Would you buy extra vacation?

[Martinus]

By the way, is this 1.92% of your monthly pay or annual pay?

If it was monthly pay the only rational thing to do would be to take four weeks extra per month and just work another job while still getting 90% of your salary.

Then like hell I wouldn't do it. That's a lot of money.

[Martinus]

Essentially, the question is "would you take a week of unpaid holiday?" Why would you unless you had a pressing reason?

[Monoriu]

No.  $ is more important.

[Zanza]

Essentially, the question is "would you take a week of unpaid holiday?" Why would you unless you had a pressing reason?

Some of us work to live, not vice versa. If you need a "pressing reason" for vacation, you are doing it wrong.

[Sheilbh]

My last job I got 5 weeks (6 counting Christmas) which seems to be the norm. I don't need anymore so I wouldn't.

If I only had three weeks then yeah.

[PDH]

I get 4 weeks and two days, plus the week of Christmas off.  I have a hard time using that amount up.

[alfred russel]

Some of us work to live, not vice versa.

Others of us press on for no reason other than inertia. 

[MadImmortalMan]

Some of us work to live, not vice versa.

Others of us press on for no reason other than inertia. 

Yeah and that's a trap though. Time is not money. Time is way more valuable than money.

[Martinus]

Essentially, the question is "would you take a week of unpaid holiday?" Why would you unless you had a pressing reason?

Some of us work to live, not vice versa. If you need a "pressing reason" for vacation, you are doing it wrong.

My point was that I have enough vacation I get on the basis of my contract. I don't need extra unpaid vacation.

[Martinus]

My last job I got 5 weeks (6 counting Christmas) which seems to be the norm. I don't need anymore so I wouldn't.

If I only had three weeks then yeah.

I get 26 working days (not counting public holidays). I wouldn't take extra unpaid vacation.

[Martinus]

Some of us work to live, not vice versa.

Others of us press on for no reason other than inertia. 

Yeah and that's a trap though. Time is not money. Time is way more valuable than money.

I think it depends on the money. 

[Zanza]

My contract stipulates that I can take three months of unpaid vacation every five years. I consider doing that and using my airline miles for a round-the-world ticket. No pressing reason other than the wish to experience new stuff. I don't really need the money for anything, whereas I always love travelling, especially for longer stretches.

[crazy canuck]

Some of us work to live, not vice versa.

Others of us press on for no reason other than inertia. 

Yeah and that's a trap though. Time is not money. Time is way more valuable than money.

I think it depends on the money. 

Money allows you the freedom to do more things.  To do things you need time. Without time there is no point to having money. 

[Martim Silva]

At least you're doing your part for the company.

And they're further rewarding me by letting me pick something out of the 10 Year Anniversary section of the catalog!!  What should I go for-- the one person tent, tiny portable electric "grill", a previous generation video game console, or a programmable coffee maker*??


*I haven't actually seen that section yet; just speculating on the lameness

What are you complaining about? 

Over here, the rewards are:

10 Years - Jack shit.

20 years - Jack shit and sarcastic remarks by management that you're in the company for a long time.

30 years - Jack shit and stares at the 'geezer' that's still working in the same company.