If you really want a pay rise do this...

mumbles_one

Lets suppose you only get 1 day per year holiday and you plan to stay with that company for 60 years .
what is the best strategy to take the one day per year???
is it best to take your day on 31/12 every year ???
or is it better to take your day earlier every year???
by about 6 days earlier would be my guess.
What's your guess???

mumbles_one

davidjwest wrote: »

Please share some more of your pearls of wisdom with us mere mortals.

:rotfl:

Good news is you can now buy energy saving light bulbs in Tesco for 20p , load up a white van and take them to Spain where they sell for 2 euro each at the boot sales as there is no subsidy in Spain on bulbs so they cost a lot. Remember they use the screw ones. Then load the van with booze and fags and come home. That's Xmas sorted.

eyeinthesky

God help me! but I actually understand Mumbles "system", and it's flaws.

Lets say Mumbles and I start work for the same employer, who does not care when either one of us takes our holidays. We both earn a salary of £20k per year, and we both accrue holidays at the rate of 2.5 days per month, which is 30 days per year. Now, if the purpose is to work a shorter period before having holiday, then it would make sense to take 2.5 days at the end of each month, therefore never having to work more than 4 weeks before having holiday.

Using Mumbles "system", Mumbles works 10 months in the first year, then takes 22 days holiday. I, however, work 10.5 months, and take all of my holiday, 30 days, at once.

In year 2, Mumbles works 10 months, then takes 22 days holiday, 1 month earlier than year 1. This means Mumbles never works longer than 10 months before having 22 days holiday. Continue the "system" for subsequent years.

Hope you are still with me! :j

Also in year 2, I work 10.5 months, then take 30 days holiday, at the same time as I did in year 1. This means that I never work longer than 10.5 months before having 30 days holiday. Continue MY system for as long as you like.

BTW, we both still get paid £20k.

NOW, which is better???:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mumbles_one

mumbles_one wrote: »

Good news is you can now buy energy saving light bulbs in Tesco for 20p , load up a white van and take them to Spain where they sell for 2 euro each at the boot sales as there is no subsidy in Spain on bulbs so they cost a lot. Remember they use the screw ones. Then load the van with booze and fags and come home. That's Xmas sorted.

moved to new thread

wotsthat

Good news is you can now buy energy saving light bulbs in Tesco for 20p , load up a white van and take them to Spain where they sell for 2 euro each at the boot sales as there is no subsidy in Spain on bulbs so they cost a lot. Remember they use the screw ones. Then load the van with booze and fags and come home. That's Xmas sorted.

Good god! Not only are you still here you've started drinking that Baileys you got cheap from Morrisons.

How are you and your carer getting on with that time machine?

mumbles_one

eyeinthesky wrote: »

God help me! but I actually understand Mumbles "system", and it's flaws.

Lets say Mumbles and I start work for the same employer, who does not care when either one of us takes our holidays. We both earn a salary of £20k per year, and we both accrue holidays at the rate of 2.5 days per month, which is 30 days per year. Now, if the purpose is to work a shorter period before having holiday, then it would make sense to take 2.5 days at the end of each month, therefore never having to work more than 4 weeks before having holiday.

Using Mumbles "system", Mumbles works 10 months in the first year, then takes 22 days holiday. I, however, work 10.5 months, and take all of my holiday, 30 days, at once.

In year 2, Mumbles works 10 months, then takes 22 days holiday, 1 month earlier than year 1. This means Mumbles never works longer than 10 months before having 22 days holiday. Continue the "system" for subsequent years.

Hope you are still with me! :j

Also in year 2, I work 10.5 months, then take 30 days holiday, at the same time as I did in year 1. This means that Inever work longer than 10.5 months before having 30 days holiday. Continue MY system for as long as you like.

NOW, which is better???:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

the first month take day 30/31 .the second month take 26/27
the third take 24/25 and fourth 21/22/23

as long as they fall on workdays and cut the number of days between holidays even more

eyeinthesky

mumbles_one wrote: »

the first month take day 30/31 .the second month take 26/27
the third take 24/25 and fourth 21/22/23

as long as they fall on workdays and cut the number of days between holidays even more

This wouldn't work, as you would not have accrued the holiday yet, and if you take it before it's accrued then you still have to work a full month to "stand still", and you would still be owing the remaining days to earn the second month's holiday.

mumbles_one

eyeinthesky wrote: »

This wouldn't work, as you would not have accrued the holiday yet, and if you take it before it's accrued then you still have to work a full month to "stand still", and you would still be owing the remaining days to earn the second month's holiday.

JAN 2.5 days accrued only take 2
FEB 2.5 only take 2 one left over
Mar 2.5 only take 2 one and half left over
april 2.5 try to get 3 as by the EOM you will have 1 left

IamJen

Haven't read all 19 pages, but a good portion of them....

has no one mentioned that 10 months x 2.5 days/months = twenty-FIVE days, not twenty-two? Oi.

mumbles_one

IamJen wrote: »

Haven't read all 19 pages, but a good portion of them....

has no one mentioned that 10 months x 2.5 days/months = twenty-FIVE days, not twenty-two? Oi.

use the other 3 whenever you like then the following years try taking them 4 weeks earlier