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  • V Vikram A Punathambekar

    That's 1.5 months, dude! :omg: Any openings in Aussieland? :-D Everybody in India gets 10 days off for religious/national days chosen by the company -> Govt rule. Apart from that, I get 2 weeks paid leave and 8 days sick leave.

    Cheers, Vikram.


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    Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

    That's 1.5 months, dude! [OMG] Any openings in Aussieland? [Big Grin]

    While we get two weeks sick leave it cant really be used as holidays. Most employers will require a doctors certificate if you have a friday, monday or more than one day off sick. If an employee used all 10 days with a day here and a day there it wouldnt look good.

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    • V Vikram A Punathambekar

      That's 1.5 months, dude! :omg: Any openings in Aussieland? :-D Everybody in India gets 10 days off for religious/national days chosen by the company -> Govt rule. Apart from that, I get 2 weeks paid leave and 8 days sick leave.

      Cheers, Vikram.


      The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray.

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      Christian Graus
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      We're screaming for good devs where I live.

      Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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        This morning I recieved an exciting job offer from an american company! I wonder how they found my profile? Anyway due to my sickness / allergy to pollution I can't take on the opportunity :sigh: (it's either in Boston or LA!!) (In fact I'm strill trying to find a place I could live well and do some programming job at the same time.. sigh... :sigh: ) Anyway, as I was perusing through the offer I came to read that: "3 weeks vacation and 10 paid holidays" I wonder what that means '10 paid holliday' is 10 extra days on top of the 3 weeks? or are the vacation week unpaid and you have only 10 day paid? I mean can you explain what that means, I'm curious....

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        You recieved an offer without an interview? Most likely is either a scam or not a "real" company.

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          You recieved an offer without an interview? Most likely is either a scam or not a "real" company.

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          Super Lloyd
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          it does look like a real company, the reply email is from their web site, google news speak of them, etc... anyway, (unfortunetly :sigh: ) I'm not applying!! ;P

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          • C Christian Graus

            So, 10 sick days. Any person in Australia gets 4 weeks annual leave and 2 weeks sick. Even a janitor.

            Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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            I am lucky since being at the same job for twelve years I get 5 weeks annual leave + 10 days sick leave + 13 weeks long service leave + 1 weeks long service leave per year after ten years service. Seeing that I worked all hours when I was a pleb and took little time off, I have managed to accrue 28 weeks leave (140 days)...+ leave loading @ 17% :cool:

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              Super Lloyd wrote:

              I wonder what that means '10 paid holliday' is 10 extra days on top of the 3 weeks? or are the vacation week unpaid and you have only 10 day paid? I mean can you explain what that means, I'm curious....

              That means you get 3 weeks (15 days, weekend don't count) and additional 10 holidays ALL paid. The typical holidays are New Year Memorial Day (last Monday of May) Independence Day (4th of July) Labor Day (First Monday of Sep) Thanks Giving Day (Third Thursday of Nov) ( most companies give 2 days including Friday the day after) Christmas (25th of Dec) (Many Companies give either the day before or the day after) This are the typical 7-8 days, then the rest 2-3 days may come from a range of other holidays or some companies give floating holiday which means you get to pick which holiday you want to take them.

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              this year, we also got Good Friday (Friday before Easter), New Years Eve and New Years Day...

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              • N Nish Nishant

                Christian Graus wrote:

                Any person in Australia gets 4 weeks annual leave and 2 weeks sick. Even a janitor.

                Yeah it's kinda same in India too (at least in Trivandrum). You get 2 weeks of sick/casual leave and 24 days vacation (2 days for each month worked) per year. So that's a total of 2 + 5 = 7 weeks, and then you get Muslim, Christian, and Hindu holidays totalling 10-15 days extra, + the state/national holidays (usually another 5).

                Regards, Nish


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                About the same here, in Macedonia...

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                • T Thunderbox666

                  Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                  Any openings in Aussieland?

                  Yeah they are opening new call centers every day :P Just kidding


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                  Vikram A Punathambekar
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                  With all due respect, I do NOT find that funny.

                  Cheers, Vikram.


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                  • N Nish Nishant

                    Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                    Apart from that, I get 2 weeks paid leave and 8 days sick leave.

                    And in West Bengal and Kerala you get an extra 2 weeks of hartals and bandhs :rolleyes:

                    Regards, Nish


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                    Vikram A Punathambekar
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                    So electing dirty commies has its upside, I see. ;P Of course, it's not like the other states are immune. :sigh:

                    Cheers, Vikram.


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                    • A Andy_L_J

                      I am lucky since being at the same job for twelve years I get 5 weeks annual leave + 10 days sick leave + 13 weeks long service leave + 1 weeks long service leave per year after ten years service. Seeing that I worked all hours when I was a pleb and took little time off, I have managed to accrue 28 weeks leave (140 days)...+ leave loading @ 17% :cool:

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                      Vikram A Punathambekar
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                      Andy_L_J wrote:

                      13 weeks long service leave

                      :confused: So aside from the sick leave, you get 19 weeks off every year? That's close to 5 months! :wtf:

                      Cheers, Vikram.


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                      • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                        Andy_L_J wrote:

                        13 weeks long service leave

                        :confused: So aside from the sick leave, you get 19 weeks off every year? That's close to 5 months! :wtf:

                        Cheers, Vikram.


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                        Christian Graus
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                        No, you get long service leave once. Well, I never will, but some people do.

                        Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                        • A Andy_L_J

                          I am lucky since being at the same job for twelve years I get 5 weeks annual leave + 10 days sick leave + 13 weeks long service leave + 1 weeks long service leave per year after ten years service. Seeing that I worked all hours when I was a pleb and took little time off, I have managed to accrue 28 weeks leave (140 days)...+ leave loading @ 17% :cool:

                          I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly

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                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                          WOW :omg: I bet you're tempted to cash it all in! Your boss would probably have a cardiac arrest if you do! :laugh:

                          "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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                          • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                            With all due respect, I do NOT find that funny.

                            Cheers, Vikram.


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                            Yeah sorry, it was a cheap joke :( [EDIT]It wasnt me who down voted you either[/EDIT]


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                            • C Christian Graus

                              So, 10 sick days. Any person in Australia gets 4 weeks annual leave and 2 weeks sick. Even a janitor.

                              Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                              Christian Graus wrote:

                              So, 10 sick days. Any person in Australia gets 4 weeks annual leave and 2 weeks sick. Even a janitor.

                              You obviosly haven't had anything to do with any Work Choice contracts have you. I only have 5 sick days a year and she wonders why I go out of my way to take each and every one of the 5.

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                              • C Christian Graus

                                We're screaming for good devs where I live.

                                Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                We're screaming for good devs where I live.

                                What about good drunks?

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                  Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                                  That's 1.5 months, dude! [OMG] Any openings in Aussieland? [Big Grin]

                                  While we get two weeks sick leave it cant really be used as holidays. Most employers will require a doctors certificate if you have a friday, monday or more than one day off sick. If an employee used all 10 days with a day here and a day there it wouldnt look good.

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                                  Josh Gray wrote:

                                  If an employee used all 10 days with a day here and a day there it wouldnt look good.

                                  Just need to get Doctor's certificates each timee, nothing they can do.

                                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                  • C Christian Graus

                                    We're screaming for good devs where I live.

                                    Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                                    Can you provide some references (to companies seeking devs)?

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                                    • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                      WOW :omg: I bet you're tempted to cash it all in! Your boss would probably have a cardiac arrest if you do! :laugh:

                                      "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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                                      Andy_L_J
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                                      My Boss will lend me that amount again if I want to cash in my leave and buy a house in the area. He really wants to keep me around. :-\ However, if there came a time when it looked like the Company was failing, I would just quit and cash that baby in! :-D

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                                        My Boss will lend me that amount again if I want to cash in my leave and buy a house in the area. He really wants to keep me around. :-\ However, if there came a time when it looked like the Company was failing, I would just quit and cash that baby in! :-D

                                        I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly

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                                        Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                        Andy_L_J wrote:

                                        He really wants to keep me around.

                                        Let the arm twisting begin! :D

                                        "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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                                        • N Nish Nishant

                                          I think the 3 week vacation is a standard paid vacation and the 10 days extra that's mentioned is probably for casual short** leaves you can take in case of illness or some unexpected errands you may have to run. So that's basically 5 weeks of paid leave. That's pretty good :-) ** short as in you cannot just take 10 days in succession.

                                          Regards, Nish


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                                          Yusuf
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                                          Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                          I think the 3 week vacation is a standard paid vacation and the 10 days extra that's mentioned is probably for casual short** leaves ...

                                          Sorry mate, not in USA. There is no such thing as short time leaves. It means paid holidays like New Year, Memorial, July 4th .... I have come across only handful that give sabbatical, paternity leave and some extra paid day offs, let alone short term leave. :((

                                          Yusuf

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