Not so sure now

[baronessekat]

I got an email from the staffing agency I met with today that included the benefits for the job in Lockport that had the really good salary.

There was the standard 90 days before health and dental kick in. That I'm used to and everywhere I've ever worked and applied to that has been the practice. It's the vacation and personal time that I'm concerned with:

"Full time regular employees are eligible for vacation days according to the following schedule after completing one full year of continuous employment:

Length of Service Vacation Allotment
1 Year of service 5 days vacation
2 years of service 5 days vacation
3 years of service 10 days vacation

Full time regular employees are eligible for personal days according to the following schedule after completing three years of continuous employment. Eligibility is determined by the number of completed years of service on Jan. lst.

Length of Service Personal Day Allotment

3 years of service 1 day
5 years of service 2 days
7 years of service 3 days
9 years of service 4 days
10 years of service 5 days

Relco Systems observes the following holidays for office personnel:

New Years Day Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Christmas Eve ( 1/2 Day)
July 4th Christmas Day
Labor Day"

I have to agree with Sabriel, whom I consulted about this, that these seem a bit stingy. Have to work there 10 years to have three weeks off total? I would definitely not be able to do any pennsic this year AND would not be able to go spend Thanksgiving with my sister this year and I would have to cut Pennsic short for at least 3 years.

I honestly don't know if the big increase in the salary is worth that. This definitely requires some soul searching if they offer me the position.

Comments

[jenaiabird.livejournal.com]

welcome to my world.

tho i dont' think the personal days increase the same way.

i've been slowly debating whether or not Pennsic is happening this year... a) because i might like to do something else and b) i only have 6 sick/personal days (PTO, as its referred to now)...

i was sick a lot more the last 4 years than i have been my entire working life; and i think i would feel more comfortable with a little buffer.

so yeah, it's really something huge to consider.

[svan-1004.livejournal.com]

if they offer, you can start, and keep looking. You can always Change jobs.

Depends on if working there for a couple months is better than unemployment. I dont know how long unemp lasts or how much you get from it. So i cant say what would be better

[bakestondone.livejournal.com]

After asking around to some of my friends it also appears to be the norm that most companies are going to.

[meirwen.livejournal.com]

Actually (says the dinosaur) looks like the norm that most companies are going back to. When I worked clerical (full time) no one ever got more than 2 weeks vacation, and personal days were days they let you take without pay until you'd been there 5 years, and then you got two.

[damedini.livejournal.com]

If they offer it, take it, but keep looking. Just as they can decide it's not a good fit, so can you.

[bataarsogdo.livejournal.com]

I got 3 weeks vacation at Wally World after working there 9 years. That's around 1 wk vacation every 2 yrs. The medical was about the same as was the holidays(if the store was open 24 hrs we only got X-Mas day off), but personal & sick time was accumulated by the number of hours worked. Hope somethings comes around for you.

[ms-rave.livejournal.com]

wow and I used to think my company was stingy. I get 4.62 hours PTO every pay period-every 2 weeks, plus 2 personal days, a medical leave bank of 60 hours after 2 years-for major medical, plus the office is shut 2 days at thanksgiving, 1 for christmas, new years, memorial day, july 4th and labor day. Is what your describing the norm for NY? Im wondering cause im planning to move back upstate within the year

[hearne.livejournal.com]

Holiday allotment is about what I'm accustomed to. Vaca is ... not generous, but rarely are non-union-ish jobs generous in the benefit/vaca/time category.

It's not entirely the best, but then.. it does allow you to bring in income and have the freedom to breathe while you look more deeply.

Just some thoughts. I believe in you.

[baronsteffan.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty light. Maybe that is the "new" plan for everybody.

We get 12 days of company holiday - it varies by division, but is generally something like this: 2@ thanksgiving, 2@ Christmas, labor day, 2@ memorial, 2@ 4th July, New Years day and two personal choice. Some years we have gotten our birthday off - I guess we get that instead of profit sharing.

I am not entirely sure what the current vacation allotment is for new employees at the Big X, but I am pretty sure that everybody gets two weeks after the first year, three at five years, four at ten years, and five at 20 years. The old plan got you six weeks at 25 years. I am pretty sure new employees are capped at five weeks which must be why my cube mate (new hire last year) is cranky about my six weeks of vacation for my 26 years of service.

Personal/Sick time is managerial discretion which could be good or bad depending on your boss.

Our medical and dental benefits actually pretty much suck - way down the scale from being the benchmark in corporate benefits that we used to have.

Oh Well....

[gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com]

Yes, vacations and personal benefits and holidays are all getting the squeeze everywhere.

But.

Vacation is also one of those things that might be negotiable, especially if you're joining a smaller company.

See if they will allow you to build comp time (so that you work in advance of the time you'll take) so that when you take time off, you've already banked the extra hours. Alternatively, see if you can get an allowance--at my current job, they will let you go "in the hole" up to 24 hours, so that you can take the time when you need it and then bank it back up later.

As a last resort, you could take it without pay. It sucks, but it would allow you to do a full week at Pennsic, at least.

[breisyn.livejournal.com]

When I read this, I'm glad I live where I live.

We have the right to 5 weeks of vacation every year from year one.

10.2% of our monthly salary is set aside by the employer.

In June we don't get the regular salary, but the 10.2% of what we earned last year.
Meaning if you make NOK 600.000 a year, you will get a good 60.000 NOK in June, but not the regular monthly salary.

So the first year you work you won't get much in June, but you still have the right to 5 weeks a year. Normally 3 weeks in the summer and the other two weeks spread out (Easter, Cristmas, a long weekend now and then).

My June will be kind of skimpy this year, but next year should be significantly better. I hope to take 3 or 4 weeks off when I have finished my company training in Septemeber/October.

Vacation time is the best part about working :)