How much paid vacation do you get from work?

XHonusWagnerX - 7-20-2006 at 01:22 PM

I get 2 weeks plus 5 personal days. It goes up the longer I work here, but its takes awhile. Ill get another week after ive been here for 8 years (if I havent slit my wrists yet).

There are guys that have worked here long enough to have 5 weeks of vacation plus the 5 personal days, but I think that takes like 22 years of working to get.

The weird thing is we dont get our base rate for our vacation checks. We get a check thats based on our average pay so we get overtime acounted for. The union also has a small claus in the contract that says that when you take your first vacation of the year you get a $50 vacation bonus (they call it beer money) and you get a $15 bonus for each additional vacation you take. Its fucked up! I make more ON vacation then I do working sometimes.

moron - 7-20-2006 at 01:55 PM

I started with 3 weeks. After one year I got 4 weeks. That's where I am now. I've been here for 4 years, so next year I think Im eligible for 5 weeks of vacation. Im not sure I'd know how to spend all of that vacation though.

XHonusWagnerX - 7-20-2006 at 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by moron
I started with 3 weeks. After one year I got 4 weeks. That's where I am now. I've been here for 4 years, so next year I think Im eligible for 5 weeks of vacation. Im not sure I'd know how to spend all of that vacation though.

5 weeks after only 5 years!?! Holy shit! What kind of work do you do???

defstarsteve - 7-20-2006 at 03:19 PM

hahahahahahahahah

paid vacation
shit I am lucky to have paid work

Voodoobillyman - 7-20-2006 at 03:22 PM

military gives 30 days a year from the start to finish.

BDx13 - 7-20-2006 at 03:59 PM

my largest clients is a nonprofit, and they give four weeks vacation, plus two personal days.

moron - 7-20-2006 at 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX

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5 weeks after only 5 years!?! Holy shit! What kind of work do you do???

social work stuff. I get 5 personal days a year too. Some agencies that serve the mentally ill give their staff 7 weeks vacation to help prevent burnout.

newbreedbrian - 7-20-2006 at 04:11 PM

0.

DAK - 7-20-2006 at 04:48 PM

3 weeks and 2 personal days after 7 years

XHonusWagnerX - 7-20-2006 at 04:50 PM

HOLY FUCK! You guys all (except Duane) get more than I do and I thought I was doing ok. Jeeze... I feel cheated now!

SAAAAARS - 7-20-2006 at 05:36 PM

little kid working in retail. i believe i have earned 40 hours of vacation time in my 2+ years.

jonnynewbreed - 7-20-2006 at 06:28 PM

zip.

JawnDiablo - 7-20-2006 at 06:36 PM

3 weeks vaca now with my time in
5 sick

RomanticViolence - 7-20-2006 at 08:16 PM

We work for ourselves (painting, remodeling & contracting).
We can "take off" when we need to but it's never for more than a week straight.
We don't have many employee's and there's always ALOT of work to do.

DaveMoral - 7-20-2006 at 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by RomanticViolence
We work for ourselves (painting, remodeling & contracting).
We can "take off" when we need to but it's never for more than a week straight.
We don't have many employee's and there's always ALOT of work to do.

Same here. Vacation is a loss for me. Luckily one of the guys I subcontract with will give me pay for one week.... sick days are never paid, personal days either.

No work, no dough.

JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 7-21-2006 at 12:09 AM

2 weeks vacation
5 sick
next year I'll get 3 weeks (after 5 years)

it's never enough

BKT - 7-21-2006 at 05:03 PM

None I own my biz. What can you do?

MM.

crazyfists28 - 7-21-2006 at 05:18 PM

3 weeks vacation after 5 years of service, personal days im not sure, but whatever i have gets paid out at the end of the year, good deal