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Cooperinliverp00l replied

18 December 2007, 11:15
25 days off for me......but the honeymoon was worth every hour
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oracleslave replied

18 December 2007, 10:03
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

I've had four days off this year.

Do I win a prize?

I award you the money chasing, greed, stressed, imminent heart attack, no work/life balance noddy trophy.
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ChimpMaster replied

18 December 2007, 10:02
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

I've had four days off this year.

Do I win a prize?

Only if that includes weekends.
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VectraMan replied

18 December 2007, 09:59
I've had four days off this year.

Do I win a prize?
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bobhope replied

18 December 2007, 07:42
Typical poor IT specification. You should have asked how many days / hours have you billed this year, then you wouldn't get into a debate over bank holidays, etc.
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Diver replied

18 December 2007, 00:24
Originally posted by TazMaN View Post

I will have had only 6 days off this year. Is that a lot?

WTF is a day off ?
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Cyberman replied

17 December 2007, 22:59
Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

nice one Cyber!

Then you'll have passed through the 3 month "I really should be getting back to work" barrier and come through the other side.

I'd aim for the infinity barrier if I had enough dosh!!
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thunderlizard replied

17 December 2007, 22:49
nice one Cyber!

Then you'll have passed through the 3 month "I really should be getting back to work" barrier and come through the other side.
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Cyberman replied

17 December 2007, 22:47
Nearly five months and I still want more!!!
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thunderlizard replied

17 December 2007, 22:36
73 days, and it rained.
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NotAllThere replied

17 December 2007, 16:04
Sickness? Never! Even if I need to hire a complete, fully staffed mobile ICU, I'll always make it to work.
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KathyWoolfe replied

17 December 2007, 16:01
Since the start of this contract (may this year:

14 days

2 days holiday i.e. voluntary, the rest either sickness or other reasons
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Xenophon replied

17 December 2007, 15:48
Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

Erm...

I'm running about 90 days so far. Sweet.

Work life balance thing is in the bag.

Nice going.

I think ZG has the record though. Something like 18months if I recall correctly.
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Xenophon replied

17 December 2007, 15:46
Originally posted by oracleslave View Post

Sounds perfectly normal to me.

Me too.
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oracleslave replied

17 December 2007, 15:44
Originally posted by opc View Post

I've taken 1 week (5 days) and about five single days over long weekends since starting as a contractor in April. Mind you, I'm having two and a half weeks off over Christmas (most of it client shutdown) and a week off skiing in Feb. That will total about 23 days....oops!?

Sounds perfectly normal to me.
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