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MaDMaN_26 · 08-25-2008, 01:02 PM

(did a quick search, hope this isn't fata)

I'm just curious how many weeks holidays you'll be getting in 2009.

Things I'd like to compare:
1 - how many weeks your getting.
2 - Industry.
3 - Years experience and years at current company.
4 - Employee or Contractor.
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing.
6 - City/Country your in.

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?

(I'm more interested in Calgary market, but a international or country wide comparison might be interesting too.)

Grunt · 08-25-2008, 01:07 PM

I'm pretty interested in this as well, as I feel like I'm not getting near enough vacation. I think another part of the question should also be:

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?

My answers:

1 - how many weeks you're getting: 3 weeks
2 - Industry: IT Consulting
3 - Years experience and years at current company: 8 years experience, 4 at current company
4 - Employee or Contractor: Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing: No
6 - City/Country you're in: Calgary/Canada
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? No

MaDMaN_26 · 08-25-2008, 01:08 PM

so I'll answer my own question...

1 -I get 3 weeks by default we can purchase 1 week with benefits flex dollars and we are getting a extra week in 2009 for putting up with a lot of change. so I will have 5 weeks in 2009.
2,3 - I've been in Telecommunications 6 years, we get 4 weeks at 7. All my telco experience at current company
4 - Employee
5 - No
6 - Calgary
7 - we do get a few flex days I think 2, and we can use benifit flex dollars to buy up to 5 extra days... not everyone can afford to use dollars for that though.

BlackArcher101 · 08-25-2008, 01:10 PM

1 - 2 weeks
2 - Oil & Gas
3 - 3 years as of 2009
4 - Salaried Employee
5 - Did not negotiate
6 - Red Deer
7- No flex days

COGENT · 08-25-2008, 01:16 PM

1 - 2 weeks
2 - Advertising
3 - 2.5 years. 3 months at current job
4 - Employee
5 - no
6 - Calgary
7 - 1 flex day every month but they cannot be banked.

burn_this_city · 08-25-2008, 01:19 PM

1 - 3 weeks
2 - Engineering
3 - 4 years at current company
4 - Employee
5 - Nah
6 - Calgary
7 - We bank an hour everyday for every 2nd friday off

ah123 · 08-25-2008, 01:20 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting - 4 weeks
2 - Industry - Utility/Pipeline
3 - Years experience and years at current company - 14 years experience - 1.5 at current company
4 - Employee or Contractor - Emplyee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing - No. Their initial offer was far better than what I was going to ask for (or I was underpaid at my last job)
6 - City/Country your in - Calgary

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? 1 per month (which I can schedule) and 3 scheduled days in the summer

Canada 02 · 08-25-2008, 01:26 PM

1. 5 weeks, escalating to 6 with years service
2. Academia/Medicine
3. 2 years
4. Employee
5. No
6. USA
7. 9 bankable days/year, escalating to 12 with years service

The Yen Man · 08-25-2008, 01:28 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting. 3 weeks
2 - Industry. Retail (accountant)
3 - Years experience and years at current company. 3.5 years
4 - Employee or Contractor. employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing. no
6 - City/Country your in. Calgary, Canada
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? no (but I only work 37 hours per week)

Bring_Back_Shantz · 08-25-2008, 01:29 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting. Four weeks , but can "Buy" one more (Basically take one week unpaid if I want, or use benefit dollars for it)
2 - Industry. Oil and gas
3 - Years experience and years at current company. 5 years all at the same company
4 - Employee or Contractor. Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing. Nope
6 - City/Country your in. Calgary

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? Sort of, we work an 8.5hr day and get two friday's off per month.

JerzeeGirl · 08-25-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDMaN_26

Things I'd like to compare:
1 - how many weeks your getting.
2 - Industry.
3 - Years experience and years at current company.
4 - Employee or Contractor.
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing.
6 - City/Country your in
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?

1) as of Jan. 1/09: 4 weeks (20 days)
2) Gas Marketing
3) 10yrs experience, same company (it's just switched hands 2x)
4) employee
5) nope, standard is 3wks - becomes 4wks after 10th anniversary
6) Calgary
7) we get 4 flex days/year (essentially 1/qtr)

Montana Moe · 08-25-2008, 01:31 PM

1 - How many weeks your getting. 3 Weeks holiday

2 - Industry. Fire/EMS

3 - Years experience and years at current company. 7 years exp./2.5 years current

4 - Employee or Contractor. Employee

5 - Did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing. No, union scale

6 - City/Country you're in. Billings, Montana USA

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? 1 designated personal day per year, plus all of the comp time I can accrue.

HockeyPuck · 08-25-2008, 01:35 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting - 6 weeks (4 weeks core, 2 weeks bought)
2 - Industry - Oil & Gas
3 - Years experience and years at current company - 6 yrs/2 yrs
4 - Employee or Contractor - Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing - No
6 - City/Country your in - Calgary
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? Flex days - 24 per year

kermitology · 08-25-2008, 01:35 PM

1 - how many weeks you're getting: 2 weeks
2 - Industry: Advanced Technologies (Engineering)
3 - Years experience and years at current company: 3 years experience, 1.5 at current company
4 - Employee or Contractor: Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing: Tried to, but they wouldn't budge
6 - City/Country you're in: Calgary/Canada
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? No, but I'm on a field averaging plan, so every day I work in the field I get credit for 1.25.

Galakanokis · 08-25-2008, 01:40 PM

1 - how many weeks you're getting: 4 weeks
2 - Industry: Movie/Television post (electronics)
3 - Years experience and years at current company: 12 years experience, 8 at current company
4 - Employee or Contractor: Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing: No
6 - City/Country you're in: Vancouver/Canada
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? What are flex days? Are these the new sick days or are these on top of sick days? Never heard of flex days before. I'm management, I could not show up for work for a week and people probably wouldn't know. Does that count as a flex day?

Arsenal14 · 08-25-2008, 01:42 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting. - 3
2 - Industry. - Software Development
3 - Years experience and years at current company. - 5/5
4 - Employee or Contractor. - Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing. - No
6 - City/Country your in. - Calgary
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? - 1 per quarter

LChoy · 08-25-2008, 01:45 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting. 3 Weeks + can borrow from next years
2 - Industry. Government
3 - Years experience and years at current company. 2
4 - Employee or Contractor. Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing. Nope, inflexible HR
6 - City/Country your in. Edmonton
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year? Yes, every 2nd Friday off (unbankable)

coaster · 08-25-2008, 01:45 PM

I've got it pretty sweet

1 - how many weeks your getting.7weeks vacation+1 week floaters+ 3 weeks supplementary vacation that can be used anytime during a 5 year period + banked time earned from overtime at a 1/1 ratio. Basically I'm retired.
2 - Industry.Pulp/paper
3 - Years experience and years at current company.33
4 - Employee or Contractor.Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing.Standard contract
6 - City/Country your in.Sunshine coast

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?No we're 24/7/365 but we do get payed for stat holidays(7) that occur on our day off. The stats we work are paid at roughtly triple time and a 1/2 or double time and a 1/2 plus 12 hours banked time to be used for more time off.

This is probably why my company is losing their a$$ right now. We are currently in contract negotiations and they want some of this back.

Montana Moe · 08-25-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by coaster

I've got it pretty sweet

1 - how many weeks your getting.7weeks vacation+1 week floaters+ 3 weeks supplementary vacation that can be used anytime during a 5 year period + banked time earned from overtime at a 1/1 ratio. Basically I'm retired.
2 - Industry.Pulp/paper
3 - Years experience and years at current company.33
4 - Employee or Contractor.Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing.Standard contract
6 - City/Country your in.Sunshine coast

7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?No we're 24/7/365 but we do get payed for stat holidays(7) that occur on our day off. The stats we work are paid at roughtly triple time and a 1/2 or double time and a 1/2 plus 12 hours banked time to be used for more time off.

This is probably why my company is losing their a$$ right now. We are currently in contract negotiations and they want some of this back.

Your user name is perfect...

DFO · 08-25-2008, 01:51 PM

1 - how many weeks your getting - 4 Weeks
2 - Industry - Oil/Gas
3 - Years experience and years at current company - 7yrs / 3months
4 - Employee or Contractor - Employee
5 - did you negotiate for more than standard when interviewing - No
6 - City/Country your in - Calgary
7 - Do you get flex days or personal days, and if so, how many per year?
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