ratherBcampin
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Kajtek1 wrote:Back in Poland I could accumulate vacation time over the years. At one point I had it about 90 days so when I finally went on leave I was gone for about 3 months. But we had good job security there. 
In California being self-employed I dictate my vacation times. Since my wife share love for travel, we average about 45 days for recreation every year.
It happen to us to take 6 weeks continuous vacation more than once.
Than I heard about people growing up in Oakland and at the age of 25 have never been to San Francisco. 1/2 hour drive.... By the time my daughter was 8 y.o........She'd been more places than most of the adults we know....Some have NEVER been out of Mendocino County...I find that REALLY sad!
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Jumbo Cranium
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I've been at my job a while and I get nearly 9 weeks of paid time off a year. Sometimes I take a day at a time, sometimes an hour. I have taken several 2 week vacations and never had any bad feedback about it.
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goin2themountains
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I guess I have fallen into the trap also. I take a day every couple or 3 weeks in the summer to run up to our fav. CG, and a week a year when I get too close to maxing out my vacation time. DW has pushed me to take almost 2 weeks (7 work days) starting Saturday, and I am panicking. Dunno if that is dumber than my loading up Saturday to drive through Tornado Alley during one of the worst tornado years on record, but yep, dumb.
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KeninAZ
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No you are not odd.
I worked for a number of years after retirement for Corporate America and I quit many jobs just to get a break and do something else.
One day I asked myself "why are you working anyway?" and I bailed. My back was starting to bother me anyway so it was time.
Now were are getting ready to head out full time for some time we hope.
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LVThom
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I get 3 weeks vacation per year. I usually take all or most of it at one time for a nice long trip. After I use up the paid vacation time I will normally take about 4 to 5 weeks unpaid time off, 2 or 3 days here, 3 or 4 days here, just to take shorter trips for R & R. Never have had a complaint from my employer. Boy, I sure do love the casino industry.
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8.1 Van
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When I started at the USPS in March 1973 I had four weeks vacation because after 3 years you get 160 hours AL (annual leave) and I had three years in the Army (1965-1968). I took most of my vacation in Florida or Maine & NH the first few years but I started taking trips out west in 1978 with my longest one of four weeks in 1986 because by 1984 I was getting 208 hours AL (4 weeks & 1 day). In 2001 my last year I worked Sep 1 and then took the rest of September off and retired Oct 1. I was short a few days AL so I paid cash for the last few days vacation . BTW my first vacation after I retired was in Nov 2001 to Australia.
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