brit-gob 9 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 So what are you getting from work? Friend of mine is off the whole of this week and Monday Tuesday of next week! Slackers. (I'm just jealous) I'm just getting the holidays as they are on the calendar - ie. tomorrow, then Monday and Tuesday next week. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Same as you - calendar holidays. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 and the same here unfortunately Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'm taking Friday off to give me a 5 days, but that is paid holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
midnightcharger2 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 roughly 2 weeks here. company scheduled vacation time Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 2 weeks? Now that is excessive! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 No golden week here. Just work. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 what's Golden week? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yeah it is hardly a week this time round! Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 2 weeks!!! I also just get the holidays on the calendar Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: rach I'm taking Friday off to give me a 5 days, but that is paid holiday. paid holiday? Whats that? I dont have ANY holidays in my contract...its "understood" that they own my ass Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 tomorrow and next Mon & Tues Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Today and Monday and Tuesday next week. Same as most people it seems. No extended week long this year. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 no GW for me, but everyday is a holiday Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Next year and the following year it's much better. This is a crap GW this year. Next year and the following looks like we have sat-wed off, only one day extra, but hey, better than 4 days!! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Wot Thinderpants said ... for the benefit of us gaigin, what's "golden week"? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Its a few days of National Holidays in Japan, strangely though not often a full week off. Dunno where the name comes from, there is nothing Golden about it Link to post Share on other sites
aomorigum 0 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well I'm back at work after 1 day yesterday. Fine fine weather, had a good day out. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thanks, TB. Good to get an explanation of the local stuff. I recall our first trip pto Japan, coincided with the post Xmas/New Year week, so the resort was chokka with locals. We'd not been told (by the tour operators) that this was likely to happen. The next year, we avoided that time and had a great time with minimal crowding. Makes a lot of dofference - like between 5 minutes lift lines and practically zero! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I have 4 days stating tomorrow. Tonight I had the most amazing mango. Tomorrow night it will be crab legs and durian. Nice. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I can take public holidays if I want but frankly the last thing I'd want to do is try and travel or do anything in Japan during Golden Week, so I'll be working. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 GN, you're too hard on yoursslf. Why not just take the days off and chill with the family. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 That just means spending more time with my wife...yeah I'll be working Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Quote: I dont have ANY holidays in my contract CB, a joke right? How many do you get? And didn't you just say you got a whole month or something in summer. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 no, no joke. I dont have any holidays/sick days written in my contract - no BS. Maybe thats what happens when you get tenure in Japan. Anybody else with tenure, at a Uni/JHS/HS have them written in? Id be surprised if they do... I lucked out with August off but the other coaches understand I havent been home in over 3 years and just said go enjoy your time home...Im not telling them Im adding a trip somewhere else too Link to post Share on other sites
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