To think 2 weeks is an unusually long summer holiday?

[PrettyLittleCryer]

How long do you take off on holiday if you go away over summer - particularly if you work full time?

I think half a month is a long time to expect to just walk out of a job and them to carry on without you.

But is that what most people take?

Blimey I am glad you aren’t my boss. Two weeks is totally normal.

Any doctor would bite your hand off for 2 weeks. They make it so during training unless you have exceptional circumstances like you’re getting married, they only let you take 1 week and 4 days to stop people taking 2 weeks. Friends say it’s horrendous.

This seems like an especially provocative question for a thread. Two weeks leave for an annual holiday has been the norm for decades!

My contract used to require me to take 2 consecutive weeks off whihc was a PITA given I only had 4 weeks in the first place. It was thought likely that any problems would come to light in 2 weeks but not 1. Once I made partner I was expected to take a 12 week sabbatical every 6 years.

Two weeks is perfectly normal and not at all unreasonable. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t take a two week holiday at some point during the year.

Two weeks is perfectly normal. If your employer genuinely can’t manage for two weeks at a time without you, there’s something seriously wrong with them or their business plan.

Completely normal. A lot of people love to travel, but how are you supposed to see the world if you take a one week trip once a year. You need 2 weeks for places in Asia, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and USA. So taking 2 weeks off work is completely reasonable.

2 wks is normal for a summer holiday. I've just had 3

DH has to take two weeks at some point for compliance reasons. No job role should fall apart fur a two week absence.

I spent 18 yrs working for an American company, for an American boss, in the UK. Yes they will raise their eyebrows but DO NOT give away your right to at least two weeks in one stretch. It is shown that this is how long it takes to decompress effectively. You will always be replaceable at work you ( and your well being ) are not replaceable to your loved ones and yourself. Many other countries take 3 or 4 weeks as normal. If US companies want to do business here this is the cost they must pay.

Usually a week or 10 days, rarely 2 weeks. X

I work for a huge American company - most people will take 2 week breaks (although whenever they want, not just in the summer).

i usually only take a week at a time because we don’t go away at all, and it breaks the year up a bit more (I also have 28 days holiday plus bank holidays so I get a decent amount of breaks this way). Plus in my role there is no cover at all - it’s better for me to only have a week to catch up on!

do people really still take 7-14 days in one place? I feel this is quite old fashioned in the age of mini and city breaks

I used to work in a bank and we were required to take 2 weeks together for this reason. They only removed this rule around 10 years ago I think, maybe a little longer.

eh?

it's really not.

I've even heard a rumour that some people manage city breaks and mini breaks and a fortnight's holiday...all in the same year!

If someone takes their leave a couple of days at a time then most often their work will be left for them to come back to, or the person covering doesn't have time to investigate any discrepancies - they'll probably say when the fraudster gets back "I noticed x which seems a bit odd" and the fraudster says "Oh yes I forgot to mention that, the invoice is to follow, it's all approved, don't worry about it."

If they are off for 2 weeks it's more likely that the person covering will spot the dodgy transactions and flag them up to management.

Of course it's not old-fashioned.

Lots of people want to travel long-haul and visit family/friends overseas.

You find it ‘old fashioned’ that people might want to go to a long haul destination, with time differences and long flights?
Or ‘old fashioned’ to not want to repack a few times during a break

Its more mins boggling that you think city breaks are a modern invention that would somehow render a traditional holiday obsolete..!

2 weeks is standard, they say it takes one week to properly relax so the second week is when people are properly getting the benefits. Plus days are spent travelling. I'm taking 3 weeks off this summer after 8 years of never getting a break (self-employed) and sod anyone who tells me that's excessive, cannot wait!

What?? How does it prevent fraud??

Just finishing up a two week holiday here myself 😊. It’s perfectly normal - one of my team just came back from a month in New Zealand. We handled things just fine without her. With a proper handover and the whole team having an in-depth knowledge of what each other are all working on…there’s no real issue.

It allows someone else to come in and do your job while you are away. It’s quite common on financial institutes. Actually good practice. Means you can’t cover things up to avoid detection.

There is a good article on it - but honestly people aren’t making it up 😂😂

www.economicvoice.com/beat-fraud-with-a-2-week-summer-holiday/

Two weeks is standard in Scotland lots of places close completely for the Trades Fair Fortnight even now

Completely normal! Poor Americans having to put up with this kind of attitude...