I tried telling them I wanted to take 2 weeks off for Classic. They told me I had to schedule my time off in January and that they didn't really care about my game launch. So I've decided to quit the job entirely, find a new one and take a month off in the process.
I'm hoping to take a day or 2 off at release. I don't think I'm going to take the first day off, might not even do the first week. Don't want to spend my time off praying for the servers to stabilize.
This is a good point. Like most expansions, the first few days of BFA were torture, the game was so hard to play due to instability. And for that, I DID take like 3 days off work so...
I agree. And while it might be cool and a once (almost) in a lifetime experience you might end up just running to get fps and so on because it’s so clogged.
Man, I would love to take a few days off at launch. I must admit though that I'm currently switching to a 36 hour job (from 40), which allows me to work 9 hours on 4 days, allowing me to take an extra day of weekend! Wife will be working, kids will be at the grand parents (they love to babysit!) so that will give me the opportunity to play ALL day. Such luxury! It was pretty hard finding 'me-time' before, so I am really looking forward to this! :-)
Man, I would love to take a few days off at launch. I must admit though that I'm currently switching to a 36 hour job (from 40), which allows me to work 9 hours on 4 days, allowing me to take an extra day of weekend! Wife will be working, kids will be at the grand parents (they love to babysit!) so that will give me the opportunity to play ALL day. Such luxury! It was pretty hard finding 'me-time' before, so I am really looking forward to this! :-)
Hey, I hope the stars align and it all works out!
I won't have much leave available as I have a few small trips booked this year. I don't expect I'll take time off, but we'll see - if it launches midweek I could maybe take off the Friday or Monday to have a long weekend to play a few days after launch in the hopes it is 'stable' by then.
I've got a flexible work schedule in addition to some vacation time, so it would almost be silly to not take a day off, and hopefully it releases on a Friday to make it easier for us. After all, those who were teenagers back then are in their 30s now with jobs!
After all, those who were teenagers back then are in their 30s now with jobs!
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I’ll most likely take around 3 weeks off for Classic.
But only because I saved up over 2 months of paid leave so I can still go on a proper vacation later.
I’ll most likely take around 3 weeks off for Classic.
But only because I saved up over 2 months of paid leave so I can still go on a proper vacation later.
3 weeks!? Two months!? Are you European? Lol, in any case I hope you have an awesome vacation outside of WoW. Super jelly.
In Australia working a regular 38 hour week, we accumulate 4 weeks annual leave (paid holiday leave) per year.
Then there is sick leave, we accumulate 10 days paid leave per year.
Then there is long service leave, when you have worked at one workplace for 10 years, you receive an additional amount of paid leave (I think 8 weeks?). But how long service leave is applied seems to vary from workplace to workplace.
I have taken two 5 week holidays in the last 4 years + other week long holidays/small breaks + 1-2 weeks forced leave over Christmas/New Year during work closure. The system is quite good and helps to keep employees motivated/rested/happier (in theory).
I work one month on one off at sea, and I’ve got a huge college phase coming up which lasts from mid april until August so I’m probably fucked anyway.
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Man, I would love to take a few days off at launch. I must admit though that I'm currently switching to a 36 hour job (from 40), which allows me to work 9 hours on 4 days, allowing me to take an extra day of weekend! Wife will be working, kids will be at the grand parents (they love to babysit!) so that will give me the opportunity to play ALL day. Such luxury! It was pretty hard finding 'me-time' before, so I am really looking forward to this! :-)
Dude, as a new parent myself (1 year old) I know exactly what you are talking about and I'm stoked for you to have that all day situation. That just sounds like the dream. Enjoy it!
Don't have kids until after Classic moves into legacy Cataclysm servers. Got it. :lol:
I’ll most likely take around 3 weeks off for Classic.
But only because I saved up over 2 months of paid leave so I can still go on a proper vacation later.
3 weeks!? Two months!? Are you European? Lol, in any case I hope you have an awesome vacation outside of WoW. Super jelly.
Yeah EU reporting in.
Working 40h a week I receive 25 vacation days a year. Certain projects get the overtime refunded 1:1 to use at a later time. After a while I noticed I was hitting 500 hours of paid leave.
After a while I noticed I was hitting 500 hours of paid leave.
Damn dude, I'm fresh out of hours. I am always trying to go on holidays every year haha. Plus since work closes for 2 weeks over Christmas, nearly half my leave is taken up by that every year.