Being retired I now have every day off; however, best I had when employed was

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Nov 2, 2023
11:23:46am

Hoopster All-American

26 days PTO, 5 sick days (didn't count against PTO), 10 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays. Could carry over from 40-80 hours depending on the year (80 hours during COVID years) I thought that was generous.

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POLL: Is my employer’s paid time off allotment generous, stingy, or average?

Doctor Rosenrosen

11/2/23 10:51am

As a self employed person I could not imagine 32 days off from work a year. I

Ycrazy

11/2/23 10:53am

Nice being able to take time off whenever I want, not nice never being paid for

Cosmodiar

11/2/23 11:57am

I am probably out of the office 3-4 days a year apart from holidays. I would

Ycrazy

11/2/23 11:59am

I feel your pain man.

qwerew

11/2/23 2:35pm

No carryover is stingy, but the rest is Generous/Okay.

2FarGone

11/2/23 10:53am

I agree. I get 4 weeks PTO and can carry over 2x my rate (so 8 weeks) from year

cougarfan84

11/2/23 11:54am

My work gives me 5 weeks per year, and max out at 30 days. But also lets you cash out vacation anytime

slappy

11/2/23 10:56am

What industry? And are your Sick and PTO combined or is that separate from sick?

2FarGone

11/2/23 11:00am

Tech industry in the Bay Area. Sick time is separate from PTO.

slappy

11/2/23 11:17am

My salaried employees only get 8 personal days and 12 holidays. But they only

JAGA97

11/2/23 10:56am

That’s brutal.

TCuz

11/2/23 10:58am

8 days?? That's seriously weak

letthewookieewin

11/2/23 10:58am

They have 72 days off a year. Most of them love the schedule.

JAGA97

11/2/23 11:07am

If my employer told me that one of the benefits of my salary position was that weekends are "days off"...

brj8

11/2/23 11:29am

Your 25 PTO days is a total of 200 hrs off. 52 Fridays off all year is 416 hrs.

JAGA97

11/2/23 11:44am

I thought the same until I realized they only work 32 hours a week and get every

cougarfan84

11/2/23 11:54am

I get 30 days, 3 floating holidays, 10 company holidays - Carry over 10 days and

NarfUte

11/2/23 11:07am

Four weeks vacation seems pretty good if they actually let you use it

Socrates Johnson

11/2/23 11:08am

So that translates to getting paid to not work for 10% of the workdays in the year. That's a good deal.

unctoothman

11/2/23 11:14am

3 weeks (4 wks after 9 years), 12 holidays, no carryover, 2 wks health/wellness

fan_byu

11/2/23 11:21am

12 days health/wellness above the 4 weeks?

2FarGone

11/2/23 11:28am

Yes, above the 3 or 4 weeks. Definition in the message

fan_byu

11/2/23 11:40am

Being retired I now have every day off; however, best I had when employed was

Hoopster

11/2/23 11:23am

I get 18 days that roll over, can max out at 36. 13 holidays, 10 sick days.

Ungoy

11/2/23 11:43am

fattycoug

11/2/23 11:48am

My last employer gave us "unlimited PTO"...but they had to clarify that means

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