Comments on: that, and a bag of pistachios

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:30:10 +0000

Yay for you! I am so glad you are going, and I can’t believe you have such a bullshit policy- c’mon people, be real. That said, I get to take all my vacation before I earn it, and I will have used all of mine next year by May!

By: Alyssa (The 41 year-old)

Alyssa (The 41 year-old) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:45:13 +0000

And corporations wonder why they have no employee loyalty!

(Here's a hint, guys: stop making the people who work their a*&es off for you feel like garbage!)

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:27:36 +0000

That is what I hate about many corporations- the complete lack of common sense. Thanks for going the extra mile- vacation request you probably desperating need? Denied! Policy! But we will expect you to donate your time above and beyond your 40 hour workweek because that benefits US.

Quite frankly I think the whole concept of vacation time is outdated, I think when we feel that we can leave without our workload suffering we should be able to take the time. When we can't we don't. For companies with deadlines that means on less busy weeks/months maybe people wouldn't be there but on more busy weeks/months everyone will be there around the clock if they have to.

I also believe that with technology there is zero excuse for tying us all into our offices all the time. I can do my work from anywhere including the meetings thanks to teleconferencing. So if I want to go visit family for a month in December and work from there, I should be able to.

I cannot wait for the younger generation to take over the CEO slots in corporate america. I think these are a few of the changes we'll see- you can already see it in the "hipper" places that have 30 year old CEOs. The companies that can't keep up will hemorrhage employees.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:14:35 +0000

Good for you, good for you for buying that plane ticket! Go, relax, and enjoy yourself. I take it for granted that I have always had flexible employers, but I also don’t have that great a work ethic. Hmmm, vacation, or work? Why, vacation please! Good. For. You. I admire your ability to work so hard, but the company can spare you for four extra hours. And the corporate powers that be can suck it.

By: Tree

Tree — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:30:35 +0000

I hope you get to talking to someone on the plane about the work you do. And I hope they offer you an awesome job. And then I hope you tell your current place of employment to shove it. Serves them right. Hey, networking isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. Why are employers so stupid? I say never work more than 40 hours again. “I’d love to, but my fiancée and I have this policy about working extra hours beyond what our employment contract indicates. You don’t think you’re above this policy, do you? I’m really sorry. Policy is policy!”