How much paid holiday do you get?

[thrasher22]

16 days (3 weeks but I somehow got an extra day...).
Been here for two years, but that's what I started with. I don't think there is any realistic hope to get more as none of my superiors seem to have more.

+ whatever overtime I've worked

[Euro838]

Wow, after reading this thread, I definitely feel like I'm working hard, and not smart

No paid vacation, no paid holidays, no overtime pay

[Tarrantula]

Originally posted by Euro838
Wow, after reading this thread, I definitely feel like I'm working hard, and not smart

No paid vacation, no paid holidays, no overtime pay

no overtime is illegal.

[Cos]

Originally posted by Tarrantula


no overtime is illegal.

Unless he is a manager

[Euro838]

Not a manager but I do spend extra hours unreported. Maybe I'm one of the last "I love my job" type of people! LOL!

[lint]

Originally posted by Euro838
No paid vacation, no paid holidays, no overtime pay

sounds like you're a contractor

[Euro838]

part time daytrader and I'm pretty bad at it

[ExtraSlow]

Three weeks base vacation, 12 flex days, 12 stat holidays, we have flexible benefits, so i can buy up to 10 days extra vacation.
Get banked time for time on-call or in the field on the weekend, so that's usualyl another 10 days or so a year.

This year it all added up to 45 days plus the 12 stats.

I get to 4 weeks base vacation at 10 years expereince, and I'm a feww years from that.

[yellowsnow]

I get 3 weeks in Canada. But talking to people from other countries like France, Australia, Switzerland... they get minimum 4 weeks to start. Most of them have 6 weeks vacation on avg.

France is the best place to work. Minimum 2 months vacations per year. Plus if a public holiday falls mid-week (eg wednesday), they'll get thursday, friday and the weekend off automatically.

makes me think we work too hard in n. america. it's sad to think we just think 2 weeks vacation per year is okay. most of us are in the 3 weeks bracket.... which is still pretty sad compared to the rest of the world

[Cos]

Originally posted by yellowsnow

makes me think we work too hard in n. america.

We do work a lot harder than France but have you seen how 'productive' they are? Ever try to order something form France? Frustrating as hell.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by Cos


We do work a lot harder than France but have you seen how 'productive' they are? Ever try to order something form France? Frustrating as hell.

the trick would be to be... uhh french?

[A790]

Originally posted by yellowsnow
makes me think we work too hard in n. america. it's sad to think we just think 2 weeks vacation per year is okay. most of us are in the 3 weeks bracket.... which is still pretty sad compared to the rest of the world

Move to Japan or China. I think our quality of life is just fine. I don't want any more vacation time- I'd have no idea what to do with it.

[AG_Styles]

5 weeks base + Compensation Days for valid OT. 2+ years at the company.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Really? Some of you guys don't want more holiday?

I get roughly 11 weeks of holiday and I would love to have twice as much, even 3 times as much. I can think of a billion things I'd rather be doing than working all day, and I like my job.

Also I believe it's been proven that people are more productive with shorter work days. I think it is Spain that has a higher per capita GDP than anywhere in North America and they work WAY less than what the norm is over here.

[buh_buh]

Thanks to you guys and this thread, I just negotiated my way up to 3 weeks from 2 haha. But we don't have it that bad, the worst countries in terms of paid holidays are the US and Japan, which by law only allows for 1 week.

[Altezza]

52 weeks

[thrasher22]

Originally posted by Tarrantula


no overtime is illegal.

Haha but welcome to salary jobs

I didn't even get to start banking most my overtime until recently when I got a new manager.

[Awd-Tsi]

Errydays a holiday

[Tarrantula]

Originally posted by thrasher22

Haha but welcome to salary jobs

I didn't even get to start banking most my overtime until recently when I got a new manager.

That sucks man.. im on salary and I get to bank time.. never had a problem with it... I guess a lot of places are like this after talking to some of my friends.

[Kloubek]

Jesus... I think I'm up to 5 weeks now or something like that.

Been at my job for entirely too long...