Still have all 15 of my vacation days and my firm doesn’t payout for unused time. What’s the best way of going about using all of them? Getting some heat from the Partner about not using days off earlier.

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Take it all at Christmas

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3 week vacations are underrated

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What an envious problem to have lol

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Take a week off around Christmas, take a few days off around thanksgiving, and take a week off in early October. That should leave you a few days to make an extra long weekend somewhere in there too.

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