4+ weeks of time off: what do you do for work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private school teacher.
11 weeks off for summer
2 weeks winter break
1 week spring break
3 personal days & 5 sick days.

Is it all paid time off?

No. Even if teachers are given paychecks on a 12 month basis, they are only paid for the days they are at school.

I don’t think unpaid time off is what the OP is asking. Everyone else is posting paid time off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private school teacher.
11 weeks off for summer
2 weeks winter break
1 week spring break
3 personal days & 5 sick days.

Is it all paid time off?

No. Even if teachers are given paychecks on a 12 month basis, they are only paid for the days they are at school.

I don’t think unpaid time off is what the OP is asking. Everyone else is posting paid time off.

Pp here and I agree, which is why I don’t think it makes sense for teacher to respond and I was clarifying. When people complain about cushy teacher schedules, teachers are very quick to remind everyone they are not paid for their time off.

[Anonymous]

5.5 weeks at a media company, been there 10 years. Between the 10yr bump up and using a lot less than usual during the pandemic this was the first time I had any vacation time to roll over.

[Anonymous]

University administrator here:

24 days of annual leave
12 days of sick leave
13 paid holidays

We can roll over up to 8 weeks of leave a year. Anything beyond that converts to sick leave.

The leave definitely helps make up for the less than stellar salary.

[Anonymous]

I take one week off per month.

Association executive

[Anonymous]

One of the PPs with 25+ days of leave per year. I have taken off 2 weeks in one chunk, but never more than that (well, except for parental leave). I know that my team will have to pick up my tasks, and with my relatively heavy workload, that would not be fair to them, so I try to cap taking time off at two weeks. Now if my useless boss would agree to fill in for me (he certainly has the bandwidth), I would have no qualms being out for longer, but even if he says he will, all he does is "delegate" it to the rest of my team, which defeats the whole purpose of filling in. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Labor union.

22 days of vacation
All federal holidays
4 additional holidays
15 days of sick leave

I should start accruing more vacation soon. I don’t know what to do with it all.

[Anonymous]

Non-Profit, 32 days PTO, 10 paid holidays plus the week between xmas and new years off (except for one half day you're "on call" but luckily no one calls... lol)

[Anonymous]

I'm an engineer/analyst. I get four weeks of vacation leave per year but I don't actually get to take off four weeks a year- usually only two or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University administrator here:

24 days of annual leave
12 days of sick leave
13 paid holidays

We can roll over up to 8 weeks of leave a year. Anything beyond that converts to sick leave.

The leave definitely helps make up for the less than stellar salary.

Yes, this is the only thing that makes me wistful for my yearly contract position as academic staff. The leave was glorious, if nothing else.

[Anonymous]

At my company you start with 19 days of PTO (which is one day short of four weeks). After two years it goes up to 21 days. Anything you don't use carries over.

Sadly can't take more than a week off though (due to work load only, not management).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP here. I’m curious if anyone on here feels comfortable taking more than two weeks at one time? If yes, could you do this every year or just every few years?

We are able to use all of our leave but have never heard of anyone taking more than two weeks (not counting medical or something else.)

My old supervisor who retired last year would take 3-4 week vacations traveling around the world. She was close friends with another colleague in the office and occasionally they would travel together on these extended trips. The supervisor who replaced her also goes on long trips. I’m now the first line supervisor under her, and I fully intend to take long vacations myself. As soon as my toddler is old enough for us to bear going on a long vacation with her. It’s office culture at this point, and I intend to maintain it.

[Anonymous]

I work at an NGO ad have five weeks plus 13 paid holidays. Jokes on me I work 80% of holidays and usually don’t manage to take more than 7 days of leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unlimited vacation. Engineer, start-up.

How much time do you take a year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private school teacher.
11 weeks off for summer
2 weeks winter break
1 week spring break
3 personal days & 5 sick days.

Is it all paid time off?

NP in same situation- yes. Contract is for 10 months so I am free to seek other employment or take off 2 months out of the year. Everything else is paid.