Comments on: Motivation Monday – The First Work Day After Vacation http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, early retirement, mortgages, stocks because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark @ TheLocoMono http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 Mark @ TheLocoMono Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:54:09 +0000 http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/#comment-4785 I suppose it depends on how much vacation time you accrued during the length of your employment and where you want to go. For instance, when I lived in Colorado, I saved my vacation time which was 2 weeks for 2 weeklong trips to the east coast to visit with the family. Now that I am back on the east coast, and my work hours are very flexible, I often find difficulty using my vacation time because I can take a four day weekend and work the following weekend to make up for the 2 days off. What makes it difficult is I am only allowed to roll 40 hours into the new fiscal year. So imagine my surprise when I was told I had to use up 120 PTO time or loose it in less than 7 weeks. Needless to say, I managed. ;) I suppose it depends on how much vacation time you accrued during the length of your employment and where you want to go.

For instance, when I lived in Colorado, I saved my vacation time which was 2 weeks for 2 weeklong trips to the east coast to visit with the family.

Now that I am back on the east coast, and my work hours are very flexible, I often find difficulty using my vacation time because I can take a four day weekend and work the following weekend to make up for the 2 days off. What makes it difficult is I am only allowed to roll 40 hours into the new fiscal year. So imagine my surprise when I was told I had to use up 120 PTO time or loose it in less than 7 weeks. Needless to say, I managed. ;)

]]> By: bharati http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4548 bharati Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:29:21 +0000 http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/#comment-4548 Europe manages its economy and workers very well with SIX weeks of vacation. The US should do that and have a healthier. happier population. Also employers should stop demotivating staff by telling them they will be replaced, all the time. Europe manages its economy and workers very well with SIX weeks of vacation. The US should do that and have a healthier. happier population. Also employers should stop demotivating staff by telling them they will be replaced, all the time.

]]> By: Fiscal Musings http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4537 Fiscal Musings Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:51:40 +0000 http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-the-first-work-day-after-vacation/#comment-4537 I hardly ever use my vacation time, but that's mainly due to the fact that I can flex my time as well. Plus I find that I spend more money when I don't have to go to work. I guess I'm not that accustomed to vacations in general since we never really took them as a family growing up. I hardly ever use my vacation time, but that’s mainly due to the fact that I can flex my time as well. Plus I find that I spend more money when I don’t have to go to work.

I guess I’m not that accustomed to vacations in general since we never really took them as a family growing up.

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