gigamatic

i got thinking today of the way vacation benefits worked for my dad in his old job, and wishing they were structured that way here. you see, there, you could choose to take optional pay instead of using vacation days.

here, if you don't use, you lose. and getting folks to approve vacation when you're constantly bombarded with deadlines and critical projects? ha.

so, i have 7 days I must take before March 1, or I lose em. I've already got Dec 23 - Jan 2 scheduled off. i'd love to go somewhere with nala, (and we really should visit my parents sometime in the emotional suck that is Southern suburban retirement hell), but i dont know what his vacation schedule looks like. And I know he would hate Florida even more than I do.

and of course, having time off and money to enjoy it are two totally different things.