Vacation time, wherefore art thou vacation time?

My wife headed out for her trip today.  I’m sure she will have a good time
and I am sad I am not able to go with her.
But, she gets 4 weeks of vacation time a year.  I get 2, and since I have
only been an official employee for 2 months, I don’t even get to use mine
until the fall at best.
Of course, over the last 24 years my wife has switched jobs half as often
as I have, so almost always ends up with more vacation time then me.
I’ve only worked at 2 places where I managed to get up to 3 weeks a year.
In both cases I was laid off less then a year after I reached that point.
I know if I had remained a consultant, I could have taken any time off I
wanted.  But then I wouldn’t get paid and I like being paid.
So I think this way is for the best.  But, it is still sad when I don’t get
to go on trips with my wife.

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