Its not cheap taking a family of four on flights during the summer holidays.
We’ve bumped the holiday til next year instead.
Summer holidays
Yep, we’re not quite at the self catering / villa stage.
What’s everyone’s situation with holiday allocation?
I carried over 6 from last year so I could have a bumper year with it being my 50th (what a cunt this year has turned out to be), I’ve used 3 on a cycle training camps, 3 doing nothing and extending bank holidays. I’ve got 30 left and can only have 15 left by 1st September. I’ve got to take 15 days off in this shitty time by the end of August. I’m pretty fucked off.
I’ve got to take about 20 days by end of September. Can carry over 7.
Didn’t have any holidays planned so isn’t too big a deal. The situation is helping me pay off all of last year’s over spending
Work for myself, but in a bit of a weird spot.
Have a pretty good contract, the kind that don’t come around very often, so keen to make the most of it.
But work is draining as all over the phone whilst balancing home / schooling / family during the day.
Need a break, I can feel it. Problem is, not really much of a break to be had at the minute, so feels more financially optimal to work.
Guess the only good thing is that I’m rebillble for my client, so not under any pressure to have time off during the crisis, and free to do so if it all clears up.
Feel more for perm colleagues who have been either stipulated leave or asked to consider reduced hours.
Probably just going to keep my head down for as long as possible.
We can carry over 15 days next year apparently. Been working flat out recently. Had a couple of meltdowns too if the truth be told too.
Wasnt in a good place on Wednesday.
FabiParas Fuck me, that’s some perk.
I’ve been working like a bastard and am really struggling and definitely need to take an extended break sometime soon. It just feels like such a waste taking it now.
My missus has been great. She makes sure we get out the house for long family walks daily. But, she also has her moments. Feels that she is doing all the house stuff and we’re not getting enough quality time together as there’s nowhere to dump the kids.
Plus, the economic outlook plays on her job prospects, return to normality, not getting to see her family etc and its fucking hard all round at times. [Bleeding heart Middle Class Liberal Tears 
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Cycling helps first thing, but a lot of it is proper hard training, so even that is pain in the arse. Every now and again, I’ll just get up and go for a walk - that definitely works.
Missus is allowing us all a takeaway to be delivered for only the third time during lock-down tonight - curry. Can’t wait.
Curry too tonight! Looking forward to that no end!
We had to take 10 days before the end of this month.
Only allowed to carry 8 days which is the normal amount, and I never carry any over anyway.
We are on 75% pay so can take additional leave days. Which is smashing.
My brother who lives out on Croatia coincidentally is on 45% pay and his shiny new car has had to be returned.
He does work in the airline industry though so lucky to have a job at the moment. Their company has lost 95% of their revenue.
Whats the news from Croatia as to how they are looking to open up as that was our main concern. Getting there, if we could, but fuck all to do. I know their numbers are low though.
Disneyland Paris in September all being well (or not). Iceland with the Doris in October. Algarve with the boys in October and a summer hol in November with the fam looking at BF’s favourite Dubai (I know but it’s hot).
The R number is defo going to fuck it all
up though
Joeyp Disneyland Paris in September
Never again.
I read that as “Crying helps a lot at first” hahaha.
Mate you need to take some time off for your own wellbeing - even if you can’t go anywhere. Especially when things you are stressed to fuck. The last 3 months for me has been relentless at work. Just took some time off this last week