Would you cash in a weeks vaction at work for the money?

[madmarva]

I think it all goes back to how much vacation time you have. If you just have one or two weeks, I personally wouldn't sell any back, but if you had more, then I might consider it. Does the plan reimburse you at 100 percent of your hourly wage? Were' you planning to take 3-week vacation to Europe or Hawaii or wherever and selling the time back would mess that up.

So, I guess it all depends on the plan, your needs and your desires and also those of your bosses and the company. Obviously, the company can only encourage you to sell the time back, not force you. But if you have four weeks of vacation and the company really can't afford to have you off for that long, what would it do to your job security to take that much time off?

[EmergencyIan]

I'd much rather have the vacation time. It's important to get away from work at least a couple of times per year.

- Ian

[Donkey Hoatie]

We've got a every generous vacation policy here at work. Starts off at 2 weeks. After 3 years it goes to 3 weeks. At 10 years, it goes to 4 weeks. Then, every 5 years after that you get an extra week during your anniversary year. This is my 15 year anniversary, so I'm sitting at 5 weeks vacation (plus 5 personal days, 5 sick days, and 10 paid holidays). So, yeah, I'd cash in one of the weeks this year, but not in any other. Of course, because of the generous policy, this place is pretty stingy with pay. Still, I'm not complaining. For the last 12+ years, I've been able to take a week's vacation in the summer, 2 weeks off around X-mas, and still have a handful of days to burn throughout the remainder of the year. It's use-it-or-lose it, so I try to make sure it's all long gone.

[Adam West]

Keep the vacation.

I once had a couple of months worth of vacation piled up (I had been with a company for a really long time and was accumulating it faster than I could find time to use it). The company ran into some major financial issues and started forcing us to either take vacation days or days without pay if we didn't have it. Then they capped how much vacation you could earn. They ended up filing for bankruptcy and I was lucky enough to get out of there while they were still going through the bankruptcy process and cash in all of the vacation pay I accumulated over the years. Came in handy a few years later when I was laid off from a job.

[Bill]

The very reason I work is to not work.
I hate you Europeans with all your damn vacation days. I started a new job this year, I get five days. I'm going on vacation for ten (including a weekend) the rest I'll just have to take as unpaid leave.

[Meule]

Hell no, taxes are too high here

[wayne foundation 07]

The really cynical side of me adds; "Take the cash, smile big and then call in sick for the next week. Claim back pain, go to an in and out medical clinic get a doctors note, go on vacation, get back, file proper forms at work to ensure you get your 'sick pay' and BA-BAM! You played the system."

I'm thinking that , you might have tried this before? Sounds pretty well thought out

[WannabeMego]

They can never pay me enough to take MY time away from my family...No Question...Take the Vacation...You earned it.

[ScottA]

Vacation.

[fallensaviour]

My work shift is 5 days on then 5 days off.
I'm on holidays every other week...LOL.
I get four weeks off a year and am also allowed to bank overtime up to eighty 80 hours.
I take the banked time off instead of cash.
I would rather spend time with my wife and kids then give it to any company.
I love my job and money but I love my family more and in te end you need to take a break to stay sharp,focused and reliable.
Otherwise you just get burned out and miserable at home.You begin to hate your job and the people your with.
I haven't used a sick day in ten years.

[piecemaker]

Time off is more important than extra cash.

[megojim]

Time off is way more valuable to me!

[Fuzzysnail]

They cant tax time. Take the vacation.

[Hector]

Life is more that just about working and making money...having some freedom and time off keeps you healthy, happy, and sane.

Keep your vacation.

[Blue Meanie]

It all depends on how much you like the company you are working for. If it's become a slog working for them...take your vacation. If you like what you are doing and the people you work for then there would be no harm in taking the cash instead of the vacation. I can tell you that I am off this week on vacation cause I can't take working for the place I work for these days. Owner cries poverty yet they come to work in a brand new Caddy and have a "thing" set up down in Costa Rica just in case the company goes under. No raise in just about 5 years...yeah, there's no way in hell that I wouldn't take the vacation over the cash and no vacation. But that's just me.