Job perksFollow

Yeah. Usually around 10 holiday days a year (varies I think). I get either 3 or 4 weeks of paid vacation time as well (I honestly don't remember how much, I always have more then I can use). Most places also allow a certain number of sick days. My work doesn't, but you can take them as you wish. You just need a doctor's note if you're out more then 5 days in a row.

There's the usual good and bad things about being on salary of course. When things are slow, you can head out early if you want. Catch a film in the middle of the afternoon. Take a long lunch. Etc. As long as your projects get completed on time, no one cares. Of course, it also means you get no overtime when there's something major that requires extra hours. In the IT profession, you will occasionally have to manage downtimes that'll last days (hopefully scheduled if they last that long. It's also not uncommon for me to still be working as late as midnight, because I absolutely have to get something working right before the next business day.


It's all fun.

I get the joy of know how much money people have, and I get to see how they think they squirrel it away in different accounts. That and free printer paper if no one is looking.

But the best perk of all is that I love teaching adults how little they actually know about the job they do every day. I just like seeing them happy when I show them how to do their job easier and more efficient. The free travel and booze is nice too.