clicky: how many vacation days do you get?

[Deleted]

If you get pto instead of sick/vacation, just tell us the total number of days.

[Susie]

I'm in the "as many days as I want" camp, but that makes it sound a lot looser than it actually is. It's "as many days as I want and can take while still hitting billing targets and not feeling too guilty" which is a pretty different animal!

I actually kind of wish I had a set amount of PTO (for a number of reasons, but in part) because maybe then I'd feel entitled to any of it.

It's hard to know how much I actually take, but when you consider work done while away, I probably only take 2-3 weeks/year of actual "not working" time, if that.  I'll be the first to say that's not really sustainable or healthy.

[magdala]

208 hours which I can take in 15 minute increments. I work 10 hours days that is just shy of 21 days. For someone who works an 8 hour day it would be 26 days.

[scout8]

I am self employed so I can take as many as I want. Of course, they are unpaid and often end up costing me money in lost business and paying someone else to cover for me.

[RoxMonster]

I put SS. I'm a teacher, so I get about 3 months total throughout the year split up, but I can only take vacation at those specific times (not complaining, it's a good deal, just explaining).

[maddiepaddy]

I'm self employed, so I technically get as many days as I want. I'm rarely 100% unplugged from work though. I typically check and respond to emails, check in, put out fires, etc when I'm away. The only exception I can think of was four days when I was in Maine without electricity/internet/cell service.

[sunshinedaydreams]

I get 13 days, which includes PTO, sick time, bereavement, etc. But I also get all federal holidays. And I can work OT to bank extra PTO hours. After 3 years, I go up to 20 days. I'm counting down the minutes!

This is a real kick in the pants to our traveling. H and I relocated to be close to family last year. In our last place we both had 25 vacation days, 7 holidays and a Christmas through New Year's shutdown. Now we both have only 13 days. Whomp, whomp.

[dorothyinAus]

I'm a stay-at-home-wife right now.
But when I worked in the US, I had been at the firm long enough to max out my vacation time at 25 days, plus 10 days sick leave.
When I worked in Australia, I earned .085 days vacation and .035 days sick per day worked.

[GilliC]

By law we get 5 weeks of vacation, and 6 weeks if you're over age 60.
We also have up to 10 public holidays (usually less because some overlap or land on a weekend).

In addition to the above, my job includes 2 additional days that I can take any time and 3 additional holidays (two of which may fall on a weekend in some years).

Sick leave is handled separately (also by national law). If you fall ill during your vacation and are sick for at least a week, those vacation days become sick days and you can reschedule the vacation.

[Wanderista]

Unlimited unpaid leave - I set my own schedule and can do it whenever I want, but yep, I don't get compensated for it. I don't really mind because I like being in charge of my own schedule. It would be nice to get at least a little bit of paid leave but it isn't that big a deal. I am an independent contractor/quasi-self-employed with multiple indefinite contracts. Almost like a "standard" employee but no paid leave and yet a lot more schedule flexibility.

I also can work while traveling and I've been known to do that sometimes. I also can vary how many hours per day I work. (So, I can accrue some overtime and then use that during the week on days when I have a doctor's appt or something). I can work overtime during the week and leave early on a Friday to go somewhere, for example. It is also not that hard for me to take time off if I want but it just depends on how I am managing my schedule. I actually like most things about the arrangement though a bit of sick leave would be nice.

[pittpurple]

I work in Scotland so I get 6 weeks minimum plus my work rolls 10 public holidays into that so that's another 2 weeks. Now that I'm a parent I get 10 extra days per years to use for when she is sick or for emergency situations. Unlimited sick days so that's separate.

[Deleted]

Unlimited, but unpaid. I'm an attorney for a small firm with a fee split, so when I don't work I don't bill (make money). I think I average about 5 weeks per year. In 2015 I have 6 weeks of travel already planned. I'm definitely not the norm, and I think there is some negative judgment for taking as much time off as I do (no one else in my firm comes close), but it's worth it to me. I work long hours and often weekends at other times to make up for it.

[Deleted]

4 weeks vacation, 2 weeks sick and 12 paid holidays.

[wise_rita]

I feel it's a bit disingenuous for non-USA-dwellers to answer this poll, heh.

[cheezer]

Not enough. I technically get 15. I never use them as it's frowned upon. I'm getting better about using them and I didn't answer any emails over my 1.5 weeks at Thanksgiving. Every long weekend I take ends in me working at least part of the time. It's the only thing I hate about my job.

[CloudBee]

3 weeks vacation (I work PT, so this equals 12 days)
4 sick (would be 5 if I worked FT)
1 personal
roughly 11 firm holidays

Come October, I will have been at my firm for 10 years. At the 10 year mark, you get an extra week of vacation. I'm sure it will be prorated, which would give me an extra half a day for 2015, I think.

[winnied]

We have PTO and I basically count that all as vacation which totals 3 weeks until you've been with the company 3+ years. We also get the week between Xmas and New Year's off so I count that as another week.

[phillyrunner]

Between personal time/vacation time, my husband and I each get about 5 weeks total. We both work at the same hospital (he's a nurse practitioner and I'm a nurse). Sick time is separate, and I'm actually not sure how much of that we accumulate in a year. I never really paid attention to sick time, since we can't use that for vacations!

[sicilygirl]

I get 10 vacation days, 7 paid holidays, and no sick time. It's the least I've ever had (by a significant amount). I also don't get comp time, which as a CPA who works long days and weekends during tax season and also doesn't get paid overtime, is extremely unusual. I'm (clearly) very resentful over my current setup.

[Whitecaps]

16 vacation days (in my first year), 13 holidays, 3 "personal days" (still not clear what qualifies), 10 sick days per year (which roll over into the next year and add on to the next 10 if you don't use them).