Or lots of time you didn't expect taking. That is the fear of most people thinking about going into consulting. That steady check, benefits, and time off are copper handcuffs. They are not golden by any means, but they are hard to break.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Manfred Moser <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course it all changes if you become independent as a contractor/self > employed... then you can trade unpaid leave for money any time if you are > lucky enough. And sometimes you end up with lots of unpaid leave. And that > might be better for you actually.. > > manfred > > > In Denmark it's 25 vacation days a year, +5 personal days. If you > > start fresh in a new company, you'd having nothing saved up but most > > will simply get paid vacation money from their former employer. My > > wife, who's Canadian, used to get two weeks + some personal days > > whenever starting a new job and it takes 5 years to gain an extra > > week; and if you get a new job, you're down to 2 again. > > > > I've been told by friends that the only ones with a decent vacation in > > US/Canada, are lawyers and schoolteachers. > > > > On Sep 2, 10:10 am, Glenn Bech <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have 25 days of "paid leave" in Norway, but it is actually just a > >> Hoax and scam. Employers take a small amount of > >> your salary each month and keep it for next year. In june or july, you > >> get around 12% of your annual income in a special > >> "holiday pay", and no regular pay. > >> > >> If you start fresh at a new company, you get no paid leave the first > >> year.... > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Romain Pelisse <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> The French figure seemed excessive but it was the American figures > >> that > >> >> were the > >> >> most shocking. > >> > >> > As French living in Germany, I can definitely says the number of days > >> is NOT > >> > a good metrics. In France, we probably have a lot more vacation than > >> most > >> > people, but the "entreprise culture" lead us a lot to "burn the candle > >> late > >> > at night". > >> > In most company, you can therefore call Friday at 5pm and get > >> something > >> > done. In Germany, even by calling at 3pm won't probable be able to > >> join > >> > anybody - coming early and leaving early is customary in Germany. > >> > Here in Germany, we get 25 days of vacations a year, but we have > >> really > >> > (most of the time) a lot of freedom in how we do our 40 hours. In > >> France, I > >> > think we have round about 36 days a year (I'm not sure), but you'll > >> have to > >> > stick to business hour, and probably stay more often late... > >> > My point is "number of paid days" definitely not equals "How much > >> vacation > >> > or free time I'll get". > >> > -- > >> > Romain PELISSE, > >> > "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will > >> insist > >> > on coming along and trying to put things in it" -- Terry Pratchett > >> >http://belaran.eu/ > >> > >> > -- > >> > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com -- 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.
