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How big of a pay cut would you take for 4 weeks PTO per year?
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:16 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124611) |
Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:20 PM Author: spruce angry stage You mean four more? Not that much honestly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124622) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:21 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site I get zero, so from my perspective it would be zero to four. I can see how four to eight would be worth less (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124625) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:08 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button Are you working as a contractor or something? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124785) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:24 PM Author: lavender tank messiness Are we talking about 4 weeks PTO on paper, i.e., what would happen IRL?
Or are these 4 magical weeks of PTO where I can take a real vacation and not have to worry about work?
I'd pay $0.00 for the former; probably ~$175K for the latter. |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:26 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site Four weeks of time where you are off (not working) but still paid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124646) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 6:28 PM Author: maroon exciting stain market Cr. This hypo is a dumbass trap just like all of those mega corps that went to “unlimited vacation” policies (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125702) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 9:44 PM Author: lavender tank messiness I own my own business, so I can take off whenever I want and still be "paid". What I can't do is ever take a vacation longer than a weekend and not end up working <3 hours/day.
If I could freeze time for my clients, OC, and the court, like that guy in the movie Cashback, and take a real vacation, that I'd pay big $$$ for. |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:25 PM Author: Coral rebellious regret lol I currently get 32 days plus 5 floating holidays (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124638) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:26 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site I don't get holidays (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124648) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:27 PM Author: Violet arousing depressive property In this day and age there really is no such thing as PTO. You're always on. The trade off is that you don't have to go to an office and have a lot more flexibility during your day-to-day, but everyday is a workday, and the workday starts at 6 am and goes to 11pm or later. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124649) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:34 PM Author: exhilarant athletic conference plenty of people have real PTO, stop telling yourself this to sleep at night. this is what you Voted For by opting for the straightforward path to $$$ via the Majesty of The Law (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124682) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:45 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site I've decided to kill myself to get a break from work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124720) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:49 PM Author: exhilarant athletic conference have you tried just quitting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124735) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:51 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site I have bills to pay, man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124744) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:52 PM Author: exhilarant athletic conference stop paying them. one weird trick (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124746) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:58 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site That's not how I was raised. My folks would rather bury me than watch me become a deadbeat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124758) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 8:16 AM Author: exhilarant athletic conference Sounds like your folks raised a pencil pushin faggot slave, brother. Sorry about that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126774) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 8:05 AM Author: razzle-dazzle zombie-like piazza I used to think that, then I quit and it didn’t matter. My “bills” get “paid” one way or another. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126757) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:41 PM Author: sooty menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125590) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:40 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site It's needlessly cruel. I am by no means indispensable, but I am required to be available to work all day every single day of the year with no exceptions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124704) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:50 PM Author: Violet arousing depressive property cr. And don’t get me started on juniors that turn in shit work and want IMMEDIATE feedback. “Look, hun, I’ve never met you in person and I don’t care about your professional development. You don’t help me at all and are just a burden.” |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:33 PM Author: peach keepsake machete i took a fairly large one for it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124674) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:41 PM Author: sooty menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125591) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:35 PM Author: effete contagious circlehead dilemma already get this working pt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124688) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:36 PM Author: Cerebral cuckold I took a big pay cut to work part time. Been doing it more than a year now. 100% worth it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124690) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:12 PM Author: Orchid indirect expression (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125527) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 12:49 PM Author: brindle crackhouse That would be 7 days less than I get now, and I take all of it. (I also get Juneteenth, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day off.) And I can take random days and don’t have to take it in 1 week blocks like some biglaw corporate cuck.
BTW some people at my company who started here long ago had a deal where they got something like another week of vacation every 5 years they stayed up to a total of 8 weeks. There were older people I worked with who took 8 weeks of real vacation per year and would not respond to any emails while they were out of the office. Most of them were in niche roles they could do in their sleep, though.
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:00 PM Author: Cobalt den i get 28 days (5.5 weeks) + paid week off at xmas + all holidays (including Juneteenth, etc) + 3 "wellness" days per year (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124762) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:06 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site But do you actually get to not work during that time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124777) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:07 PM Author: Cobalt den i just came back from taking 2 weeks off (i'm still ooo but working remotely this week) and answered 2 urgent emails during this time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124782) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:13 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site That's insane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124800) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:14 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button Nice. I have a ton of PTO but generally spend at least some time every day answering emails. Might be 5 minutes to an hour depending on what is going on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124802) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:06 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button I have more than 6 weeks now. 5 weeks PTO + 6 personal days. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124778) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:16 PM Author: Amber Locus Knife None. I can just work from wherever I feel like vacationing.
Edit: I'd take a pro rated paycut for reduction in billable hours requirements. I dgaf about advancing in my career. Non equity partner is the best I'd get anyway and that's flame. |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:17 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button If you still have to jump on 6 hours of calls and do 2-3 hours of work then that's not really the same thing as spending the day going on dive trips or skiing and maybe answering a few emails at your convenience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124812) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:32 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site cr
I go on "vacation" sometimes, which means I work from a hotel while my family does stuff and hopefully I meet them for dinner |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 1:33 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button 120. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49124861) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 2:20 PM Author: Coral rebellious regret learn how to manage expectations and stop being such a spineless fag (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125034) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 2:31 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site What are you talking about. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125065) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 4:50 PM Author: Coral rebellious regret don't let yourself get into a situation where you're expected to work while on vacation. say i'm out and don't bring your laptop or work phone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125424) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:42 PM Author: sooty menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125592) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 6:47 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site Then I lose my job. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125734) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 7:36 PM Author: Coral rebellious regret if you were actually good at it you wouldn’t. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125895) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 7:52 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site And if my grandma had wheels she'd be a wagon. So what. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125928) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 1:59 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127704) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 7:06 AM Author: Curious Business Firm This. I'm a GC and do this. Told my CEO and management team I wouldn't be responding to anything unless I thought it was a genuine emergency and followed through on it
Worked one afternoon on litigation. Answered a few emails here and there. They and the business survived and are trained for future vacations
Was out 5 business days plus 4 weekend days |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 2:32 PM Author: dark associate eurofags get this but have no money to go anywhere (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125070) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:19 PM Author: Thirsty theater lol cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125548) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 2:40 PM Author: trip out-of-control station Is 4 weeks a big deal? I give all my employees 3 weeks
Almost none of them ever comes close to using it all |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 12:14 AM Author: Medicated factory reset button I've never let vacation go to waste, which means that I've been taking over 6 weeks a year for like the past 5 years. And last year I took paternity leave (an extra 8 weeks).
On the downside I don't fully step away ever. |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 7:59 AM Author: Multi-colored trailer park Lol paternity leave. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126751) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:00 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button Zero regrets. Also took an extra 4 weeks of vacation. It was absolutely 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127710) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 5:14 PM Author: Orchid indirect expression a significant one. as a transactional lawyer it's impossible to truly get away, always stuff that comes up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125536) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 7:37 PM Author: Multi-colored trailer park I would absolutely reject it. If you have a real job, taking time off is horrible. It's not like the work just magically disappears. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49125898) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 8:50 PM Author: adventurous brunch newt No kidding. The stress building up the month or so before vacation is awful. Client: “Oh hey we’re sending you a new deal in the next few weeks.” Makes me want to cancel my vacation right then or just let my wife and kids go (but then she’ll be pissed because that’s “not a vacation” for her). Or the psychopathic partners who do not give af about your ooo and do the “yeah junior bitch partner Josh will get a first draft out tomorrow” when that’s the first time you’ve even heard of a matter and then schedules a kick-off call with worthless but attractive junior associates and disappears himself.
It’s absolute hell. And some “partners” will offer to cover but then you either have to give them credits or they’ll try to steal the client—or both!
It’s very stressful. I now take no more than a week at a time. The smaller things / daily noise can sometimes wait 1 week. |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 7:51 AM Author: exhilarant athletic conference Give them credits tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126740) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 8:57 PM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site Suicide is the only way out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126047) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 7:37 PM Author: hairraiser disrespectful mother becky I get 4 weeks PTO -- although I only use ~2.5 weeks.
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Date: July 23rd, 2025 8:59 PM Author: Mildly Autistic Stock Car Kitchen That’s what I get plus up to four weeks carryover (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126051) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 12:12 AM Author: Medicated factory reset button We get 175% which is dropping to 150%. So with 5 weeks I can bank 7.5 (I always end at my max) plus my 6 personal days. So theoretically I could take almost 14 weeks off next year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126463) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 4:04 PM Author: Mildly Autistic Stock Car Kitchen Yeah, whenever anyone retires that basically get three months bonus pay. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49128246) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 5:05 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button This is the real reason they're reducing this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49128521) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 12:15 AM Author: Cheese-eating volcanic crater I had 6 weeks before I retired. $500K in house but MFH so basically poor.
Thank you exeunt 🙏 |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 1:05 AM Author: Fragrant Shimmering Site Net worth? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126514) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:01 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button That's basically my situation but I WFH from Florida (except when I fly in).
Why would you bother retiring? |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 5:07 PM Author: Awkward stubborn lay what did exeunt do? crypto advice? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49128528) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 7:49 AM Author: 180 location Literally none, just wait until your job screws you over and then leave for more PTO & more money. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126737) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 8:06 AM Author: Alcoholic gas station I'm sorry I seem to have accidentally ended up on Reddit again (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126759) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 9:04 AM Author: green turdskin (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126881) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 8:42 AM Author: green turdskin lol I already get this. I make a shit salary ($220k) but I get a ton of time off, PSLF and vacation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49126827) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:29 PM Author: Vivacious Pit I hate people who call it "PTO." Ghastly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127789) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:30 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button That's what it is called. Otherwise, you have to worry about that vacation and personal days are different. PTO is everything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127791) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:32 PM Author: Vivacious Pit Just absolutely ghastly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127797) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:32 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button lol, fair enough (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49127799) |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 2:47 PM Author: Frozen prole nowag I’ve always taken all my PTO until this year. Would usually do a 2 week family trip in the fall and smaller things throughout the year.
Took a more demanding position for $$$ at a startup and it’s just not possible to take PTO for longer than a few days. It’s horrible and just leads to burnout . Don’t know how people work with nothing to look forward to. Would a 25% paycut to go back to the previous situation. |
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Date: July 24th, 2025 5:05 PM Author: Medicated factory reset button How much of a pay raise did you get for your current position? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753708&forum_id=2/#49128523) |