Great thread I wish I would have read before the bids closed! My #1 choice was week 35 (November 25th) and I was awarded 2 weeks. I was also given 2 additional days due to my healthy category scoring under the 5.5% sick threshold which were placed on Black Friday and Saturday.

However...I have purchased 4 days from the bank and I attempted to have them attached to the back of my vacation. I didn’t understand the 01DEC-10JAN carve out. So those days weren’t awarded. Question #1 - I just call up the vacation hotline number and request where I want them? Question #2 - it appears that my only option for their placement is Monday-Thanksgiving Day and that I no longer have any option to buy further days (until after April 1st, staffing permitting and company concurance).

Again, great thread.