Job with lots of annual leave

[Perfectjobdreaming]

I love travelling so looking for a job with good annual leave, possibility to purchase annual leave or work from overseas. Am I dreaming

I am an Accountant; previous job which I am leaving allows you to purchase 10 days annual leave and potentially do unpaid leave

Perhaps working for a school?

How does that work? Surely everyone would be off all the time?

Good point; especially now that kids are about to finish school

Civil service has good leave and you can buy extra and they don't bat an eyelid at unpaid leave but obviously lower salary than private sector. Maybe something in hmrc?

I get 28 days with the option to purchase another 5 and can work abroad for a month (country dependant due to GDPR).

I agree with previous comment, look at specific employers in a sector you want to work in. I work in a large finance company so maybe try those?

Local authority, generous annual leave - get more after 5 years service. Also have flexi time/work life balance and the opportunity to purchase more annual leave, subject to approval.

Will look at civil service, thank you

There are loads of local authorities looking for accountants as it’s really hard to fill these roles. My authority would be 31 days leave plus bank holidays. We also close for Christmas (given additional leave for this) and have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 days leave per year. We also have flexitime, and can accrue/take 2 days per month. One downside is the salaries are lower than private sector but depends what’s more important I guess!

Very much the employer that matters. I work for a SME in London which gives 28 days plus BH, plus a free extra shutdown week which isn’t taken out of leave, and my birthday off as well. I’ve been half looking for a new job but nothing seems worth giving up the leave for!

will look, thank you. I am happy to compromise on lower salary if needed

TES jobs or your local authority website

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Sounds ideal; wouldn’t mind changing sectors and getting out of the corporate environment. I work for a big 4 and had enough 😅

I get 8 weeks AL this is after 10 yrs in the NHS.By God I need it though and earn it.

Thank you all. Seems like local authorities offer exactly what I am looking for as I want flexibility and work life balance too

The civil service is pretty good, you start with 22 days and go up to 25 after a couple of years.

NHS - you can sometimes buy extra leave ( or sell unused leave). Up to 2 weeks extra subject to manager’s approval. Not brilliant pay I suspect in comparison to private sector.

I feel like doing something different. I always work for private sector so thinking local authorities, civil service, charities,

@PerfectjobdreamingHis company isn’t American but I know some other American tech firms have it too. He still has to get the okay from his boss to take annual leave (and is an accountant so avoids taking it at certain times of the year) but it just means he’s not continually having to calculate the number of days he has and can take off ad hoc days if needed. He manages a team of 80 people and he’s never mentioned anyone taking the piss; most people just take a standard number of days of leave.

Why don't you look for contract roles where you could work for 6 months ish then have a few weeks / months off in between them?

I am looking for flexibility work life balance, perhaps better pension, no corporate; perhaps somewhere where I am making a difference and can stay until retirement, I am 49, planning to retire by 60

I know an accountant who just does contracts. E.g. takes a 6 month contract then takes 2 months off to travel before the next one. She is 60.

What about looking at university lecturer jobs teaching accountancy/business management type subjects? For subjects such as these they often value industry experience. Holidays - with annual leave, bank holidays, and compulsory closure/concessionary days I get 49 days leave. Also, where I work they don't give bonuses but sometimes give you a few extra days leave.
I took a chance and applied to teach my professional qualification. I'd never taught before, didn't have a PhD, but had 20 + years in a professional role. They paid for me to do a teaching qualification and supported me to do a PhD (with 28 days study leave and 80% funding each year). Salary £60k
Something to think about.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/

Thank you; this could be an option; wondering if I could be a good lecturer, English is not my first language

Work for a big corporate. I get 27 days, plus bank holidays plus 1 day for my birthday (to be taken during your birth month) and can buy back 3 days. You can also apply to work abroad for a certain number of days a year although I can’t remember how many

Or contracting also a good idea then you can take breaks between contracts