What is everyone's experience with vacation/sick leave? I work at a Plaintiff/general practice firm (Less than 10 attorneys/staff). Office manager/HR tracks vacation and sick leave (they are separate, cant use sick leave for vacation and vice versa) It is tracked as hourly vacation (though we are all salary) I took 4 days (32 hours) of vacation and I worked the whole time. I had to battle for her to give me some hours added back to my vacation. Seems wrong to me. Any thoughts?

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If you are working then you are not on vacation. That simple. You just have to decide whether it’s worth it to you to argue over X amount of hours you should be returned. I would, vacation time is sacred and if you’re working during it then you’re not getting the rest you took it for in the first place.

If they choose to be sticklers on how time is taken, then you can be a stickler on making sure your time is respected.

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