Thoughts on Vacation Bidding
01-12-2016, 06:43 AM
#11
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You will get your first choice...as long as you bid your days in April, September or January.
01-12-2016, 07:27 AM
#14
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I see you are a glass half full kind of guy. That's good. Those are the months that I've gotten vacation for the past 3-4 years. I can always seem to get spring break off when my kids are out of school. Septembers are usually available and you can squeeze one last week out of summer. January or February are also common after the run up to Christmas.
Summer time is always a busy time. All those 90 hour schedules can wear a guy down. It's not unusual to catch a cold...requiring some downtime until you feel better.
Summer time is always a busy time. All those 90 hour schedules can wear a guy down. It's not unusual to catch a cold...requiring some downtime until you feel better.
01-12-2016, 07:33 AM
#15
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I see you are a glass half full kind of guy. That's good. Those are the months that I've gotten vacation for the past 3-4 years. I can always seem to get spring break off when my kids are out of school. Septembers are usually available and you can squeeze one last week out of summer. January or February are also common after the run up to Christmas.
Summer time is always a busy time. All those 90 hour schedules can wear a guy down. It's not unusual to catch a cold...requiring some downtime until you feel better.
Summer time is always a busy time. All those 90 hour schedules can wear a guy down. It's not unusual to catch a cold...requiring some downtime until you feel better.
01-12-2016, 07:53 AM
#16
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Vacation months don't really mean you get your 12 min days off plus 7 days for vacation. Instead of 19 days off, like a reasonable person would assume...they actually reduce your days available by the amount of vacation days. Then they pro-rate the number of min days off. You end up with maybe 16 days of versus the 19.
01-12-2016, 08:11 AM
#17
Guppy reserve EWR
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Vacation months don't really mean you get your 12 min days off plus 7 days for vacation. Instead of 19 days off, like a reasonable person would assume...they actually reduce your days available by the amount of vacation days. Then they pro-rate the number of min days off. You end up with maybe 16 days of versus the 19.
01-12-2016, 08:50 AM
#18
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Clarification please.
1. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them and miraculously, are awarded all of them. You are paid your vacation number of hours (3.5 hours per day, correct?) rate for them as they're used plus the 16%. Correct?
2. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your remaining unawarded days as the year progresses and get them. As in #1, same vacation hours per day plus 16%, correct?
3. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your unawarded days as the year progresses and don't get all of them. The unawarded days are only paid at the vacation hours per remaining day into your 401k but without the 16%?
1. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them and miraculously, are awarded all of them. You are paid your vacation number of hours (3.5 hours per day, correct?) rate for them as they're used plus the 16%. Correct?
2. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your remaining unawarded days as the year progresses and get them. As in #1, same vacation hours per day plus 16%, correct?
3. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your unawarded days as the year progresses and don't get all of them. The unawarded days are only paid at the vacation hours per remaining day into your 401k but without the 16%?
01-12-2016, 10:11 AM
#19
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Clarification please.
1. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them and miraculously, are awarded all of them. You are paid your vacation number of hours (3.5 hours per day, correct?) rate for them as they're used plus the 16%. Correct?
2. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your remaining unawarded days as the year progresses and get them. As in #1, same vacation hours per day plus 16%, correct?
3. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your unawarded days as the year progresses and don't get all of them. The unawarded days are only paid at the vacation hours per remaining day into your 401k but without the 16%?
1. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them and miraculously, are awarded all of them. You are paid your vacation number of hours (3.5 hours per day, correct?) rate for them as they're used plus the 16%. Correct?
2. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your remaining unawarded days as the year progresses and get them. As in #1, same vacation hours per day plus 16%, correct?
3. You elect all your vacation days, annually bid them but don't get all of your requests. You then monthly bid your unawarded days as the year progresses and don't get all of them. The unawarded days are only paid at the vacation hours per remaining day into your 401k but without the 16%?
That is my understanding of the system. Please correct me if that is not the case.
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