I LOVED my DH's old job in a major University. He got all major school holidays, 23 days off with more to come the longer he works there, 3 personal days and unlimited sick days. He also got great medical and retirement benefits. But he HATED his job - couldn't stand the spoiled students and the "I'm paying the tuition" parents.

This would have been the perfect job for
DVC! But alas this was pre-DVC and pre-kids.
So, while I was pregnant with our first DD, we decided if he needed to get out, now was the time while he was still relatively young.
He got a job that paid only a tiny bit better than his last one BUT it only has 2 weeks vacation, 3 personal and sick days, and bad medical and no retirement benefits. Yikes!!!

It's a VERY small company and the other employees who have been there over 25 years still have the same 2 weeks vacation!
Sigh - what to do? He dropped their medical insurance and is covered under my medical insurance. He's not crazy about his employers or his co-workers but he actually enjoys the work. He really hated going to work before. He use to be bored to death at work - after delegating the work, not much to do but surf the intenet and wait for the next problem case to get bumped to him. So, to him, it's not just the money, benefits, and vacation - he actually had to like what he was doing!

Me? His old job would have been my dream job!
While he enjoys the work, he's ready to ditch his job, the second I say we can move to Florida!
I, unfortunately, can't ditch my job yet. I work in my family business and can have unlimited vacation days if I want as long as I get the work done. So, my kids know that before a vacation, Mommy needs to work late every night to get all her work done. So, for a week or 2 before a trip, DH puts the kids to sleep and I stay at work until about 11pm or later. You'd be surprised at how much of my work actually gets done right before vacation! Lol!
I use to travel with my parents and the kids without DH because of DH's limited vacation time but after a 3 week trip in October 2003, we said never again unless it was an ultra short trip. We all found the separation difficult.
So, now that we have DVC, we have to make do with 2 weeks a year. We take advantage of holidays and if we need more, DH will just have to take an unpaid vacation!

That will make the trip extra expensive! But I need the vacation and I don't want to go without DH! So, wah, wah, whine, whine...
