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> [Inefficiencies] This is very true at big corp. Among inefficiencies in a big corp., vacation times are a _very_ secondary issue. For instance, I wouldn't be

by fab13n 13y ago

> [Inefficiencies] This is very true at big corp. Among inefficiencies in a big corp., vacation times are a _very_ secondary issue. For instance, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that you're spending more than 5% of your work time goofing on Internet, including commenting on Hacker News. 5% is what RTT typically represent (~10 days a year out of 200). Then there's poor management, poor execution, poor motivation, lack of vision... If you can't get reach anyone, it's a matter of poor planning and poor skills redundancy, not a matter with the amount of vacations. > Last but not least, this affected salaries negatively. Most people would derive more marginal gain, in terms of happiness, from extra time than from extra money. Would you want to become Warren Buffet, with his wealth and his age? Probably not, because he's so much poorer in time (life expectancy) than you that no amount of money can make up for it.

yummyfajitas 13y ago
Then there's poor management, poor execution, poor motivation, lack of vision... If you can't get reach anyone, it's a matter of poor planning and poor skills redundancy, not a matter with the amount of vacations. Or maybe your company just isn't big enough to have 2 people capable of doing every single task. As for your "only 5% of time" theory, you miss the point. It's not just 5% of time, it's delays. If I'm spending 5% of my day on /r/aww and someone comes to my desk needing something for their project, they get what they need. If I'm spending 5% of my days gone, they are spending 5% of their time waiting for me.
- king_jester 13y ago
  > Or maybe your company just isn't big enough to have 2 people capable of doing every single task. And how exactly is that any individual employees problem? Companies employ management structures supposedly to handle this kind of situation, so that a company can't is their own fault. Further, individual employees ability to take vacation time and to be away from the company is more important than the company's business needs.
- eli_gottlieb 13y ago
  I would have to ask why your company actually needs someone at that desk 24/7.

by fab13n 13y ago

yummyfajitas 13y ago

Then there's poor management, poor execution, poor motivation, lack of vision... If you can't get reach anyone, it's a matter of poor planning and poor skills redundancy, not a matter with the amount of vacations. Or maybe your company just isn't big enough to have 2 people capable of doing every single task. As for your "only 5% of time" theory, you miss the point. It's not just 5% of time, it's delays. If I'm spending 5% of my day on /r/aww and someone comes to my desk needing something for their project, they get what they need. If I'm spending 5% of my days gone, they are spending 5% of their time waiting for me.

king_jester 13y ago
> Or maybe your company just isn't big enough to have 2 people capable of doing every single task. And how exactly is that any individual employees problem? Companies employ management structures supposedly to handle this kind of situation, so that a company can't is their own fault. Further, individual employees ability to take vacation time and to be away from the company is more important than the company's business needs.
eli_gottlieb 13y ago
I would have to ask why your company actually needs someone at that desk 24/7.