On Sep 2, 7:13 am, Les Stroud <stroud....@gmail.com> wrote: > As a side note, I have never understood the concept of paid vacation. > I think it is an artifact of trying to simplify payroll systems and > does not reflect reality. In reality, you are paid x amount for y > number of days worked. So, you can break that down into a rate per > hour. If you think in those terms, it is purely a financial choice. > It's a shame that companies can't be flexible enough to let you take > what you need to take and only pay you for what you work. That would > allow you the choice of whether you want to make some extra money this > year or take more time.
The rationale for "forcing" you to take regular vacation (which is why they also stop accruing vacation at a certain limit) is that it's better for your long term productivity to take some time off, even if you'd rather just keep the money if the decision was up to you. Recharging the batteries, coming back fresh and inspired is going to be good for your life balance and probably keep you happy and productive in your job situation longer, which benefits that company. It's similar to the reason most software jobs have a clause stating that you can't work a second job in the evenings or weekends; they want you and your brain to be rested for your main job. -- Tor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
