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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by flurdy on Friday September 17, 2021 @05:45AM (#28563218)
I am a contractor/consultant, and I do occasionally consider going back to permanent employment. What stops me every time is the dread of returning to just 25 days off.

I don't do much dynamic hours like above as I work with/manage others but I do take 40ish days off a year. 2 weeks at Christmas and Easter, 3 in the summer, and 3-5 days off for some of the kids half term holidays.

I prefer just informing the clients when I am unavailable and that is it. Never had an issue since going solo 9 years ago.

There are many downsides to being a contractor, but time off is an upside, if you can afford it.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by 3pt14159 on Friday September 17, 2021 @07:59AM (#28564417)
Exactly. I hadn't even considered kids because I'm childless. I imagine it would be so much fun to actually spend some real quality time with them in the summer or during the holidays.
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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by grepfru_it on Friday September 17, 2021 @08:42AM (#28564766)
What would happen if you negotiate leave as part of your employment?
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