An interesting development is going on at my workplace... one of our directors is on the radar as not being here very much. After looking at her absence record from when she started with us, she's taken a total of 96.5 days from Aug 06 - Nov 08 which includes all sick and vacation leave time... In this same time period, I have had 37.5 days out of the office. I guess I'm wondering if others out there ever track how much time they really take off work year after year.
How much time do you take off work?
January 22nd, 2009 at 03:50 pm
January 22nd, 2009 at 04:19 pm 1232641181
I don't abuse sick days but stay home when I am sick or need to go to the doctor. I don't play hero and come to cough on everybody else.
Work/life balance is important, luckily my organization recognizes that.
January 22nd, 2009 at 04:56 pm 1232643411
January 22nd, 2009 at 05:02 pm 1232643770
January 22nd, 2009 at 06:04 pm 1232647473
Employee’s productivity is so much better when there are incentives.
January 22nd, 2009 at 06:23 pm 1232648594
My last job I would easily get 2 months off of the year BUT I was also working 80 hours a week a lot of the time. As a result, a 40-hour work week and 2 weeks vacation is plenty good for my well being. IT feels like easy street compared to my last job. The extra week vacation is nice with the kids. I earned it after 5 years here.
January 22nd, 2009 at 06:39 pm 1232649553
Conversely, my co-worker who gets 3 weeks paid vacation, in total missed 7 or 8 weeks of work. @@ And most of it was NOT due to illness. @@
January 22nd, 2009 at 06:48 pm 1232650092
January 22nd, 2009 at 07:55 pm 1232654132
this year I have only taken one day off so far and don't have another booked yet. it will be a 'crackdown year' for me with days off and holidays...
January 22nd, 2009 at 09:05 pm 1232658349
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm 1232663339
January 23rd, 2009 at 01:03 am 1232672611
Every 6 months, I come in an hour late one day for a doctor appointment and I will occasionally leave a bit early if there is something important happening like at my daughter's school or a family event. I also take off for a couple of religious holidays.
Other than that, I don't take any time. I haven't taken a sick day ever, I don't thnk. I've been there nearly 9 years. I have taken off when my wife had surgery and when my daughter was hurt in an accident. I've also taken off a couple of times for funerals.
January 23rd, 2009 at 02:59 am 1232679584
My company allowed us to use sick time to use for medical appointments and to care for sick family. There were always at least 10 occasions during the year where me, my husband, or my mom were ill or I had a medical appointment.
My love of travel and school volunteer commitments easily took care of my vacation and personal time.
These days, since I don't get paid for time off any more, I take less, but I haven't cut it out completely.
January 23rd, 2009 at 01:38 pm 1232717926