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rampo



Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:48 am    Post subject: Vacation Reply with quote
Who has the most vacation here?

How many weeks and are there any more openings at your workplace? Razz
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furiousmilksheikali



Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I get five months, Rambo. Sorry, no openings.
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Gordon



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I get approximately 22 weeks off/yr. No openings at the moment.
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Quibby84



Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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Location: Japan
PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
5 months? What is your job? 22 weeks? what is your job!?

I get 35 days of the week off and all weekends.
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rampo



Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you paid for these vacation days???

I believe Nova has the fewest vacation days, is that right?
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furiousmilksheikali



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
rampo wrote:
Are you paid for these vacation days???

I believe Nova has the fewest vacation days, is that right?


Yes, it is paid. It is just the addition of summer, spring and winter vacations with a couple of exam weeks, Golden Week and others thrown in.

NOVA probably does have the fewest as employees have to come in on national holidays which GEOS and other companies don't.
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Gordon



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes paid. I teach at a university.

Did I mention I have a 3 day work week as well?
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TokyoLiz



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:42 am    Post subject: Horiday Reply with quote
I get about 10 weeks off on top of national holidays, plus contracts indicate I can ask for a certain number of days off. All paid, of course.

Ops, correction - about 14 weeks off, with incidental days off (certain events at the schools I don't attend).
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Quibby84



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
does everyone get weekends off? or is that semi-rare?
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rampo



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gordon wrote:
Yes paid. I teach at a university.

Did I mention I have a 3 day work week as well?


It's official. I hate Gordon.
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gaijinalways



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I envy Gordon Cool .

I get off quite a bit of time from my university, about 5 months, but I use part of that time for lesson planning and making worksheets and I work another job during some of that time. So, probably I take about 5 weeks (with pay) and take off other time as well, maybe 2-3 weeks. But I certainly work more than 3 days a week