Big Generation Gaps in Work Attitudes Revealed - Page 4

Captain Morgan · 03-11-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

Hell no, I'd quit my job if I ever uttered the words "I'm bored"

Yeah, slow days suck. I like for the day to go by fast, but don't want to be so swamped that I feel like I still have shit left over to do. I like to be able to get everything done I need to on a particular day, without much "dead time"

karl_1052 · 03-12-2010, 01:09 AM

I work 35 hours a week.
I get 3 weeks vacation to start, 10 sick days and 4 personal days. I get paid stupid amounts of money, and like Apoc said, it is never enough.

One guy I work with has 7 weeks holidays and he always carries them over.

Papa_Complex · 03-12-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

I work 35 hours a week.
I get 3 weeks vacation to start, 10 sick days and 4 personal days. I get paid stupid amounts of money, and like Apoc said, it is never enough.

One guy I work with has 7 weeks holidays and he always carries them over.

I'm pretty close to that. Three weeks vacation to start, with a bump to 4 at 8 years and 6 at 15 years. The week between Christmas and New Years off. They cracked down on "family obligation" days because they were being badly abused by a very small number of people (effectively unlimited).

As many sick days as I need, but I may be asked to support that need with documentation. I can go off for short term disability, for 66 days at full pay, come back for one, then go off for another 66 if it's a different reason. Otherwise it becomes LTD (80% pay).

I've currently got something like 36 vacation days banked and build them at a rate of 1.66 per month. I'm allowed to bank up to 40, before I start to lose them. It's tough to take them all. Sometimes I'll take a week off and just kick around the house.

pauldun170 · 03-12-2010, 03:25 PM

9-5 Job
20 days vacation
9-10 holidays
10 days sick

I'm old school. I believe that taking sick days reflects poorly on you and I don't think of sick days as something "That I need to take before the end of the year"

tommymac · 03-12-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

9-5 Job
20 days vacation
9-10 holidays
10 days sick

I'm old school. I believe that taking sick days reflects poorly on you and I don't think of sick days as something "That I need to take before the end of the year"

Some places let you use sick days as vacation days. Used to do it at ups but I was also liked by management and they fiured if they had a heads up on I wasnt going to be in it was better than the last minute call

fasternyou929 · 03-12-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

9-5 Job
20 days vacation
9-10 holidays
10 days sick

I'm old school. I believe that taking sick days reflects poorly on you and I don't think of sick days as something "That I need to take before the end of the year"

Same here. The only sick days I've taken from work was the day after my 21st birthday (but they knew that was coming

) plus I was new and didn't have vacation time) and after hernia surgery.

However, since my current employer has decided to close the site this year, my sick time policy has become more liberal.

Rider · 03-12-2010, 04:47 PM

I work whatever hours I want as long as I get my shit done.
15 vacation days
6 holidays
shut down the week between xmas and new years which is ~6 more days off.
15 sick days
5 personal business days

And as a salaried employee we still get OT pay(depends on program we are on).

pauldun170 · 03-12-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple

Wise men once wrote:

Look at you and your struggle for freedom
But you ain't nothing
We all pay the man for living

Wouldn't it be nice for a change now
To be unchained
My life is for me now

Lazy ass southerner.
Always looking for an excuse to sit on the front porch drinkin lemonade.
Just so you can comment on how hot it is today.

EpyonXero · 03-12-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

9-5 Job
20 days vacation
9-10 holidays
10 days sick

I'm old school. I believe that taking sick days reflects poorly on you and I don't think of sick days as something "That I need to take before the end of the year"

In my past jobs I have probably called out sick one time per year, and that was time off without pay because my past jobs were pretty crappy and we didnt get sick days. With my current job I will absolutely use my sick time as part of my vacation time. Its only a benefit if you take advantage of it, besides, in most cases nobody knows what type of hours you used for your time off anyway.

Homeslice · 03-12-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

In my past jobs I have probably called out sick one time per year, and that was time off without pay because my past jobs were pretty crappy and we didnt get sick days. With my current job I will absolutely use my sick time as part of my vacation time. Its only a benefit if you take advantage of it, besides, in most cases nobody knows what type of hours you used for your time off anyway.

How are they not going to know, since at the vast majority of companies you need to call in sick to use a sick day?

If on the other hand they are totally cool with people using their 10 sick days for a trip to Europe, well that's one company that won't be very competitive with their peers in terms of cost control

03-12-2010, 01:09 AM	#2
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	I work 35 hours a week. I get 3 weeks vacation to start, 10 sick days and 4 personal days. I get paid stupid amounts of money, and like Apoc said, it is never enough. One guy I work with has 7 weeks holidays and he always carries them over. __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

03-12-2010, 04:47 PM	#7
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I work whatever hours I want as long as I get my shit done. 15 vacation days 6 holidays shut down the week between xmas and new years which is ~6 more days off. 15 sick days 5 personal business days And as a salaried employee we still get OT pay(depends on program we are on).