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

JimmyTheWig

geordie_joe wrote: »

Unfortunately he is not gaining anything, he isn't getting any more holidays just taking them a month earlier every year. Taking them a month earlier just means he has to work an extra month each year to repay holidays he's taken in advance.

After 12 years he's down to taking his holiday in the first month of the holiday year and can't take them any earlier.

So, no gain and no sustainability.

I agree that that isn't sustainable if you work for more than 11 years. But his "6 days earlier each year for 60 years" plan was correct for his stated aims.
As I said, you can't improve "maximum gain", but he has worked out how to spread holidays evenly over 60 years, which is what he wanted to do.

wotsthat

Strangely I do keep finding myself drawn to this thread.

What I think Mumbles has done is to define a method of taking his holidays earlier and earlier each year until the point he has to stop because he won't have enough accrued holiday at which point he'll take his holiday at the same time each year.

What he's failed to grasp is that this doesn't improve his terms and conditions one bit. Dividing a gap between holidays by the number of years and assuming that a lower number is better is simply riduculous.

My holiday year runs in line with the calendar year. If I wanted I could take December off - I could then January off as well with next years holiday. According to the 'strategy' I'd be infintely better off which is flawed. All I'm doing is taking my holidays when I choose - maybe I'm meant to start a new job in February and hope that HR don't deduct pay for the holidays I've taken but not accrued.

geordie_joe

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

As I said, you can't improve "maximum gain", but he has worked out how to spread holidays evenly over 60 years, which is what he wanted to do.

Actually that's not what he wanted to do. If you read the very first post he was telling us what he had actually been doing for years, taking his holiday a month earlier every year.

He only switched to the 6 days as an example because people thought the month one was rubbish.

JimmyTheWig

geordie_joe wrote: »

Actually that's not what he wanted to do. If you read the very first post he was telling us what he had actually been doing for years, taking his holiday a month earlier every year.

He only switched to the 6 days as an example because people thought the month one was rubbish.

Yes, I'm not sure what he was trying to do with the first post.
The only post where aims have been stated is #382. I'm ignoring posts (such as the first one!) that don't fit with these aims as otherwise the whole thing is an undefined mess.

alexlyne

This is very funny!
I read up to this:


#76:

mumbles_one wrote: »

so you have had 70 presents I have had 76 presents 10% more at least

Says it all really.:D

JimmyTheWig

What I love best is the way that the OP thinks the norm is for everyone to take their holidays all in one go at the same time each year.

wotsthat

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

What I love best is the way that the OP thinks the norm is for everyone to take their holidays all in one go at the same time each year.

I like how he's now able to unleash his strategy on the world only because he's no longer working.

redcard

This is only his first strategy. I'm wondering what other strategies he has waiting to be unleashed.

geordie_joe

redcard wrote: »

This is only his first strategy. I'm wondering what other strategies he has waiting to be unleashed.

Persuade the pay office to pay him a day earlier, bound to get rich doing that.

redcard

This thread finally dead then?