TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
I'm a W-2 contractor. It's a fortune 100 company and I talked with the
employees and they've known about it since the beginning of the year. My contracting company should have revealed this--especially since I asked.
--- On Thu, 11/27/08, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
Subject: Re: Christmas Surprise--Company Closed for 2 Weeks
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 9:55 PM
Are you sure this is SOP at the company every year,
or might it be something that was decided on in the
couple of months since the market tanked in October?
Holiday furloughs are among the first things that tech
companies do when presented with an unexpected
need to cut expenses, because vacation/PTO pay is
usually budgeted as overhead rather than operating
expenses.
And technically, it still isn't a holiday, since the time
off is unpaid unless vacation/PTO is used. The list
of company holidays typically is of paid days off.
If you have a contract or are working to the rules
of an employee handbook, both will most likely
contain some wording that specifies that the
company sets work schedules and may change
them as needed.
Gene Kim-Eng
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen" <ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> Oh, I asked before I accepted the job and got a list
> of holidays--this was not in them. I guess sometimes
> getting it in writing doesn't even help.
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com -dot-
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-
