its the new i was homeschooled.
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If you did leave your accrued Annual Leave would be paid out though, wouldnāt it? It wouldnāt be a total loss. (Obviously youād have to accrue it again at your new job if you wanted the time off to actually go on holidays somewhere.)
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First week back after 4 months, got very familiar after half a day
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Geez at least wait for a beer before the hugging starts.
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Thatās fine, but you do realise thatās not the same for everyone?
My ratio wouldnāt be totally flipped, but itās not far off it. Iāve always learnt better on my own time.
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Yeah, thatās the problem. The leave time is more valuable than the money for me right now. I havenāt had a genuine long holiday for the best part of 15 years, and every time Iāve had one planned Iāve had to cancel due to job loss, illness, family commitments, or covid. Iāll be damned if I start accumulating leave from zero all over again for the 4th or 5th time.
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Plus youāre throwing away 10% (super) of the value of the leave if you get it cashed out.
It wasnāt in a good way
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Yeah totally. The main thing people have had to confront the past 2 years is that people are really diverse. Some work better at home some the office, some people are introverts some extroverts etc, etc. The issue is bigger than where you physically work, itās that everyone has a totally different method to get the best out of themselves. Good bosses, companies get out of the way of you working that out for yourself and implementing it. At least itās good in theory, harder in practice.
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Yep, like many / most topics, this one has no blanket rules or āone size fits all.ā
Which was sort of what I meant in my first post in this thread. The fact that itās now at least an option for some people in some circumstances, can only be a good thing.
Also, I always assumed I was introverted and not really a āpeople person,ā but the last few years have confirmed it.
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The accessibility angle is interesting. Physical disabilities, nuerodiversity(bit of a buzz word), location, having young children, being a carer. Definitely opens up a lot of options that may not have been there previously for both employees/employers.
I tend to come at this issue from the āwhatās the best for my career angleā, because unfortunately Iāve been programmed to think that way. Has pros and cons.
On a personal level my mental health deteriorates wfh, maybe that was unduly influenced by a pandemic happening at the same time. But if I work from home I go stir crazy, develop cabin fever etc. On a good day this is just a feeling of blah on bad days it I get quite anxious. I could employ methods to counteract it, but I just find it easier to go into the office. I like a commute as it separates my day, I like small talk with people that arenāt my family. I know Iām massively the odd one out for it, but definitely prefer working in an office.
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Iāve heard a lot of people say that.
Many like the idea of WFH, by the reality just doesnāt pan out for them.
You can often negotiate a new job to start a little later, and take time off between jobs after annual leave payout from the old one.
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1 Day a fortnight is the sweet spot for me. otherwise work can gagf.
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Well for a tourist in the city itās all public transport. I get confused with buses,trams,trains,e scooters and e bikes. And itās all seemingly going everywhere.
Itās good for australia.
Itās dogshit compared to a lot of places.
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And of course the long service.
IT is a field known for frequent job changes and instability. Iāve been working full time in the field for 20 years (minus an unemployment break or two over a decade ago) and Iāve never hit the 7 year threshold to be eligible for long service. I got 3 years worth paid out pro rata once when I took a voluntary redundancy, but on the whole, that entitlement might as well not exist.
I actually got my long service paid out for 2 separate jobs. Winning.
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We really need a portable long service leave system.
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