Comments for VacationCounts http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog Take More Time Off for Family, Travel, and Enrichment Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Top 10 Questions to Ask HR About Vacation Benefits When Starting a New Job by Scott http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/hr-benefits-policy/top-10-questions-to-ask-hr-about-vacation-benefits-when-starting-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-4587 Scott Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:39:17 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=160#comment-4587 Kaitlin brings up an excellent point. Many times an employment offer fails to mention the subtle but essential details of vacation (paid time off) accrual. While you may feel in a rush to accept a good job offer, it always pays to fully understand the benefits. Sometimes you can get a quick verbal answer from the hiring manager or recruiter when you get back in touch to discuss an offer. I like to ask for a copy of the employee handbook if one can be made available as it typically supplies to answers to many of the questions mentioned above. Kaitlin brings up an excellent point. Many times an employment offer fails to mention the subtle but essential details of vacation (paid time off) accrual. While you may feel in a rush to accept a good job offer, it always pays to fully understand the benefits. Sometimes you can get a quick verbal answer from the hiring manager or recruiter when you get back in touch to discuss an offer. I like to ask for a copy of the employee handbook if one can be made available as it typically supplies to answers to many of the questions mentioned above.

]]> Comment on Top 10 Questions to Ask HR About Vacation Benefits When Starting a New Job by Kaitlin http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/hr-benefits-policy/top-10-questions-to-ask-hr-about-vacation-benefits-when-starting-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-4532 Kaitlin Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:05:56 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=160#comment-4532 What if your employment contract (offer letter in this case) makes NO mention of accrual-- just states that a certain number of vacation days are given. Is one to assume that they can be used up front however the employee wants, and more specifically, paid out for all of them if the employee leaves after just earning a whole new bank of hours on an anniversary date? Again, ZERO mention of accrual schedule in any hiring paperwork. What if your employment contract (offer letter in this case) makes NO mention of accrual– just states that a certain number of vacation days are given. Is one to assume that they can be used up front however the employee wants, and more specifically, paid out for all of them if the employee leaves after just earning a whole new bank of hours on an anniversary date? Again, ZERO mention of accrual schedule in any hiring paperwork.

]]> Comment on Going On A Photo Safari Vacation Step By Step by Katie http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2011/technology/going-on-a-photo-safari-vacation-step-by-step/comment-page-1/#comment-4346 Katie Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:18:45 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=543#comment-4346 Great advice for anyone wanting to capture some quality shots. I'm looking forward to a <a href="http://www.mahlatini.com/" rel="nofollow">Safari holiday</a> where I hope to capture the real big five! Great advice for anyone wanting to capture some quality shots. I’m looking forward to a
Safari holiday where I hope to capture the real big five!

]]> Comment on Should the U.S. Government Promote Domestic Travel to Grow the Economy? by USA Travel http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2011/vacation-days-off-travel/promote-us-travel-to-grow-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 USA Travel Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:14:40 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=244#comment-3202 The US has so many amazing sights that one could spend a lifetime exploring from the fabulous National Park System to the great cities to the backroads of America. It's a great way to know your own country instead of flying abroad for vacations, so yes, promote the USA and keep those tourism dollars at home! The US has so many amazing sights that one could spend a lifetime exploring from the fabulous National Park System to the great cities to the backroads of America. It’s a great way to know your own country instead of flying abroad for vacations, so yes, promote the USA and keep those tourism dollars at home!

]]> Comment on Get Sent on an International Assignment for a Change of Vacation by Geri@business travel companies http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2011/vacation-days-off-enrichment/get-sent-on-an-international-assignment-for-a-change-of-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Geri@business travel companies Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:10:06 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=732#comment-2983 It is hard to cope up with the challenges that everyone faces when they work overseas. In the end, they will go along that quickly. It is hard to cope up with the challenges that everyone faces when they work overseas. In the end, they will go along that quickly.

]]> Comment on Get Your Vacation Requests Approved for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Holidays 2010 by liz http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/hr-benefits-policy/approve-vacation-request-before-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 liz Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:58:58 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=326#comment-2383 I took vacation days right before or after a holiday and my co workers are mad because now none of them can take a long weekend. I put my. Request in months ago. Did i do them wrong? I took vacation days right before or after a holiday and my co workers are mad because now none of them can take a long weekend. I put my. Request in months ago. Did i do them wrong?

]]> Comment on Going On A Photo Safari Vacation Step By Step by Flowers http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2011/technology/going-on-a-photo-safari-vacation-step-by-step/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Flowers Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:50:30 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=543#comment-1611 Very cool post! one of my favorite places to go on a flower photo safari is to the local greenhouse where I can take all the flower pictures I want. They have become used to me showing up each spring hungry for pictures of flowers after a long winter of bleak blacks and whites. Even though I have been going there for years I still always ask and am very respectful of the customers and try to buy something if I see something I like. Very cool post! one of my favorite places to go on a flower photo safari is to the local greenhouse where I can take all the flower pictures I want. They have become used to me showing up each spring hungry for pictures of flowers after a long winter of bleak blacks and whites.

Even though I have been going there for years I still always ask and am very respectful of the customers and try to buy something if I see something I like.

]]> Comment on How to Hold Mail While On Vacation (USPS Delivery Options and Advice) by Scott http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/vacation-days-off-family/how-to-hold-mail-while-on-vacation-usps-delivery-options-and-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 Scott Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:12:17 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=92#comment-1510 Disclaimer: This is only a HOW TO article which offers information and advice about what to do about your mail while traveling on vacation. You must visit your local post office or browse to the USPS website to process actual mail hold requests - please do NOT submit your requests to this VacationCounts blog site. Once again here is the link to use: External Link to the United States Postal Service https://holdmail.usps.com/holdmail/ Disclaimer: This is only a HOW TO article which offers information and advice about what to do about your mail while traveling on vacation. You must visit your local post office or browse to the USPS website to process actual mail hold requests – please do NOT submit your requests to this VacationCounts blog site. Once again here is the link to use:

External Link to the United States Postal Service
https://holdmail.usps.com/holdmail/

]]> Comment on Turn Your Business Trip into a Weekend Getaway or Family Vacation (and Save Money) by Eva Grainy http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/vacation-days-off-family/turn-a-business-trip-into-a-vacation-getaway/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Eva Grainy Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:25:35 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=285#comment-970 Awesome suggestions! You seem to have a point, since career makes a strict schedule out of almost everybody`s life these days. This trend is nowadays known as business tourism. The more interesting the locations are, the better for you to manage and bring your family with you, so you all can rejoice together your spare time on the location. <a href="http://www.marriotthawaii.com/" rel="nofollow">hotels on the beach in Hawaii</a> Awesome suggestions! You seem to have a point, since career makes a strict schedule out of almost everybody`s life these days. This trend is nowadays known as business tourism. The more interesting the locations are, the better for you to manage and bring your family with you, so you all can rejoice together your spare time on the location.
hotels on the beach in Hawaii

]]> Comment on Work+Life and Stumbling On Happiness – 2 Book Reviews by work+life fit, inc. http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/2010/work-life-balance/worklife-and-stumbling-on-happiness-2-book-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-959 work+life fit, inc. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:30:57 +0000 http://www.vacationcounts.com/blog/?p=434#comment-959 [...] you to Scott Petoff of the Vacation Counts blog for his positive review of my book Work+Life: Finding the Fit That’s Right for You [...] [...] you to Scott Petoff of the Vacation Counts blog for his positive review of my book Work+Life: Finding the Fit That’s Right for You [...]

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