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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by speleo_engr on Thursday April 07, 2016 @07:05PM (#11451414)
Those are good. The only one I have worth mentioning was a conversation that went like this:

Manager: So you like caving?

Me: Yeah, I was able to go on a month long expedition last summer to the mountains of Peru.

Manager: I can't believe your old job didn't fire you for taking a month off.

Me: I gave a lot of notice and had the vacation saved up.

Manager: That would never happen here. I have a problem leaving for a week.

In retrospect, I really appreciated the honesty. Declined that offer without hesitation.

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by yread on Friday April 08, 2016 @06:26AM (#11453709)
What country do you live that they can fire you (or the manager) for taking a month off?
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by planteen on Friday April 08, 2016 @06:51AM (#11453783)
USA

They could easily threaten or guilt trip you when asking for a month off... If they would actually follow through is another question

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by karn09 on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:30AM (#11454854)
I requested two weeks off - first vacation in 3 years, 6 months in advanced. Leading up to this, the guilt trip was laid on thick. Luckily I was leaving the country, so just said I had no internet and phone during this time. Yes, USA.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by dvdgsng on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:50AM (#11454986)
I've just returned from five weeks of traveling. Four weeks unpaid vacation (whole March) and six days regular vacation. Yes, Germany. ;)
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by throweway on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:31PM (#11459619)
Yep i have 6 weeks booked off in July. Will see my parents in UK. Flipside is i get paid less than a yank.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by planteen on Friday April 08, 2016 @04:10PM (#11457519)
Good for you. It's vacation, there should be no expectation for support or work while you are gone.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by hamburglar on Saturday April 09, 2016 @12:47AM (#11459968)
I once had a manager sarcastically say, "and they don't have the internet in Hawaii?" I said they probably do, but I didn't intend to have the internet in Hawaii.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by bliaxiong on Friday April 08, 2016 @01:38PM (#11456415)
I haven't done this yet, but next interview, if something like this happens, I'm going to walk right out of there. Funk that shit!
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