Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract market is so lucrative?

Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by xeromal on Thursday May 06, 2021 @05:57PM (#27069525)

I've had unlimited PTO at 4 companies and 3/4 were truly unlimited. I've taken an international trip for 14 days every year + 5-6 days off for 3 days weekends + any fat hoidays like taking off Christmas eve. I'm sure there are shit companies but it seems like most companies respect it.

I feel like the onus is on the employee to ask off. Most people are just too afraid or too much of a workaholic to take off.

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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:25PM (#27070125)

Uhhhhh... so you took under a month off? That's not a strong argument. If unlimited is actually unlimited then I would be taking 2 months a year at least.

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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by xeromal on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:14PM (#27070432)

I have no need for more than that though. I could take off more if I wanted but I'd just be bored. lol

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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by BrandoElFollito on Saturday May 08, 2021 @03:17PM (#27089913)

Yes, we have about 8 weeks off in France by law. I feel it could be 12 or 15 and it would be great (what children have at school, at least)

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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:00AM (#27165776)

Yeah I was thinking to myself, people in Europe get 5+ weeks off per year so if my employer is saying unlimited then I would be crazy to not take at least that much time off. Then again maybe this guy just loves working but I definitely prefer being paid to not work.

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