Originally Posted by
idlethrust
That's my point.For the rest of his career he will have to work holidays and weekends alot.So you better take advantage of holidays at home with the family while you can.I don't care if I've been in training 5 hours,5 days or 5 weeks,if I have the chance to go home to be with family and sleep in my bed I'm taking it.
It's a bit different when you're on the line, off probation, have a commuter clause, and have some protection under the contract.
As a trainee, you have no protection. Miss training due to the inability to travel back and that's a problem. Why risk termination for some holiday? If one cannot work one holiday or be away from home during a holiday then clearly this is the wrong career choice. I'd hate to see someone get canned because they couldn't make it back to training.
In the end he will probably be a R1 holder by next year and won't have to work it anyways. One has to weigh the risks and act accordingly.