How do you split up your annual leave?

[PurpleOctober]

I'm curious to hear how other people do it...

Do you space it out throughout the year so you have a week off every 3 months or do - or take two week breaks in one chunk and wait months for a holiday from work?

Personally I don't like taking A/L in the first 4-5 months.

School holidays. I only get 24 (I think!) days so spread them out throughout the year balancing holiday club etc.

Personally I don't like taking A/L in the first 4-5 months

Why is that OP?
Is it because you feel you haven't 'earned it?
Or you're worried you might leave suddenly and need to pay it back?

I like to take two weeks together at some point during the year, I feel a lot more refreshed and ready to go back whereas I never feel a week has the same impact. I always keep a week to take between January and March and take a day off on my birthday. I'm lucky to get 33 days having worked in the NHS for over 10 years now. DH only gets 25.

I work in retail and get a lot... 8 weeks. So I do a week every other month and a weekend on the months I don't have a week off.

@userofthiswebsite I worry I'll need or want it in the later half of the year and I'll have no entitlement left

I tended to do that too OP. I'd get bank holidays off anyway so would put in a few days to have a week over Easter. A week off for my birthday in May, put in a week of holidays and end up with two off over Christmas and a week in September, then use the rest for long weekends. I'm self employed now and truly miss having four weeks a year off 😁

mine tends to be quite spaced out. But I work 3 days a week (in a row) so have 4 days off together each week which helps! I also have a pretty good leave allowance.

This year I’ve had a week off in June, July, August, September, October and will have a week off in February. I’ll also have the occasional day off here & there.