As a capitalist, and in my case an extreme capitalist (contractor), I get whatever break I want to give myself. However, I don't get paid for that time (cause I am not working). In reality, I end up taking about 2-4 weeks worth of time in any given year depending on the year and the amount of business that I have.
As a side note, I have never understood the concept of paid vacation. I think it is an artifact of trying to simplify payroll systems and does not reflect reality. In reality, you are paid x amount for y number of days worked. So, you can break that down into a rate per hour. If you think in those terms, it is purely a financial choice. It's a shame that companies can't be flexible enough to let you take what you need to take and only pay you for what you work. That would allow you the choice of whether you want to make some extra money this year or take more time. On Sep 2, 3:14 am, "Vince O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm currently on leave from work, in Mauritius with my family for ten > days watching my daughters master wind and kite surfing. Meanwhile, > my addiction to computers and Java forums is driving my wife scatty... > > Anyway, while surfing (the internet) I came across this article on > leave allowances in various countries (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ > world-11139960). Being British I find the 20 day allowance about > normal (though I actually get 26 paid leave days myself). The French > figure seemed excessive but it was the American figures that were the > most shocking. No paid annual leave seems to be the norm! Is that > really true? > > How many days paid leave do other software developers normally get > from their employers? > > Vince. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
