Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire How much vacation time do you have?

I hear you there. I grew up as the only boy on a family owned dairy farm and got to work every Thanksgiving, Christmas morning, Fourth of July, etc, etc, etc. I once went from April 15th to September 24th without a single day off (not even a weekend). We never went on any vacations and I never went hunting in the morning or evening until I graduated from high school. Just one of the many pleasures of the self-employed small business owner.

On the flip side, every time I go on a guided hunt it seems that all of the other guys in camp are "construction contractors", so, they must be doing something right.

Chet

I both changed positions within my company and went over 10 years recently. Somehow I ended up getting 36 days this year. Also, I carried over 11. Don't think I'll be able to use it all, but I'll use some.

Bob

I get combined sick/vacation leave, 4wks a year. I had 5 weeks at my previous employer after 10 yrs of service. My current company starts new employees at 3 wks of leave, but as part of my offer they bumped it to 4 wks.

Honestly I think most employees will be at their most efficient if they take a week off every 3-4 months.

I usually take off a week at the beginning of the summer, a week at the end, and then take off the week between Christmas and New Years.

Started with 2 weeks and after 15 years I now get 4, but usually carry a week over.

I get two weeks a year, but I've not taken a vacation in 10 years. May take one this year to go see Spain and visit the relatives. Haven't been back there in 20 years.

"but I've not taken a vacation in 10 years"

Too many great things to do for me to not take vacation. I'm fortunate to get quite a bit of vacation time, although I love my job too.

Backpacking trips with my sons and good friends. Hunting and fishing trips with family and friends. Cross-country road trips, and motorcycle trips. Visiting foreign places (of course I did a lot of that in the military). I treasure my vacation time, and plan how to best use it each year. Can't imagine not taking vacation for ten years. Why? There's an incredible world out there...

Guy

Let's see - last year:

Ten days in Hawaii with my wife to celebrate our 30th anniversary.

Backpacking trip in the Cascades with my youngest son.

Two motorcycle tours of about five - seven days each.

Hunted a week in October.

Hunted a week in November.

I enjoyed the time off. It was GREAT!

"It chaps my ass as I own a small construction company and work my butt off just to take a few days off in hunting season."

Dad had a small contracting business that grew into a pretty good sized outfit over time. He put a LOT of time into it - and we didn't take a lot of family vacations when I was a kid. He was good about taking every Sunday with his family though, and a few weekend trips.

I made sure that the kids got lots of good family camping trips when it was my turn as a dad. In the military though, I never came close to using all the leave I accrued.

To the original poster - a couple of weeks a year for an entry level employee - after they've completed a year. More for a more senior employee. That's worked for me.

I get some afternoons off(Nov-May) and some weekends during Summer.

Last full day off was deer opener, about 3 months ago.


My dad(boss) only hobby is work and it's slowly becoming my only hobby as well.

365 days a year.


Nothing to start.

I work a 14 and 14 schedule offshore, so that coupled with the 2 full offshore weeks (1 hitch) I get off means I work less than half the year.

Currently at 15 days plus holidays. Not as much as I need and more than the demands of my position allow.

After dating some farmer's daughters around here I figured that out.

"Want to help clean out the grain bin?"

"Ummm...not really..."

Travis

Been on the job 34 years.
I get 5 weeks paid vacation.

There is ALWAYS something to do.

i think you have possibly hinted at an underlying issue, or situation.

what happens to the work load while the employees takes justified annual or sick leave?

does it pile up on the desk, or does it get redirected to other workers in the group?

the work gets done, sooner or later, at some level of profit (or loss).

but, really how does the work really get done? who covers the base for the person on leave for annual leave (vacation time), or on sick leave. does overtime ever come into play to cover said vacnacy?

what happens to costs when a "chief" employee takes off, and leaves the work to others? could he be paid more to induce him/her to remain on the job with less vacation time?

Being I own my own business I can take off whenever my little heart desires.

I like it that way.

I imagine that the proper thing to do is to begrudge everyone any vacation time at all (as well as any other benefits that they get) since we somehow wind up paying for it. Even better would be to deny them anything that they have earned under the conditions of their employment in terms of retirement or severance. (Not my own opinion, just trying to be a regular guy.)

I get 8 days a year. But my schedual is 4 days on/4 days off, so I can take up to 20 days in a row if I want.

But I've been on disability leave for 11 weeks with probably 8 more weeks to go before I can go back to work. I'm bored to tears and can't wait to get back!

Rest of my life.

I get 11 paid holidays, 21 vacation days, and 10 sick days a year.