Creating a Monster
Mar 2, 2011 | 11:53 pm
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Creating a Monster
My brother and his fiance are going to Italy for a 3 month Honey Moon before their wedding in September. He called me today and asked for suggestions on how to make the flights as cheap as possible to maximize their cash to be spent in Italy as they are used to Y travel. I turned their simple NYC-ROM flight into a mini MR with a stop over in Dublin on the way back for my brother's birthday. The response to the email I sent with the details and mileage total got a simple response "At first I thought you went crazy, but thanks for giving us a free trip to Peru next year"
Her family is from Peru and they now have enough miles for reward tickets for next spring.
Her family is from Peru and they now have enough miles for reward tickets for next spring.
Mar 3, 2011 | 6:41 am
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Mar 3, 2011 | 6:53 am
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Mine does 
(although not annually). After each 10 years of service with my employer, employees receive an 8-week fully-paid sabbatical to be used however they like in addition to their normal vacation (which increases to 5 weeks upon the employee's 10th anniversary with the company). Put it all together and you can take 13 consecutive weeks vacation every 10 years if you so desire - no strings attached.
(although not annually). After each 10 years of service with my employer, employees receive an 8-week fully-paid sabbatical to be used however they like in addition to their normal vacation (which increases to 5 weeks upon the employee's 10th anniversary with the company). Put it all together and you can take 13 consecutive weeks vacation every 10 years if you so desire - no strings attached.
Mar 3, 2011 | 8:32 am
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Not yet, but it's only been 24 hours.
We're a family of Freelancers. The background is that they met while at art school in Florence. He was her teacher (It was Italy nobody cared) and their entrance song at the wedding will be "Hot for Teacher." He is going back to attend a 10 week Masters program in Art Forgery/Crime at a school there. She works retail and the company has plenty of summertime help so getting time off isn't a big deal.
We're a family of Freelancers. The background is that they met while at art school in Florence. He was her teacher (It was Italy nobody cared) and their entrance song at the wedding will be "Hot for Teacher." He is going back to attend a 10 week Masters program in Art Forgery/Crime at a school there. She works retail and the company has plenty of summertime help so getting time off isn't a big deal.
Mar 3, 2011 | 8:33 am
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Mine does (although not annually). After each 10 years of service with my employer, employees receive an 8-week fully-paid sabbatical to be used however they like in addition to their normal vacation (which increases to 5 weeks upon the employee's 10th anniversary with the company). Put it all together and you can take 13 consecutive weeks vacation every 10 years if you so desire - no strings attached.
(although not annually). After each 10 years of service with my employer, employees receive an 8-week fully-paid sabbatical to be used however they like in addition to their normal vacation (which increases to 5 weeks upon the employee's 10th anniversary with the company). Put it all together and you can take 13 consecutive weeks vacation every 10 years if you so desire - no strings attached.
Mar 3, 2011 | 10:43 am
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Mar 3, 2011 | 10:37 pm
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Mar 3, 2011 | 10:43 pm
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Mar 4, 2011 | 10:42 pm
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