Originally Posted by RichMSN

For those of us with no fear of landing other work, it is. I use every single one of my vacation days and am proud to do so. I have a new (16 month old) daughter, hobbies outside of work, and other things in my life besides a desire to work, work, work until I'm dead, dead, dead.

Of course, I do travel 30+ weeks a year for work and make a good living, so it's not like I don't work or sacrifice anything in the name of work. But once I plan a vacation months in advance, I expect to take that vacation and expect the company to plan around my absence or compensate me for what I've spent. Poor planning on their part would not constitute an emergency on my part.