below86 (10/23/2013)
<snip>How much of a salary decrease would you take for more vacation? Using Dave's number say you are making $40 an hour, for a 40 hour week thats $1,600. Would you take a decrease in your salary of $1,600 or more for another week of vacation?
I think I would. That amount, or equivalent to my salary isn't going to put me into any financial trouble. And I would enjoy my time away more than I would that money.
I think that depends on how many days you start with. Right now I get 20 days, plus 11 holidays and some sick days. I don't think I would give up any of my salary for more time off. There's no issue financially, but with where I am in life right now, I don't think I could use more time. If I had a family that I was missing time with it would be a different story.
The previous company I worked for you could choose between overtime pay or comp time when you worked extra hours. I think that was a nice policy.