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My employer has increasing vacation over the years, start with 3 weeks but you’re up to 5 when you’ve been there a decade. IMO that’s a very undervalued proposi
by afavour 2y ago
My employer has increasing vacation over the years, start with 3 weeks but you’re up to 5 when you’ve been there a decade. IMO that’s a very undervalued proposition that makes me want to stick around longer than I might otherwise. There’s a dollar value that would trump it of course but it’s pretty high.
- numbasys 2y agoIn Europe though 15 days would be illegal. You'd start day one with 5 weeks. Minimum. Plus bank holidays.
- afavour 2y agoAs a European I am very aware of that. But like I said about dollar amounts, the extra you can earn in the US made the move worth it for me personally.
- ghaff 2y agoI suspect many/most of the people in the highly paid areas of the tech sector in the US would not actually jump for 2-3 weeks of unpaid leave per year (without other consequences--which I realize is an issue if you're a small minority that takes the offer). Personally, I always have taken my max time off and even taken unpaid leave for shutdown when that was an option but I realize that's probably not the majority.
- pokerface_86 2y agobro, i am 21 and a fresh graduate and i get 24 days of PTO at my job , 5 weeks really isn’t that crazy.
- afavour 2y agoBro, I promise you that at some point you're going to have to make a choice between various factors like salary, PTO etc. Happy for you that you get 24 days in your first job after college graduation but I promise you there is a lot for you to learn yet.
- abdusco 2y agoI am asking because I never tried this. Isn't it better to earn more and take unpaid leaves than having 2 more weeks of paid leaves? 2 weeks of extra unpaid leave = 1/2 a month's pay, meaning you could afford to do it if you earn 4% more yearly.