Not in USA, but here I can by law take 4 weeks, not necessarily in one go, but it is more rare to split it up. And my bosses would not have any issues with that.
Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
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Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#32My experience in the USA - yes, this unwritten rule exists. Or maybe I've only worked in places that are too small (or too disorganized) to provide coverage for longer intervals?
I've only taken greater-than-two-week intervals off /between/ jobs.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#33Your employer has the right to tell you how long you can take vacation for.
But she is lying when she says that it's convention to not take longer than 2 weeks off consecutively.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#34There's a lot of "it depends" here. As both a former founder and early startup employee these are the things that come to mind— How far out did you discuss this with your employer? Were they aware of it when you joined? There's a pretty big difference if this is 6 months or two weeks away. Setting expectations go a long way here on both sides. What is the size of the business? People are more critical the smaller the…
This is unbelievable nonsense.
Your employees accrue PTO. If you can't handle them using their PTO, maybe you shouldn't have employees.
If three consecutive weeks is a lot to ask, what would you do when that same employee gets hit by a bus and is dead for even longer?
Oh right, you'd just replace them and the business would move on.
OP, this is the real answer to your question. The business doesn't care about you or your well being.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#35The only "rule" around vacation is the longer the vacation the more notice you _should_ give. I've had colleagues take 5-6 weeks off, but they let the team know 4-5 months in advance so it wasn't a big deal and we could work around it.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#36I think there is an understanding that more than two consecutive weeks has a bigger impact on peers than less. As much as I dislike it, I have to say “yes” that the bar is higher at two weeks. It’s not a prohibition, but a checkpoint perhaps?
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#37How big is the startup? This conversation is going to be quite different at a company with 3 employees vs a company with 3000.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#38There's a lot of "it depends" here. As both a former founder and early startup employee these are the things that come to mind— How far out did you discuss this with your employer? Were they aware of it when you joined? There's a pretty big difference if this is 6 months or two weeks away. Setting expectations go a long way here on both sides. What is the size of the business? People are more critical the smaller the…
This is unbelievable nonsense. Your employees accrue PTO. If you can't handle them using their PTO, maybe you shouldn't have employees. If three consecutive weeks is a lot to ask, what would you do when that same employee gets hit by a bus and is dead for even longer? Oh right, you'd just replace them and the business would move on. OP, this is the real answer to your question. The business doesn't care about you or…
I don't think you want your boss to replace you when you go on vacation.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#39I have 30 days of vacation in my contract and I am free to use them whenever I want. It is also backed with the legal right to 4 weeks of consecutive vacation during Jun-Aug, a right that the employer cannot deny.
Of course I live in Scandinavia. Sweden to be precise.
Re: Ask HN: Can you take more than 2 consecutive weeks of vacation?
#40There's a lot of "it depends" here. As both a former founder and early startup employee these are the things that come to mind— How far out did you discuss this with your employer? Were they aware of it when you joined? There's a pretty big difference if this is 6 months or two weeks away. Setting expectations go a long way here on both sides. What is the size of the business? People are more critical the smaller the…
This is unbelievable nonsense. Your employees accrue PTO. If you can't handle them using their PTO, maybe you shouldn't have employees. If three consecutive weeks is a lot to ask, what would you do when that same employee gets hit by a bus and is dead for even longer? Oh right, you'd just replace them and the business would move on. OP, this is the real answer to your question. The business doesn't care about you or…
The OP doesn't indicate how much vacation time they've accrued. Perhaps they get "unlimited" PTO, which makes things murky.