, I'd blow someone just to get that where I work