Dear boss, can I take 10 days off every 2 months?
June 10th, 2009 | by jys |I was exploring new blogs to read and I came across this blog which belongs to a couple which lives in KL. Their recent posts are about their trip to Paris, very interesting. I hope I can afford to go lar.. Anyway, after reading their interesting posts about their Paris trip, I decided to go through their archives to see where else they’ve been to. And guess what, they’ve been to many many places…Paris, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Korea, India, London, Bangkok, Vietnam and the list goes on and on and on…
It seems like every 2 months, they will go for a trip, either a short trip to countries nearby, or to some european countries for like a week or two. The first question that popped into my mind.. don’t they need to work? Ok, let’s not talked about the money they need to spend, probably you’ll say they are from a rich family or so. But from their posts, I know both of them are working, so how come they managed to take leave so frequent without getting fired?
Imagined me taking 10 days leave every 2 months, I think my manager will shout at me, or worst, fire me! Not only my manager, I think my family will shout at me also.. My brother always ngee ngee ngam ngam whenever I tell him I’m going to travel. He thinks I’m wasting my time and MY MONEY (see the MY MONEY in capital letters, I’m spending MY OWN MONEY and yet he still unhappy..).. see..unsupportive family members..
Apart from all the questions, I actually VERY ENVY them, yes, both of them. Both of them have good bosses (i assumed lar..), both of them can take leaves anytime they want, both of them got supportive family and both of them likes to travel. That is just sooo great!!
I just hope I can be like them one day.. travel and travel and travel some more.. without worrying about $$$$!! :p
9 Responses to “Dear boss, can I take 10 days off every 2 months?”
By YSLim on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
First time to come here, seems you have an interesting blog here…i already added your blog into my rss subscription..every 2 months going for trip….probably their work is about travel to oversea and meet customers? I have friends who need to travel oversea for their works, first one or two months still fun, after that….too tired.
Jys:
haha.. thanks for that.
u mean business trips? well, it doesn’t seems like a business trip to me wor.. more like a personal vacation…
By Pinkelle on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
Wow…what blog was that? Such a lucky couple! How many of us can take long leave these days?!
Jys:
I forgot to bookmark that blog lar, now tried to recall wat’s the blog’s url. :p yalar, so lucky, very very very envy lar me..
By tekkaus on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
Or is it because of their nature of job? Job that doesn’t need them to be there physically all the time? Or perhaps they are working with their family. Ha
Jys:
that one i’m not sure lar, got to ask them only we know. hehe.. too bad i lost the blog’s url lar. else i’ll go comment there.. what you guys work as ar? and how come can take leave so often? hehe…
By BobbyT on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
Hello Joyce,If you don’t mind me asking, what is your age range (I know females don’t like to be asked exact age) and your occupation or job title?Actually if you have such desire to do what you like, don’t let anything or anyone hold you back. There are now many young professionals who are self-employed, to be able to do what they love. Obviously though, the culture is not prevalent in Asia.The argument is that you do not want to waste your youth working for a retirement plan. What if at the end of the day, your physical and mental conditions don’t allow you to enjoy as much as you would now, even if you are able to visit the same places and do things you have planned?I’m getting a little cheong hei here, stopping soon. You should check out the book The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (not a promotion, so no links, just google if you would like to check it out). I don’t 100% agree with the author about how he do things but I am fully in support of the “I am the master of my life and time, you don’t have the right to take a large part of my life and time away in the name of work, study, etc.” culture.
Jys:
haha, ya female don’t like to tell ppl their age, so i consider myself as .. erm, still young. wuahahahahhaa
you know what.. I totally agree with you, and i’m currently TRYING to work towards that direction, and hopefully I can be successful. Self employed is not easy, besides need to earn enuf for me, i need to make sure it’s enuf to cover my whole family too, and of cos, all other commitments.
money is one thing, supportive family is another thing.. so.. this is definitely not something easy to achieve..
as for that book, ya, will try to google that out…seems interesting..
By Isaac Chan on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
Yes you can.
remember to bring back candy.
Jys:
too bad u’re not my boss. hehe..
By ciyou on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
going to euro trip can cost alot in time and money. A friend of mine just come back from paris spend around 10K and almost 2 weeks for the paris trip. Some company give their staff 20-30 days leave per year, may be like that they have much more time to go travel
Jys:
well, 20 to 30 days annual leaves also not enough to take gua… every 2 months take few days leave wor..
By Fazli S on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
just bring me any cool gift ya
Jys:
haha i bet you did not read my post right, just comment by looking at the title? hehe..
By keeyit on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
2 weeks a month? no need to work ar? Hahaha…
But my company have block leaves which we need to take 10 days in a go.
Jys:
well, that’s what I thought too, no need to work? hehe…
10 days in a go? wow, i nv take so long leaves before, longest i’ve ever take is one whole week only..
By leonaQ on Jun 12, 2009 | Reply
keke… my guess, the couple are the boss of the company lah
no need to envy.. work toward that direction 
u can make it too 
Jys:
don’t think so lar, if you are the boss you won’t be able to leave your company for so long.. hehe.. not scared all your staff ‘zok fan’ meh..right or not?