5 months paid holidays

[s_morrison57]

Posted a while back about my modest raise, 4K/year, I was a little chocked about it cause I was expecting way more than that but it dawned on me that I ended up with 5 months paid leave per year, for me thats a big WOW. Sure its still only 4K more a year but different things with my bonus will probably add up to an extra 20-30K/year.
I know times are tough for a lot of people and I don't want to insult anyone but I've never ever had paid holidays before, this is after 34 years in this racket and then to start with 5 months paid leave, I'm a little shocked, 5 months is unreal
Finn

[Rick Lee]

I'd be worried about having that much leave without much more pay. When I'm working, I'm not traveling on my own dime. The company covers it all.

[fastfredracing]

Wow,5 months paid holidays, I would give my left nut for 5 weeks. As I grow older in life, I would rather have more free time to live, than the money that I have been killing myself for my whole life. Good for you, make the best of it.

[s_morrison57]

The company covers all my travel and expenses, medical and dental - eye care, in Canada the medical is basically free - 1200/year for the kid, wife and I but the dental, drugs, and eye care is big. I love time off and with pay its even better. All through the 90's I only worked about 4 months a year and took the rest off, I'm a pro at time off but to be paid for it is cool too.
I get paid a lot of money and to have it stretched out over the year - for me I think will be better but from never having paid holidays to getting 5 months is sureal for me.
Someone is paying me for 5 months to stay away from work, thats a concept I'm not used to.
Finn

[lendaddy]

What do you do that you're not needed for 5 months a year? Tax preparation business?

[s_morrison57]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Wow,5 months paid holidays, I would give my left nut for 5 weeks. As I grow older in life, I would rather have more free time to live, than the money that I have been killing myself for my whole life. Good for you, make the best of it.

Thanks fastfredracing, you hit it on the head with that comment.
Finn

[s_morrison57]

Originally Posted by lendaddy

What do you do that you're not needed for 5 months a year? Tax preparation business?

Mining, I run the drills for a mining company in Guyana, Columbia and Argentina, by my training I'm called a Diamond Driller, and yes I have drilled for diamonds-Kimberlite but the name comes from the diamond bits we use to cut the rock.
Finn

[Hugh R]

I''ll bet you work long hours and six or seven days a week when you're on the job.

[lendaddy]

Originally Posted by s_morrison57

Mining, I run the drills for a mining company in Guyana, Columbia and Argentina, by my training I'm called a Diamond Driller, and yes I have drilled for diamonds-Kimberlite but the name comes from the diamond bits we use to cut the rock.
Finn

Ahh, very cool. Good for you,enjoy it.

[s_morrison57]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I''ll bet you work long hours and six or seven days a week when you're on the job.

Hugh, yep, 7 x 12-14/day, 210 days on and 155 off, camp situation at the head waters of the Amazon River, 220K/year + or- 10K, I'm skilled but bottom line still a lucky guy what gets me is the 5 months off with pay. I am expected to work on my time off but it works out to less than 10 hours/week - sometimes nothing but my time on the phone.
Finn

[A930Rocket]

I want to be a diamond driller too!