In need of a vacation

i would love also to have a vacation but we are only allowed to have a 5-day leave. with you believe that? here in the Philippines, the mandatory leave the company must give is only 5-day sick leave. it is really hard for a working mom like me. i can only take a leave only when necessary. imagine how can i spend that 5-day leave wisely? lol. i hope i can have a quality vacation because i deserve one.

Oh! You do really need that vacation. Aside from giving yourself a little pampering after 3 years of no break from your work, it somehow gives you a fresh perspective on how to deal with the ever challenging world that we're living in. :)

I think that you need some time off to get a garden growing

yes. vacations are wonderful! i've only been working full time since aug of last year, but there's been several times where i've worked 7 days straight for two months at a time. i'm just a few years older than you, but i understand about getting slow. i feel myself getting slow and not having the energy to get out of bed to go to work. unfortunately, my job doesn't have staff shortages. it's just me and a weekend person (when they want to work). i work 10 hour days so that doesn't leave me a lot of time to get anything accomplished. so it's really aggravating. i hope that you get to have your vacation this year. enjoy the warm weather and the cool waters.

We really need a vacation yearly at least, though we really can't make it due to some reasons considered. I'm happy for you, for sure you'll enjoy your much awaited vacation not a fantasy but a reality. You'll surely be inspired to work again, relaxed and recharged after spending your vacation. Good luck...

I do hope the you have an enjoyable vacation.I could really help a lot to reenergized you,relax,reat and go out to stress for awhile.Just have fun,enjoy and seized the days of your vacation and have a blast on that day.

I, too, would like to take a vacation but we just can't afford one. Right now I think I'd settle for two days off.

You do sound very much like you would benefit from a vacation to a palm fringed island. If you don't have enough time for that I would recommend a weekend away on a city break. I used to go to Belgium when I felt tired and burnt out from all the teaching when I lived in Kent. Now I have kids I go on at least one overseas trip each year. On Saturday I will be off to Argentina and Chile on my next trip. Good luck with planning a vacation.

We have a saying here: Taking a break is to walk a further way. Namely we shall have a break when we work so hard. You are hard working and you deserve to have a vacation. This is a reasonable requirement. I hope the employer can understand it. It is really stressful to work all the time without break. I love China

Do they not allow you to take vacation days? Oh wait, nevermind, you answered my question in your post. . It seems as though that should be illegal - NO days off in 3 entire years?! That seems like slave labor! Anyway, hopefully you can over-compensate this year - your company OWES it to you, that's for sure!

I wish you luck on your vacations. I have visited Aruba several times as I have a timeshare there. That allows me to stay at a 5 star resort for a price that I can pay. Besides, it´s an apartment so I save doing part of my cooking. This year I won´t be going as I have had too many extra expenses due to chemotherapy and air fare is expensive. But maybe next year I´ll go. And I will try to get some of my money back by renting the 2 weeks I have there.

you really do need a vacation. a very long one like you need to recharge again. well, me, i just got back from a 3 week vacation but now i need to find a job. hopefully i can find one and it won't be too hard for me to handle. i hope you have a great and long vacation.

That is cruel! If I were you, I will resign. hahaha... It is ok for me if the pay is not that high. It is ok for me if I go on overtime for free but don't deprive me of my vacation 2 to 3 times a year. hahaha... But I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming vacation. You really really need it.

Having a vacation would be wonderful. In my place of work, it's vacation time. We will have a two months vacation if we don't like to work. The good thing is that we still get paid, even without choosing to work. However, with the financial standing that I'm in right now, I don't think of it as a bonus where I can spend the months in the beaches and enjoy life. I may enjoy some few days of the vacation time and really concentrate in doing my business so it becomes profitable. I believe that you too can be energized if it's your own business. When you find your passion, you will be fast, I guess.