Not a typo. It's been a while since I started, so I'm not sure what the correct current figure is - but I know that 10+ years ago when I started, it was over 200 hours. I curently have 344 hours accrued (I used up a bunch when I went on maternity leave, as there is no separate maternity leave - you use vacation and sick time).
Yes, a whole month of vacation. I've never used it all (except when I did maternity leave). After 10 years, you get what's called an "Annual Leave Reserve Account" in which you can bank up to 40 hours/year, indefinitely. You can use that any time you want - say, for example, if you want to take a sabbatical of sorts - or when you retire, you can cash it out or use it to continue health insurance coverage. You can also carry-over one year's worth of vacation. It usually takes me 2 years to use up each year, and it usually means that right at the end of the fiscal year, I'm taking extra days off so I won't "lose" them. Now that I have ALRA, it's not as important to "use up" my carryover vacation, though. (I banked the full 40 hours this year, and still lost several hours that I couldn't get used up in time.) I'd say that 2 weeks is the minimum vacation. Most people that I know that have been working very long would prefer at least 3, even if you don't end up using it all. I think it's nice to have the cushion. And, I think that most employees that have the other qualities you want - commitment to the job, enthusiasm for learning new stuff, etc, aren't going to use all their vacation time anyway (if they're getting more than 2 weeks). Of course, some people use up every hour available to them. So, I guess you can't bank on it. On 10/3/06, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deanna, > > I looks like the pattern is pointing to benefits and intangibles over salary, > by far. > > A whole month of vacation? Do they spring for the tanning lotion, too? And > you get 230 sick hours to start with? Was that a typo?! > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > BlueDragon Alliance Founding Committee > > > > Get advanced intensive Master-level training in > C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at > ProductivityEnhancement.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Deanna Schneider > To: CF-Community > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:38 AM > Subject: Re: Employee compensation > > > Here's my benefits package: > > Medical coverage (no deductible family coverage for $60/month) > Dental coverage (included with above with "new this year" no > deductible in preferred network) > vacation (4 weeks plus 2 personal days) > sick time (8 hours a month accrue, you start with something like 230 hours) > Retirement benefits (multiple options to include 403b accounts, > pre-tax bonds, etc) > Life Insurance options (multiple options - I think I pay $20/month for > 4 times my current salary) > Disability insurance (multiple options) > Flexible work schedule > Casual dress > Generous training allowance & book allowance & equipment allowance > > I work at a University - so I accept lower pay and cubicle life for the > above. > > It'd be kick-ass if I actually had an office or could have brought my > dog to work, or whatever. > > But, the most important (and totally intangible) aspect of my work > environment is my coworkers. If I worked with idiots, I'd be out of > here. That's hard to quantify, though. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216629 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
