Quote Originally Posted by mrspunkysmom View Post
Actually teachers work 180-200 days per year. So he had almost 2 years of vacation days. If we have unused sick days, these are not reimbursed at daily pay. In our state, it's usually $10 -15 per unused day. Some counties have a 90 limit. Pay you for those days over 90 days. Others have unlimited days. Don't know about Chicago or Illinois.

There are studies saying Americans work to hard at everything and don't relax enough. My mother could turn a vacation into a job. I like doing both. It's fun to visit places; it's also nice to sit back and watch the grass grow.
Open mouth and insert foot, Elyse! I'm so sorry for the inconsiderate comment!

In the past, when I've had a special vacation planned I've used more of my vacation allotment. not so much the past few years, though. It seemed different (more important to get time away from work, somehow) when I was rotating shifts and working a lot of weekends.