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posted by Woods on Tuesday April 29 2014, @12:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-am-on-vacation-right-now-and-loving-it dept.

According to Glassdoor's Q1 2014 Employment Confidence Survey, the average U.S. employee (of those who receive vacation/paid time off) only takes half (51%) of his or her eligible vacation time/paid time off. In addition, when employees do take paid time off, three in five (61%) admit doing some work. Each quarter, the Glassdoor Employment Confidence Survey monitors four key indicators of employment confidence: salary expectations, job security, the job market and company outlook. This quarter's survey also took a look at employee vacation time, including the percentage of eligible vacation time/paid time off employees actually take, how much they work and why while on vacation, among other realities.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by jelizondo on Tuesday April 29 2014, @04:42AM

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 29 2014, @04:42AM (#37517) Journal

    money does not 'age' and you can't just negate a debt due to time expiring

    Well. I got news for you! Debt does expire, if you don't take action to collect, it becomes unrecoverable, i.e., you lose your right to collect it. The limit depends on the type of debt and where you live [creditinfocenter.com] but it does expire.

    Now, I do agree with you. Mostly people don't take vacations because they don't want them, but because they can't meet employer-set deadlines: so you can argue that the employer prevented you, tacitly or expressly, from taking them and so, you should not lose your vacation time.

    It should not be a 'when-I-get-fired fund' but it shouldn't be a loss because I stayed put to see a project thru.

  • (Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Tuesday April 29 2014, @05:19AM

    by TheGratefulNet (659) on Tuesday April 29 2014, @05:19AM (#37527)

    what does it matter what you use it for? the 'if I get fired' (or more like *when*, in today's world) does not enter into it. what you earned is yours and they should not be allowed to steal it from you under funny terms and hand waving.

    our grandparents (or even another gen back, for some of us) fought for workers rights and companies taking away our EARNED RIGHTFUL vacation time is disgusting. war on the worker, plain and simple. and we mostly let them get away with it, too.

    we certainly can't count on pensions or retirement funds anymore. I see nothing wrong with opting to take my time as a lump sum at the close of my employment if I see fit to use it that way. if you want to spend your earned time off at a hotel in a foreign land, fine. if you want to take it annually, fine, its your choice. I might choose some other timeframe or method to use my earned 'time' or money. its really no one's business and what is earned should not be stolen. under any other terms it would be called theft, proper.

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