Take A VacationSunday, November 06, 2005 How many times have I heard "Man, I've got to use some vacation days or I am going to lose them." If you have been with your company for a number of years, you might begin to lose track of how many days you accumulate. Before you know it the company is not adding them up anymore. You are losing them forever!Vacation is earned. It is a benefit. A lot of people do not realize that they actually EARN vacation days. Once you earn them, they can' be taken away as much as an employer can' take pay away from you after you work the hours. Well, at least not legally. Some companies have some questionable clauses in the employee handbook as far as how long you have to work for the company before you actually "earn" the vacation days. Legally all of that nonsense doesn' hold water. I will share a story about this after it gets out of court. It is a winner! The material point here is that you have EARNED your vacation days and if you are a "wrk-aholic" then you probably find reasons why you do not have time to take some time off. Think about that sentence: You don't have time to take time off. What's wrong with this picture? A lot - and if it fits you, take some time OFF. If your boss whines about it; tough. Don't be rude, just request the time off. You need vacation. Some of you are reading this and saying, "What in the world is the Blogging Boss talking about? People actually do not take vacation time? I take every bloody minute I can take." Sorry to say, I have told employees to take vacations. They could not bring themselves to do it. I was one of those employees about ten years ago. I accrued the maximum number of days you could before you began losing them. This happened to me often and I lost many vacation days. I can never get them back. I regret losing them, but it won't happen again. I am planning my next vacation right now. Life is too short. Be good to yourself. posted at 11/06/2005 08:00:00 PM |
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3 Comments:
You are? Can I come? :)
xoxo
Although, the benefit of keeping vacation days in the bank is having a big payday when you leave (or a big safety net if you get fired!)
I just switched jobs and got a fat check to pay off some bills. Pretty cool!
I agree though, take your days because even if you don't realize it, your brain needs it!
Al,
Yep, I got a 10k pay-off on vacation abut 5 years ago. But I lost about 20k worth of vacation days based on my sheer stupidity.
My lesson: Don't lose vacation days.
Eric
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