Post by amandakisser on Jan 22, 2021 14:24:32 GMT -5
I worked for a company a few years ago that granted paid sabbaticals once you worked there for 20+ years. They were for up to a year off. One of the perks for sticking with the terrible, work-all-night culture they had there.
At my old job it was fairly common for people to take off long stretches of time, particularly in December when people needed "use it or lose it." (Personally, I liked to use my PTO during the rest of the year and work in December because it was so slow and easy, LOL!) Or to return to a home country to visit family for a month.
Technically managers had to sign off, but unless there was compelling business justification on why you shouldn't leave, they weren't really allowed to say no. So no one ever really asked, they just informed. But it was also expected that you took into account your team's schedule. Taking 4 weeks off right after shipping a product, or when things were just getting started on a new project was no big deal, taking maybe even one week during a "crunch time" was NOT COOL. If it was pre-planned and a crunch time just sort of happened, that was different, but if you knew when launch was, you wouldn't schedule a big vacation right as things needed to ship.
I was a teacher before I left to stay home. I got 2 PTO days a year and was not supposed to use them consecutively haha.
I also got 6 sick days which I was not supposed to use consecutively but they “very generously” allowed me to take all 6 at once when I gave birth. Thanks 🙄🙄
Post by caddywompus on Jan 22, 2021 15:04:48 GMT -5
It’s up to the manager. Usually two weeks is max for most people, but we do have some foreign employees and they usually will take a month off to go back home.
At my company 1 to 2 days off is usually assumed to be fine. Anything more requires manager approval though most managers approve 1 week without issue if there is enough notice.
Taking more than 2 weeks off is not a common thing here. It might hypothetically be a approved as a one time ask but we're not set up to cover people who are out so long.
No, but we have fewer than 20 employees, so it can get hard with other people having to cover for you. I took 8 days off last fall (so 12 days total) and I felt bad about that (and of course, behind when I got back), but we've had people take 2.5-3 weeks for trips to Europe or honeymoons. If you have it, our company encourages you to use it (and you can only rollover 5 days a year). Hopefully, I'll get to take 2+ weeks off for a trip to Italy next year.
Post by georgeharrison on Jan 22, 2021 16:04:24 GMT -5
We have unlimited PTO, but it cannot be taken in the first month of employment and anything over 2 weeks has to be approved by the CEO. I thought that was odd, but the company has grown very quickly so I think that policy was put in place when they were much smaller. Our CEO did approve my offer which is not like upper management or anything, so he must like to really get in the weeds on the day to day operations.
Our rules don't explicitly state that you can't, but it would be up to your manager to approve. I think there are instances where it could be approved (like a slow time of year, you already hit your budget for the quarter, year, whatever), but I don't see it as something that would fly through with no issue.
My company gives you A LOT of PTO (you start with 20 days, plus 3 personal days, plus 2 floating holidays in addition to the standard company closures), and every 5 years you're eligible for a 30 business day (so basically a 6-week) sabbatical. Most people at my company would rather take a week or two here or there rather than burn 4 weeks at once.
Plus, if you're doing a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip, most people seem to just wait for their sabbatical year to do that.
PTO has to be approved. I could in theory take 3-4 weeks together but it would involve discussing/planning with my manager because some of my work load would still need to get done during that time and I dont really have a back up.
Assuming you have the PTO you need, does your job limit the amount of PTO you can take at once? Could you take 3-4 weeks off if you chose to? ETA-not medical related
as a supervisor, I wouldn’t grant that request lightly. Employees are expected to use their leave and space it out. We don’t have a very slow season, and assignments are often long term, so it’s not easy to step back for more than a week.
Post by sunnysally on Jan 22, 2021 20:54:22 GMT -5
I take a 3+ week vacation nearly every year. I get nearly 6 weeks off a year and I feel like it is easier to manage my workload when I am gone for a longer stretch than several shorter absences.
The policy limit is 2 weeks at a time. People have taken 2.5 weeks in the slow season. Anything over 3 is usually considered a real leave of absence with a lot more paperwork/fmla/etc.
We get sick + vacation in separate buckets. To take more than X days of sick leave you need a doctor's note. If it's more than 10 HR is generally involved b/c at that point it's probably FMLA. I'm assuming this isn't for surgery or sick time requiring more than a few days off.
If it's vacation, it's your manager's discretion and making sure there is coverage.
Post by hbomdiggity on Jan 23, 2021 0:52:59 GMT -5
In my department no one would bat an eye at 2 consecutive weeks. That said, I did have a coworker that wanted to go to Australia for 2 months but our dept head only allowed 4 weeks.
For other departments it may be more restricted unless they are between assignments and then they can take however long.
Everyone does what they want. I’m in a fairly small office for the company (35 staff) and it is common for people to take 3 up to 7 weeks consecutively (assuming they have that much leave). It is honestly easier in a lot of ways because we are very project based and when you do that you can shift your workload and clients to other coworkers who can actually help out for the time period. When I first started my main boss was a snowbird and spent the winter in Florida so I took over his projects for up to 6months and would just call him if I had questions. Another senior partner spends 8 weeks in Northern Ontario each summer and cannot be reached by email or phone.
I’ve taken 3 weeks personally around my wedding. There is also a two week provincial construction holiday in Quebec in midsummer when all 6 of our Quebec office close. Right now every single project I am assigned to is in Quebec so I will likely take those two weeks off this year because I will have no staff to work with.
I'll answer for my H because I'm a teacher so this doesn't apply to me.
He accrues time with every paycheck and then it rolls over year to year. They are pretty flexible there with how much time you want off. It does need to be approved, but people on his team regularly take 2 weeks at a time. His boss even told him, because their job is one that can be done remotely, that if he wanted to travel somewhere sometime but not take PTO for the whole thing and just work while on vacation some days, that was fine too.
I honestly don't know if we have such a policy. Personally, I couldn't ever do that b/c I'd be so overwhelmed coming back it wouldn't be worth it. But if there was a long trip planned, and I assured my boss I'd keep up with emails and anything pressing as much as possible I don't think she'd have a problem with it.
I think she has complete authority over our time b/c we put our requests in a SharePoint calendar and she then approves them. Her policy is "if I don't get to it, then you take the time, shame on me". So, basically unless she outright rejects a request, we take the time. But I'd definitely speak to her "in person" if it were ever longer than a few days.
Post by jennybee1018 on Jan 24, 2021 3:57:04 GMT -5
I work for a university at an international branch, so this may be slightly different due to that as we have a lot of vacation. I've also been there for 10 years so i accrue a lot each year.
I just took 3 consecutive weeks after the Xmas break, and the longest I've taken is probably 5 consecutive weeks. For most of us, we're expats so we do a longer trip in summer or Christmas time, depending on work schedules and coverage. It does need to be approved by a manager, and usually it's approved, again, as long as we have coverage (we have a lot of cross-training, so we can help employees when other co-workers are on PTO).