BF2S Forums About to travel around Europe for a couple months

You two should have sex.

Jaekus wrote:

With the same woman?

Pretty sure he was referring to a two-some with uzique

you are a gay Hemingway

oxymoran

Damn Jaekus, back at it again with the itineraries! Hopefully it will be an outstanding trip.

americans definitely stand out at european sites, yes. just like you could easily single out a russian in laguna beach.

How did you get this much time off of work? And relatedly, should I move to Australia?

Pocshy2.0 wrote:

How did you get this much time off of work? And relatedly, should I move to Australia?

You get 4 weeks (minimum) paid leave every year which you can accumulate and take anytime. You can also get long service leave on top of that if you've worked in the same company for a number of years. And you can also just ask to take unpaid leave.

I know many people who have accrued 6+months of paid leave and 1 guy who had 3 years of paid leave, in the later case the company forced him to take 6 weeks off so he took 6months off and went to Europe.

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Paid leave is also 17.5% higher then your standard salary

Last edited by DrunkFace (2016-06-11 01:02:27)

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

I will be in London from 7/5-7/9
I will be in Spain from 7/9-7/16

There's a good chance i will be in Barcelona while you are there (if your trip is in chronological order)

Yes, it's chronological order. I'm in Barcelona from July 9-14.

Come to Pamplona and run with the bulls with me

Thanks, but I'll pass.

Pocshy2.0 wrote:

How did you get this much time off of work? And relatedly, should I move to Australia?

Technically I'm a casual employee, though I can choose the hours I work and as many or as little as I want. I also won this Euro trip two years ago, it got cancelled at the last minute. I put in for leave six months ago, and they were hardly in a position to say no to a prize they gave me.

Moving anywhere is ultimately your decision. I like it here, but I really want to see a lot more of the world.

AussieReaper wrote:

When you're in Hong Kong check out the Irish pub. There's only one there but you'll see a lot of tourists and it's a great place for food and drinks.

Guy from work told me the exact same thing. It's in Kowloon, yeah? That's where I'm staying.

Dilbert_X wrote:

Advice:
You're Australian - there's no need to pretend to be Canadian

Not all areas are safe - don't just think you can wander around with impunity.

Spain and Italy are the worst places I know of for getting mugged/scammed.

If you're going to run with the bulls take a couple of litres of your own blood and a replacement anus.
You're going to need both if you hook up with Uzique or Ken.

1. I wouldn't even try
2. I know this, but thanks.
3. I've read this, also Prague too.
4. I'm not running with the bulls but if I meet up with Uzique I might need a replacement nose.

DrunkFace wrote:

Pocshy2.0 wrote:

How did you get this much time off of work? And relatedly, should I move to Australia?

You get 4 weeks (minimum) paid leave every year which you can accumulate and take anytime. You can also get long service leave on top of that if you've worked in the same company for a number of years. And you can also just ask to take unpaid leave.

I know many people who have accrued 6+months of paid leave and 1 guy who had 3 years of paid leave, in the later case the company forced him to take 6 weeks off so he took 6months off and went to Europe.

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Paid leave is also 17.5% higher then your standard salary

Fuuuuarkkk. We get 3 weeks minimum paid at the same rate as your usual wage. Most companies have rules that you cannot accrue more than double your base vacation allowance (so if you get 3 weeks a year, 6 weeks is your max). We do, however, get unpaid time, but that's a pretty shit option and is allowed for at the discretion of the employer. You really take your chances with getting replaced pulling the unpaid leave scheme too often.

bugz wrote:

Pocshy: I forget what level of government you made it into, but if it's federal, you can accumulate your paid leave up to the max defined in your collective agreement (for me it's ~260 hours). We also have the option of taking 80% of our pay for 5 years then take the 6th year off.

I'm all the way down here at the Ontario provincial government. I think we also have the 80% for 5 years for 1 year off scheme, but I don't know anyone using it right now. Your collective agreement appears to be somewhat similar to ours, but written differently. 260 hours is close to the 6 weeks we're allowed. Your benefits at the PSC are legendary, though.

EDIT - and yes, I am now done derailing this thread.

Last edited by Pocshy2.0 (2016-06-11 10:33:01)

Jaekus wrote:

Derail all you like my anonymous, yet strangely familiar, internet friends.

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