Originally Posted by
dodgerk
No not a trick. I just had always had it explained to me that I got a 3rd week of vacation after 5 years. I went to look it up and now I see that it’s a total of 6.5 years until I am eligible for the 3rd week. Is this standard for other carriers?
Poor sap who get hired on 2 Apr gets to wait until the 7th year to be eligible and 8 the year of service to actually use any of the 3rd week.
In my opinion, once you hit 6 years you should start accruing the extra vacation. They can prorate it just like they do for new hires.