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How do I ask for a longer break from my job?
I have a 5 days working schedule (and on the weekends I do work for personal growth). My schedule is literally so hectic that sometimes I feel I need a long vacation (at least 15-20 days). With such a ...
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Can I use my vacation days this way? [closed]
My company gives me 25 vacation days a year, with the ability to take half day vacations.
There is this sports event that is on every Wednesday afternoon (which I cannot attend whilst I'm working), ...
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How can I convince management to allow employees to purchase vacation?
In writing this answer to this question it occurred to me, within the United States at least, a lot of people probably work for companies where vacation is fairly rigid yet people would like more of ...
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What's the difference between paid time off, vacation, personal holiday?
On various websites in the U.S. I see a distinction being made between personal holiday and vacation. What is the difference? Some examples:
Wisconsin Jobs lists Annual Vacation Hours Schedules and ...
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How to ask for holiday in a non-confrontational manner [closed]
As a leave policy I have 7 Casual, 7 Sick, and 13 earned leaves.
In the past, there was a crucial period going on for my team, to release a project, where I had no take. My part was done and tested ...
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Does everyone know to ask for compensation for floating holidays when someone is laid off? [closed]
I'm wondering if floating holidays can be or are paid out to the employee when the company lays them off.
I had a previous job where I had unused floating holidays. The company laid me off before I ...
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My colleagues frown on me for using my vacation days. Should I stop using them so much?
I work for a company that gives 25 vacation days a year. Unused days are not paid and if not used they become wasted and you cannot use them the next year. When you leave the company, you are not paid ...
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Is December a bad time to submit a job application?
I've been visiting the website of certain company for a couple months, they have a "web developer" opening that seems to be permanently open.
Is right now a bad time to send my application, taking ...
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How to deal with hundreds of unread mails after an absence?
I'm in a situation where I'm away from my corporate mailbox for a few weeks. I have an autoresponder set up that says when I'll return and who to contact in urgent cases. Nevertheless, you can imagine ...
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How to request for a time off again after rescheduling it?
I'm a salaried employee with X days of vacation per year. The process for vacation here is that I formally request time-off through an HR website then my manager approves or denies it.
My family is ...
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How To Handle 'Revoked' Holiday/Vacation Time?
This recently happened to me and I was so taken aback by it that I didn't really respond (yet) - but I suspect I'll need to act soon (tomorrow).
I'm a salaried employee with X days of vacation per ...
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How can I negotiate for additional vacation time instead of extra salary?
I've just gotten an attractive job offer. I've been doing a lot of reading about negotiations, here on Stack Exchange and elsewhere. The general gist seems to be that it's silly to leave money on the ...
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Using vacation days before leaving a company
I received a job offer from another company and I plan to take it. I have 7 vacation days saved at my current company, the last engineer was not credited for his unused vacation days on his final ...
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Why is “I'm stressed and need the day off” a bad request?
The title says it all:
Why is "I'm stressed and need the day off" a bad reason to take the day off? And how can I phrase it so that it would be more acceptable? I've seen this attitude at my current ...
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Phrasing of Request for Time Off
I have a problem with words in social situations: I obsess over their meaning and try to get my phrasing as exact as possible so as to convey my intent. This is an anxiety thing.
I would like time ...
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What is the purpose of a holiday shutdown?
What financial or other advantages are there to a company enforcing a holiday shutdown?
For example: Christmas Eve and Christmas are paid holidays. Everyone is required to take off the other three ...
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Is it too early to take a vacation after only seven months?
I've been working at a software development firm since January. It's my first job out of college. The last few months have been particularly busy for me (50+ hour weeks) and I'd like to take maybe a ...
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Second thoughts about “unofficial” vacation time
I joined my current company over 2 years ago. At that time I was working for another company in the same field and receiving 4 weeks vacation. During salary negotiations, the hiring manager at my ...
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When should I tell my new employer about an already-planned vacation?
When is it appropriate to tell a new employer about a holiday/vacation that is already booked? Especially when it is close to the start date of the new job.
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How do I take a vacation when I'm wearing too many hats?
I've been at my current job for a little over two years, during which I've not taken a vacation or used much of my paid time off. I know that if I do, odds are I'll end up getting phone calls or ...
