Slick! I'd forgotten that. Then you haven't any worries either way. Seems a bit extreme though, to hook up with the boss just so's you get better vacations.

>>Hmmm. I think as a boss that I would be a mite suspicious if my employee came back from holiday, immediately sick, or sick leading up to the holiday. Esp. If she BOOKED the sick days off in advance, abbutting her vacation days :-)
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>Well, I have an advantage there ... since my boss came with me on vacation! (yes ... Gary, my S.O., is my boss <g>) That has it's advantages. <g> See, *he* had enough vacation days accrued to take this time off, no problem.
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>I didn't do my timesheet until I came back, so the sick days weren't "booked" in advance. I'm smarter than I look. <g>
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>~~Bonnie
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>>>>You mean that if you don't use up your sick allowance you can legally take these days off as holiday?
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>>>I don't see why not ... they haven't yelled at me yet, so either they haven't caught it yet (which wouldn't surprise me) or it's ok.
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>>>>I've also often heard on US TV (esp. cop progs) where a guy suddenly dons-tools and says "I'm taking a 'personal day'" - presumably days that are set aside for personal and family crises?
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>>>I don't know if we have "personal days" or not, but we can take un-paid days off I think. But, if I can get away with using sick days for vacation and going in the hole on my vacation time, then I'm not gonna take any un-paid days off.
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>>Hmmm. I think as a boss that I would be a mite suspicious if my employee came back from holiday, immediately sick, or sick leading up to the holiday. Esp. If she BOOKED the sick days off in advance, abbutting her vacation days :-)
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>>Besides, there are plenty of times when I work longer than 8-hour days ... I don't feel guilty when I take an extra day or two off here and there. <g>
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>>Fair enough - that's what flexitime was invented for.
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>>>~~Bonnie