[Porsche-O-Phile]

Do you know anyone who's seriously taken a vacation (in the conventional sense) in the last year? I certainly don't.

I'm accumulating vacation time now with absolutely no intention of ever using it. The way I see it, one needs to bank as much as possible (in case of layoff, it'll become part of your buyout) and anything else over what you're allowed to bank should be taken as a cash payout at the end of the year and socked away just in case.

The money is worth a hell of a lot more than the time off right now. I'll deal with the extra stress. Big deal. Compared to the stress of joblessness, it's a pittance. Most people I talk to are doing similar things. A lot of people are going to be in the office between xmas & newyears, which is (from what I'm told) a pretty radical change in the culture of this particular place (in years past I guess it used to be a ghost town as people took the time off - no longer).