Am I asking for too many days off?
960720
Wow.  Five weeks of vacation/sick?  That IS incredible.  You better take advantage of what they're giving you while you can since you're going to be slammed starting in Jan.  You're wanting to take off the 4 remaining days you have around Christmas.  I would imagine it would be pretty slow around that time anyway.  The easiest way to approach your boss is to simply ask.  Something like, How's it looking around such and such dates?  I'd like to take 4 days but if we're going to be busy during that time, then I could work something else out.  Your job sounds great.
572762
get out more often, dont sit at the puter all day\ngood luck ;P
63070
I prefer 3 12`s because it gives me a lot more days off in between.
1008711
Off and on throughout the day...maybe 3 hours? In any case, too damned much!
589357
Sorry, can't answer for churches specifically, but I can for corporate America as a whole... Much of this depends upon the company, the nature of the work, and what they feel they can get away with.\n\nFor many non-union jobs, it's common for a new employee to get 2 weeks of vacation with more offered after years 2-5. 4 weeks off is probably the most you could expect (unless you're working in Europe) but this would be unlikely for someone new to the organization. In addition to vacation, a typical company may offer you 3-5 sick days. From the company's perspective, they'd like to prevent employees from abusing those days and treating them as additional vacation days. However, if you don't abuse them (and the church has no reason to think that you are) it's not uncommon for people to exceed the allotted sick days under special circumstances. Your employer would probably rather you not infect the entire staff...
664731
This is a very strange phenomenon, one week holiday feels like an afternoon and vice versa.\nMaybe it's time to change of job, and try to do something more interesting!\nKeep your boyfriend though, seems like he's the right one!;)
394909
Ethically, you shouldn't deny vacation days, unless it will leave the company short staffed. I do not know of any company that lets that many people take vacation days at once. However, from a professional standpoint: no matter what we think, they have worked to earn time off, and you should approve whoever you can. Just act like it doesn't bother you. Maybe leave some resumes on your desk as they turn the vacation requests in, but do it subtly. It may make them think twice about how strong the American workforce is.( someone is always willing to take their place, and do so without all the BS). It is hard to control what and why people do the things they do, but you should take the stance of damage control.
899980
It sounds like you are due a vacation. Submit your request to your manager in writing. This way your manager does not feel pressured to answer you while you are standing there. In your request, make certain to list the positive things you have done for the company and also indicate that you are due the vacation time
1155898
i would think that you put down the hours you have done that is what they sound like they are asking.. but you might find a place and put in all the hours you will have when you are finished too..good luck and hope all goes well....
115035
For sure....\nI think you have too much time on your hands...
957174
Friday is one of the few holidays my company observes.  Howerver, there are many offices who like to keep a skeleton crew on Friday, day after turkey day.  To me, it's a waste of time unless you have a lot of filing or work to catch up.  The phones won't be ringing because most people (non-retail) are off on Friday.
1184705
Our company gives us Monday the 3rd off as well as the 4th. But if they didn't, I would still take off Monday. 4 day weekend! Woo Hoo!
382737
My work is very lax about this, so I can surf around. I think most everyone will tolerate a little bit of non-work related browsing, but it is true, you should limit it. I would generally use my co-workers as a reference point to know exactly how much is ok.
952578
You can give yourself as much time off as you want. You can also pay yourself whatever you want while you're not working... just remember to declare it accurately to your accountants and the tax office.
346935
I've been having a pretty busy couple of weeks and this one looks like it's shaping up to be no exception. Despite all of the work commitments, my girlfriend has gone to The Dominican Republic for a week, so I'm left with little to do but work and answer questions.\n\nI'll be around as much as I can in the near future, but spring is a brutal work time for me.\n\nThanks for the concern.
886066
You say you are willing to wait until "we are not swamped" so why would you need an "excuse"?\n\nIf it is actually that hard to get time off, just tell your supervisor that you have been unusually stressed lately and you need to have a day to just get away and calm down.  Ask about a week ahead of time so it doesn't come as surprise to your sup.\nIf your sup is decent he/she will realize you are being thoughtful and responsible by asking ahead of time and should honor that.        \nAt least you will have the knowledge that you were honest.  \n\nA sup who isn't responsive to the needs of the workers will soon find they have a hostile working class to deal with and that will come back to bite in the arse.\n\nWhere I worked, we had one boss who thought he had to act like a dictator to control everyone. When he finally PO'd everyone to the point they hated him we started watching for ways to get rid of him. Eventually the attendance and work output showed on paper that he wasn't getting the job done and they moved him to another area. A friend and I had a talk with him before he was moved and we did our best to make him realize he caused all of the problems in our area.  He didn't listen. He acted the same in the new area and the people there were a lot meaner than us. They sabotaged everything he did and made his bosses know why things went downhill in their area. The company sent him to some training school to readjust his technique and then transferred him to a different facility where no one knew him.  We heard the people there slashed the tires on his car!! After that I don't know what happened. I don't condone the slashing but I do understand the frustration of an unreasonable boss. They are actually counter productive.\n\nGood luck and remember, honesty always pays good dividends...
920771
yes this is fine - but it is preferable that you are spreading your exercise out and not doing 4 days straight of exercise and then 3 days of nothing. It is good to have a good workout 1 day and a rest the next and then another good workout the 3rd day and so on.