tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post7129087248186021055..comments2023-10-18T10:40:51.851-04:00Comments on fishwithoutbicycle: San Francisco Days 2010fishwithoutbicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-69016188114254323252010-11-14T09:59:14.868-05:002010-11-14T09:59:14.868-05:00Oh dear about the time difference...it's alway...Oh dear about the time difference...it's always tricky, isn't it? When I went back to Indo last year and then it was time for me to fly back to Finland, I stopped by in HK and 'coz I had to wait for 11 hours during the nite, I decided to go to a nearby hotel to have a good rest. I almost set my alarm wrongly, though, 'coz it was late at night and my brain wasn't working well. Good thing I rechecked and recounted a few times until I realized I had almost made a mistake. Phew!!!Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-25855135268713501632010-11-12T13:22:41.244-05:002010-11-12T13:22:41.244-05:00Hi Kitty,
Our vacation time increases with tenure...Hi Kitty,<br /><br />Our vacation time increases with tenure and seniority, they are actually very generous with vacation time, but our head of department told us about 3months ago that after 10years of service employees qualified for a paid month long sabbatical. Except some checking with HR found that isn't the case at all, it's true in some of the European offices, but would tell us it as fact without actually checking first. He has some very disappointed and disgruntled long tenured employees now.fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-40234211651093085612010-11-12T07:48:46.527-05:002010-11-12T07:48:46.527-05:00wow. I'm surprised you don't get anything....wow. I'm surprised you don't get anything. Many places have a graded scale so your vacation time increases after so many years of service!!!<br /><br />would it bad to mention to your head that s/he was mistaken? Maybe they would take the hint and give you the vacation time?Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-46820997398238269822010-11-11T09:44:37.202-05:002010-11-11T09:44:37.202-05:00Hi Kitty,
Perhaps you are right about SF being ha...Hi Kitty,<br /><br />Perhaps you are right about SF being harder hit by the economy, I was reading recently about there being a glut of housing for sale there at the moment and how you can find a relative bargain, so it certainly seems to be the case that the city suffered. I think I just need some time away from NYC. My head of department had told us that after 10years service we were entitled to a paid sabbatical. I was thrilled as I hit the 10year mark in about 4months. Unfortunately one of my co-workers checked with HR and apparently that's not the case. Grrrrrr!!! It really pisses me off when Senior Managers just make shit up without checking the facts first.<br /><br />Definite hooray for manly bartenders ;-)fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-76148952428396130112010-11-11T08:16:55.350-05:002010-11-11T08:16:55.350-05:00hm!!!!!
glad you had some time off elsewhere, Fis...hm!!!!!<br /><br />glad you had some time off elsewhere, Fish. A friend of mine visited SF last year and said it was deserted too. She thinks it was much harder hit by the economy than NYC.<br /><br />I think the love/hate affair with ny is typical for those who live here. It's not an easy place to be. Don't get Mark started with the driving situation - rude drivers, double parked cars, trying to find parking spaces.<br /><br />Hooray for manly bartenders!!! ;-)Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.com