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llcoolvadSo the thing I don't like about the current job is the time off situation. And yes, I will freely admit that I was completely spoiled at my last job. Not only did I have five weeks of PTO, but we also got the week of Christmas to New Years off. So basically six weeks plus 10 holidays.
At this job I get three weeks vacation, one week sick, and 8 holidays. I am two full weeks plus two days short! And I am feeling every single one of them. Since I have to now save time for surgery and recovery, I am really short. Ugh. At my old job, if you had surgery or some other short-term disability, you got two weeks of 100% pay, then if it dragged on you got xx% (don't remember) of your pay for some length of time, after which it would switch to long-term disability. And you didn't have to touch even one day of your PTO.
At the new job, you have to use a week of PTO/sick to start. Then you get 60% of your salary for short-term disability for anything after that, until the long-term threshold. So that sucks, like every other aspect of our benefits. I guess I'll take the week and then work from home for a few days after that, then see how I feel about going back in. Obviously if I need more time I'll do the short-term disability thing, but I'd prefer not to at those rates. From my previous post-surgery blogging I see that I felt a lot better after three or four days, and pretty good after six, so assuming nothing goes horribly wrong it should basically be the same recovery rate, I'd think. Meaning the week of PTO with a few days at home after should be fine.
All of this is a long (and somewhat grim) way of saying that I'm on vacation now. Worked from home Friday, then I'll be leaving for the Cape Sunday morning and coming back Wednesday night. Three days of PTO is about all I can afford (I used 2 in March). That kills one of my three weeks. I've also used two sick days, so I have three left. Three sick plus 2 PTO minimum for my surgery. That leaves 8 PTO for the rest of the year. Sigh. I will use a couple around my birthday, and then the rest at XMas, I guess.
STOP WHINING YOU HAVE A JOB WITH PAID DAYS OFF YOU ARE SPOILED AND RIDICULOUS.
Yes, true.
SO I am going to enjoy the heck out of this vacation, anyway! I have tomorrow to plan and pack and get some stuff done around here before I flee. And then I don't need to think about home or work for many many hours. YAY!!
At this job I get three weeks vacation, one week sick, and 8 holidays. I am two full weeks plus two days short! And I am feeling every single one of them. Since I have to now save time for surgery and recovery, I am really short. Ugh. At my old job, if you had surgery or some other short-term disability, you got two weeks of 100% pay, then if it dragged on you got xx% (don't remember) of your pay for some length of time, after which it would switch to long-term disability. And you didn't have to touch even one day of your PTO.
At the new job, you have to use a week of PTO/sick to start. Then you get 60% of your salary for short-term disability for anything after that, until the long-term threshold. So that sucks, like every other aspect of our benefits. I guess I'll take the week and then work from home for a few days after that, then see how I feel about going back in. Obviously if I need more time I'll do the short-term disability thing, but I'd prefer not to at those rates. From my previous post-surgery blogging I see that I felt a lot better after three or four days, and pretty good after six, so assuming nothing goes horribly wrong it should basically be the same recovery rate, I'd think. Meaning the week of PTO with a few days at home after should be fine.
All of this is a long (and somewhat grim) way of saying that I'm on vacation now. Worked from home Friday, then I'll be leaving for the Cape Sunday morning and coming back Wednesday night. Three days of PTO is about all I can afford (I used 2 in March). That kills one of my three weeks. I've also used two sick days, so I have three left. Three sick plus 2 PTO minimum for my surgery. That leaves 8 PTO for the rest of the year. Sigh. I will use a couple around my birthday, and then the rest at XMas, I guess.
STOP WHINING YOU HAVE A JOB WITH PAID DAYS OFF YOU ARE SPOILED AND RIDICULOUS.
Yes, true.
SO I am going to enjoy the heck out of this vacation, anyway! I have tomorrow to plan and pack and get some stuff done around here before I flee. And then I don't need to think about home or work for many many hours. YAY!!
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Date: 2014-05-31 05:47 pm (UTC)