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Wow, that really is incredible... I really can't imagine not being able to take a week of vacation for fear of losing my job... Do you guys in the US get time

Wow, that really is incredible... I really can't imagine not being able to take a week of vacation for fear of losing my job... Do you guys in the US get time in lieu? My job is 40 hours a week, and if you work longer than that, you can take the time off later. So working fifteen minutes longer every day lets you have another week off (paid) every year, in addition to the four weeks paid holiday you get. And since holiday time accumulates, you are encouraged to take most of it every year.

retroafroman 15y ago
Generally no. Most engineering jobs fall in the "salaried professional" category, which means that no over time is paid and that you're expected to work for 40 hours a week. I've seen a lot of nice managers allow employees to take some downtime after a stressful or overworked period, but there's not a standard policy at most jobs. Jobs where "punching the clock," usually hourly paid positions, can get a little closer to that, but usually only within a pay period. Example: if my friend puts in a little bit extra each day, he might leave early on Friday, but can't accrue that outside of the two week paycheck to paycheck period.
thomasgerbe 15y ago
Yes. While in NY, the company I worked at encouraged people to take comp days sooner rather than later. I usually just accumulated a bunch of hours and took extended periods of time off.
gcb 15y ago
There's no answer to that. there's no labor law in the US except from some payment and safety issues. everything is negotiable. i negotiated a little more in vacation then the other co-workers. Some other teams in the company can take time off based on the overtime they put in that month. My team doesn't have that. but if we work on some long issue, the manager usually gives an informal day off later.

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Wow, that really is incredible... I really can't imagine not being able to take a week of vacation for fear of losing my job... Do you guys in the US get time

by stephen_g 15y ago

retroafroman 15y ago
Generally no. Most engineering jobs fall in the "salaried professional" category, which means that no over time is paid and that you're expected to work for 40 hours a week. I've seen a lot of nice managers allow employees to take some downtime after a stressful or overworked period, but there's not a standard policy at most jobs. Jobs where "punching the clock," usually hourly paid positions, can get a little closer to that, but usually only within a pay period. Example: if my friend puts in a little bit extra each day, he might leave early on Friday, but can't accrue that outside of the two week paycheck to paycheck period.
thomasgerbe 15y ago
Yes. While in NY, the company I worked at encouraged people to take comp days sooner rather than later. I usually just accumulated a bunch of hours and took extended periods of time off.
gcb 15y ago
There's no answer to that. there's no labor law in the US except from some payment and safety issues. everything is negotiable. i negotiated a little more in vacation then the other co-workers. Some other teams in the company can take time off based on the overtime they put in that month. My team doesn't have that. but if we work on some long issue, the manager usually gives an informal day off later.