How much annual leave do you like to have in the bank?

[Anonymous]

I get five weeks annually but can earn comp time and also have use it or lose it personal days so I try to hold back 80 hours min to give me a little cover if I change jobs

[Anonymous]

Wow this post just blew my mind at how much vacation time people get.

I get 5 vacation days per year and 2 sick days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow this post just blew my mind at how much vacation time people get.

I get 5 vacation days per year and 2 sick days.

Get a new job. You deserve it! Your employer sucks, btw

[Anonymous]

I currently have 150 hours of vacation leave and 70 hours of sick leave. I’m capped at both and will be spending down this month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I currently have 150 hours of vacation leave and 70 hours of sick leave. I’m capped at both and will be spending down this month.

i have ~330 hours of AL and ~2400 sick. i need to burn down my AL to 240.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people keep the carryover max? When do you plan to use it? I'm FINALLY hitting 240 the first pay period of 2022, after many years of taking just a week in the summer, the day after Thanksgiving, and a week at Christmas off all year. Should I try to keep it near the cap? Why? If I ever leave the feds, that's a lot of time I'll never get back.

Because there is no employer provided short term disability insurance for Feds. I have seen so many long term fed colleagues wipe through hundreds of hours of accrued leave due to illness of themselves or a loved one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed and normally carry over the 240. The reason originally was that we didn’t have short term disability or maternity and that was how you saved for emergencies. I still like 240 in case of cancer or some major issue.

Yes, I used my max carryover for maternity leave. Now with 2 little kids, I can barely keep 2 weeks in the bank.

[Anonymous]

zero. We have unlimited vacation but can't carry over, if that makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow this post just blew my mind at how much vacation time people get.

I get 5 vacation days per year and 2 sick days.

Get a new job. You deserve it! Your employer sucks, btw

Yep! Get a new job. 5 days isn’t normal unless you’re a teacher or someone who already gets a lot off.

[Anonymous]

230.54 but I will be cashing out max of 35 hours, and then I will be going to visit Argentina for 3 weeks in March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:zero. We have unlimited vacation but can't carry over, if that makes sense.

Do people abuse it?

[Anonymous]

We have 160 hr. max of leave which carries over, but if you are at the max you can't earn more. We also get 16 hrs personal and 80hrs sick which don't carry but everyone starts the year with those full, you don't have to earn them.

I generally have at least 100 hrs in reserve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people keep the carryover max? When do you plan to use it? I'm FINALLY hitting 240 the first pay period of 2022, after many years of taking just a week in the summer, the day after Thanksgiving, and a week at Christmas off all year. Should I try to keep it near the cap? Why? If I ever leave the feds, that's a lot of time I'll never get back.

Because there is no employer provided short term disability insurance for Feds. I have seen so many long term fed colleagues wipe through hundreds of hours of accrued leave due to illness of themselves or a loved one.

This is absolutely insane. WTF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:zero. We have unlimited vacation but can't carry over, if that makes sense.

Why would you need to carry over if there is no set amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people keep the carryover max? When do you plan to use it? I'm FINALLY hitting 240 the first pay period of 2022, after many years of taking just a week in the summer, the day after Thanksgiving, and a week at Christmas off all year. Should I try to keep it near the cap? Why? If I ever leave the feds, that's a lot of time I'll never get back.

Because there is no employer provided short term disability insurance for Feds. I have seen so many long term fed colleagues wipe through hundreds of hours of accrued leave due to illness of themselves or a loved one.

Yes, this. One bad diagnosis or accident can burn through a ton of leave in no time.