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A single 4-week vacation. He used to save vacation over 2 years and go on a 6-7 week Europe trip over summer break. It was painless and guilt-free (using the a

A single 4-week vacation. He used to save vacation over 2 years and go on a 6-7 week Europe trip over summer break. It was painless and guilt-free (using the accrued / earned benefit he was entitled to), just logging the time off in whatever system they were using (and letting the manager know as a courtesy); now he needs to justify the time and obtain approval 5+ management layers above for it; maybe it's just a formality but it's unnecessary stress.

fatnoah 4y ago
> and letting the manager know as a courtesy Yeah, I can see the new approval thing being a pain. As a manager, I've had no problem with long vacations as long as there's enough notice for the team to plan around it. Beyond that, PTO is a benefit the company provides and it's there to be used. For myself, I'm very much in the "inform" category when it comes to vacation. I've never really asked for time off, but I have let my managers know when I'm not going to be available and have made sure it's not disruptive to my teams. That's my own small civil disobedience. ;)