The "who has booked 26th, 27th, 28th April 2011 off work" Roll Call

[Mendoza]

3 days of annual leave needed for ELEVEN straight days off work

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Just discussing that now at work. Am undecided. 11 days off for the price of 3 would be nice, but equally you can have 3 weeks in succession that aren't 5 days, with no loss of holiday. As I struggle with 5 day weeks - that is quite tempting.

 

[manilaseagull]

I have booked it...its a no brainer..

Plus I have a "special" birthday on 25th April

( only my kids think its special I want to forget)

 

[pasty]

Booked this morning

 

[Springal]

Booked, will f*** off for a holiday I think

 

[captainmorganrum]

Done, and approved (just minutes before "all new requests need senior management approval" email went around)

FTW!

 

[Colossal Squid]

Is this something to do with Easter? I don't get it

Although I am booking it

 

[Mendoza]

APRIL
22nd - Good Friday
23rd - Saturday
24th - Sunday
25th Easter Monday
26th - book day off
27th - book day off
28th - book day off
29th - Royal Wedding Public Holiday
30th - Saturday

MAY
1st - Sunday
2nd - Monday May Day Bank Holiday

3rd- Tuesday Back to work

 

[brunswick]

who has orientated their life so that they dont have to work......and life is holiday and holiday is life....one flow of goodness.

sheesh, offices and work and all that.....whas the point doing something you dont love doing?

 

[pasty]

Is this something to do with Easter? I don't get it

Although I am booking it

Yep.

Fri April 22nd = Good Friday Bank holiday
Mon April 25th = Easter Monday Bank holiday
Fri April 29th = Royal Wedding Bank holiday
Mon May 2nd = May Day Bank holiday

Therefore (assuming you don't work weekends), book the three days Tue 26th to Thurs 28th April and you get 11 straight days off work

 

[Badger]

Is this something to do with Easter? I don't get it

Although I am booking it

Yep:

Fri 22nd - Mon 25th = Easter
Tue 26th - Thu 28th = Normal working week
Fri 29th = Royal wedding
Mon 2nd = May BH

EDIT: Dammit!

 

[Colossal Squid]

Wow that is pretty awesome.

Thanks for the tip off. Sent that request right in, and I'm telling NOBODY else why until I get a big fat YES.

 

[CHAPPERS]

YES! Just booked in! Off from April 21st until May 3rd. BANG BANG.

Gonna hit Barca, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[beorhthelm]

im not sure i understand the fuss. untill yesturday you could have had 11 days off for only 4 days holiday booked. who was bothered? now its for 3 its meant a rush to HR

in the middle of easter and everyone else doing the same, you'd better book whatever you want to do that week sharpish too.

 

[Garage_Doors]

who has orientated their life so that they dont have to work......and life is holiday and holiday is life....one flow of goodness.

sheesh, offices and work and all that.....whas the point doing something you dont love doing?

If you are able to earn a living at what you actually enjoy doing, you are a very a very lucky person to the point where you don't actually realise it.
Not everyone is afforded that option.

I don't exactly hate what i do, but it is very well paid, so i do it but would rather do something else but don't wan the pay cut so that i could not do a normal " do as you like job"

 

[strings]

I was the first person in the company to book the three days off (before anyone realised the significance). Now senior management are limiting annual leave around that period as the company needs a minimum number of staff to operate.

The early bird catches the big fat juicy bank holiday worm!

 

[Marc]

Booked, will f*** off for a holiday I think

as will the rest of the country, think those airports might be JAMMED