Working conditions

[dsrtao]

Inspired by a post from cvirtue, let's find out from them that work for others:

How many companywide holidays do you get?
How many vacation days?
Does your company actually (not "officially") count sick days and/or personal days?
Can you telecommute? How much? What enforces that?
Do you work for what you would consider a technology company?

My answers:

1. 10 holidays, all set by the stock market.
   
2. 15 vacation days/year
   
3. No, but people would notice if I didn't do my job.
   
4. Yes, as much as I want to but not all the time; it's an unspoken social contract, plus the fact that our disaster recovery policy states that all employees must be able to telecommute.
   
5. Yes.
   

Comments

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

1. 7 holidays, 4 floating holidays
2. 15 vacation days, because I negotiated that when I was hired. Normal is 10 days for less than 10 years service.
3. My company counts sick time on time sheets. There is no specific number of sick hours available. There are no personal days - those are vacation days or unpaid absence. (Also there is generally no compensatory time, but special situations can be considered.)
4. I can telecommute, rarely. Specifics of telecommuting are negotiated with one's supervisor, but it is generally not encouraged.
5. No. (They consider /themselves/ a high tech r&d company.)