Vacation Time??? Burning it now?

larryn · 12-19-2008, 12:12 PM

I'm off from 12/18 - 1/4. Anybody else burning leftover vacation time, in a use-it-or-lose-it company? (wish we could cash it in) :smile:

jeremyc74 · 12-19-2008, 01:25 PM

I'm not burning time I would lose otherwise, but I took 6 days off which will give me 16 days in a row with no work. Today is my last day, and I won't be back until 1/05/09.

It's the only time of the year I can do that, so I'm taking it. That leaves me with 9 vacation days to get me through until the end of Spetember, but I've got a feeling with the economic downturn going on I'm going to get more time off this summer than I want anyway.

cqq99 · 12-19-2008, 01:49 PM

I am starting that on Monday until the 2nd!!! Can't wait for today to be over...

Heinzftw · 12-19-2008, 02:02 PM

Once January 1st hits. I will have 2 weeks paid vacation available! Been with a company since I was 16 years old!

AchtungF80 · 12-19-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Once January 1st hits. I will have 2 weeks paid vacation available! Been with a company since I was 16 years old!

^ like you but 3 weeks paid for me....used up the last of my vacation during ED.

larryn · 12-19-2008, 02:20 PM

Last year, because of things I had to get done at work, I lost 3 weeks of vacation. Didn't want that to happen now, so I'm officially in slouch mode.

ARES45 · 12-19-2008, 02:31 PM

I am off until the 4th, I will miss flying by the 26th though.

wnta135 · 12-19-2008, 02:34 PM

Been working long enough for 6 weeks vacation.
No more left this year since I used it for ED, a trip to
Montana, Watkins Glen and worked 3 day weeks for
several months.
Retirement is next on the horizon.

ptack · 12-19-2008, 02:55 PM

I'm too depressed to calculate how many days I have to lose. It's not that many, but it stinks that you feel penalized for working hard. I'm off for most of the Christmas-New Years week so I just hope we get some unseasonably warm weather so I can wash the baby.

Oregon · 12-19-2008, 05:18 PM

Same here, off til' the 5th...

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Monaco35Dream · 12-19-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

I'm off from 12/18 - 1/4. Anybody else burning leftover vacation time, in a use-it-or-lose-it company? (wish we could cash it in) :smile:

i could cash in but i only have 2 days left, so ive taken today and last friday off...nuthin like a couple 3 day weekends to get me in the holiday spirit...

Italteen3 · 12-19-2008, 06:11 PM

My days do carry over but I was only awarded a weeks paid vacation after my first year, 4 sick days, and one personal. So technically 2 weeks automatically given to me on the day I was there for a year. I won't be getting any days again until February after I'm there for 2 years. They won't be given to me but rather they are accrued throughout the year. Once I'm there for 3 years I get 2 weeks paid vacation, 4 sick days, and a personal day. Which will come in handy for a trip to Italy in 2010 I am currently planning! So I am only taking January 2nd to make it a four day weekend, and saving the rest for a nice LONG trip to Italy.

Call · 12-19-2008, 10:19 PM

Since I own the company I decided to take Dec & Jan off. I'll probably just do whatever the hell I want to do

Call

Haywood · 12-22-2008, 02:09 PM

My company is doing a mandatory shut down the week of Dec. 29. It's a smart move so they don't have to do layoffs. It'll save the company $1 billion dollars. It goes against our vacation days, but I have plenty. So, 11 days off including the weekends!!! :thumbup:

12-19-2008, 12:12 PM	#1
larryn Lieutenant General 2158 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Vacation Time??? Burning it now? I'm off from 12/18 - 1/4. Anybody else burning leftover vacation time, in a use-it-or-lose-it company? (wish we could cash it in) :smile:
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12-19-2008, 01:25 PM	#2
jeremyc74 Banned 79 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	I'm not burning time I would lose otherwise, but I took 6 days off which will give me 16 days in a row with no work. Today is my last day, and I won't be back until 1/05/09. It's the only time of the year I can do that, so I'm taking it. That leaves me with 9 vacation days to get me through until the end of Spetember, but I've got a feeling with the economic downturn going on I'm going to get more time off this summer than I want anyway.
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12-19-2008, 01:49 PM	#3
cqq99 I love spring! 2 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 09 135 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	I am starting that on Monday until the 2nd!!! Can't wait for today to be over...
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12-19-2008, 02:20 PM	#6
larryn Lieutenant General 2158 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Last year, because of things I had to get done at work, I lost 3 weeks of vacation. Didn't want that to happen now, so I'm officially in slouch mode.
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ARES45 Major 34 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	I am off until the 4th, I will miss flying by the 26th though. __________________ "Don't run, you'll only die tired" ~ Gunship Pilot
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12-19-2008, 02:34 PM	#8
wnta135 Private First Class 2 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 2008 Sedona Red 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Been working long enough for 6 weeks vacation. No more left this year since I used it for ED, a trip to Montana, Watkins Glen and worked 3 day weeks for several months. Retirement is next on the horizon.
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12-19-2008, 02:55 PM	#9
ptack Brigadier General 307 Rep 4,483 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [6.50]	I'm too depressed to calculate how many days I have to lose. It's not that many, but it stinks that you feel penalized for working hard. I'm off for most of the Christmas-New Years week so I just hope we get some unseasonably warm weather so I can wash the baby. __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Apex EC-7s, PPK Stage II
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12-19-2008, 06:11 PM	#12
Italteen3 Captain 65 Rep 765 Posts Drives: 135i JB Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere..... iTrader: (0)	My days do carry over but I was only awarded a weeks paid vacation after my first year, 4 sick days, and one personal. So technically 2 weeks automatically given to me on the day I was there for a year. I won't be getting any days again until February after I'm there for 2 years. They won't be given to me but rather they are accrued throughout the year. Once I'm there for 3 years I get 2 weeks paid vacation, 4 sick days, and a personal day. Which will come in handy for a trip to Italy in 2010 I am currently planning! So I am only taking January 2nd to make it a four day weekend, and saving the rest for a nice LONG trip to Italy.
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12-19-2008, 10:19 PM	#13
Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	Since I own the company I decided to take Dec & Jan off. I'll probably just do whatever the hell I want to do Call __________________
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12-22-2008, 02:09 PM	#14
Haywood I know a thing or 2 about a thing or 2... 3163 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Coupe, e39 M5, G26 i4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (11) Garage List 2025 BMW G26 i4 eDr ... [0.00] 2003 BMW e39 M5 [0.00] 1997 BMW e36 M3 [0.00]	My company is doing a mandatory shut down the week of Dec. 29. It's a smart move so they don't have to do layoffs. It'll save the company $1 billion dollars. It goes against our vacation days, but I have plenty. So, 11 days off including the weekends!!! :thumbup: __________________ 2025 i4 eDrive40 Tanzanite Blue 2003 Le Mans Blue e39 M5 Dinan S1 1997 Alpine White e36 M3 (the old gal) 2013 Mineral White e92 M3 (sold) 2014 Carbon Black 650i M-sport (sold)
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