What really grinds my gears is when federal holidays count towards my "vacation time". Those alone eat up seven days!
I request four weeks of vacation in my contract, but am afraid to use them. That's America.
I request four weeks of vacation in my contract, but am afraid to use them. That's America.
Being clear about this with new (and especially young) employees is a good idea as to people straight out of college, it's not obvious.
But there's certainly nothing dodgy about it.
But it's 50% of his total time off. Is that "the norm"?
On the bright side, if you take a five day vacation and bookend it with two weekends, that's a nine day trip.
I think I'll be asking for more vacation time in future contracts, too. I managed to secure extra in the first year of my current contract because I had a need (planned trip) but in the future, I'm just going to require more.
Of course, benefits and pay are interchangeable, so I might just request the ability to take unpaid vacation as needed, up to a certain amount.
It seems like something you should be able to take up with your employer, because you requested vacation and they're counting holidays (something different) against them. That sees like a bit of a rip off.
Of course, I know that even two weeks of vacation is considered a lot in this country and my mom works in a job where she doesn't get _any_ paid vacation, so . . .