Current Events > So people actually request vacation time from work to play videogames?

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Highly Evolved
10/27/20 9:05:28 PM
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I love videogames as much as the next guy but come on, specifically scheduling vacations in advance just to stay home to play videogames is kind of sad.

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Wii_Shaker
10/27/20 9:06:46 PM
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Most jobs have a cap on how much time off you can actually accumulate. It makes sense to me just to take time off to play games. It's really an adult power move.

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ohiostate124
10/27/20 9:07:39 PM
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You should see the amount of people freaking out at Blizzard over delaying the expansion.
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FairySportyOne
10/27/20 9:08:33 PM
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...Yes?

Welcome to the dawn of time?

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Funkydog
10/27/20 9:09:46 PM
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People taking time off to do something they enjoy?!

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EndOfZangoose
10/27/20 9:10:06 PM
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Why are you acting like this is something new?
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whitelytning
10/27/20 9:10:35 PM
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I'm a lawyer and make decent money and have no shame taking a day off to do something I enjoy. Video games, boat, golf, poker tournaments, vacations, champions league final, sit around and do nothing, what's the difference?

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LordFarquad1312
10/27/20 9:10:52 PM
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Funkydog posted...
People taking time off to do something they enjoy?!
Crazy

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Highly Evolved
10/27/20 9:11:17 PM
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EndOfZangoose posted...
Why are you acting like this is something new?

I guess I had forgotten people actually do this.. but the Cyberpunk delay reminded me quickly enough.

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El Mexicano Texano
10/27/20 9:11:20 PM
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I took a week off for RDR2. I spent time with my wife/kids and play games since work takes that away from me.

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Antifar
10/27/20 9:12:00 PM
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Eh, it's not like I could go on vacation
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Funkydog
10/27/20 9:12:33 PM
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Highly Evolved posted...
I guess I had forgotten people actually do this.. but the Cyberpunk delay reminded me quickly enough.
People have always taken time off work to do something they actually enjoy. This was true before video games too.

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darkprince45
10/27/20 9:12:42 PM
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Yep, why wouldnt I. Ive already taken 25 vacation days this year and I still have 160 vacation hours, 250 sick hours, 1 professional day, and 9 bonus days

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ShineboxPhil
10/27/20 9:13:09 PM
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My jobs amazing for paid time off. I get 3 weeks of paid vacation and i can bank up to 100 hours of overtime for credited time off (cto). Because of covid, they allow us to bank upto 250 hours. I use my cto to get every weekend off. This is on top of like 3 months of sick days.

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Mareen
10/27/20 9:13:24 PM
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thronedfire2
10/27/20 9:15:17 PM
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Its not like its very realistic to actually go somewhere on vacation this year

i was supposed to have this week off for WoW shadowlands but when that got delayed I pushed my vacation back since we have people out with covid anyway

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_Rinku_
10/27/20 9:15:18 PM
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So people actually request vacation time from work to go to concerts?

So people actually request vacation time from work to go to a play?

So people actually request vacation time from work to just relax at home?
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2SweetforTurtle
10/27/20 9:27:57 PM
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Antifar posted...
Eh, it's not like I could go on vacation


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SuperShake666
10/27/20 9:31:23 PM
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Dragon Quest games don't launch on weekdays in Japan anymore specifically because so many people would take off work that it started to effect the country.

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_Rinku_
10/27/20 10:26:32 PM
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Conflict posted...
Honestly those first 2 aren't comparable because concerts are sporadic and you don't have control over when those happen, whereas you can play video games pretty much every day

So I understand what TC is getting at

So is the release window of a video game.
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Relient_K
10/27/20 10:39:35 PM
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I get 5 weeks and 11 holidays a year. Sometimes i take a day to game when something im really excited about comes out.

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Middle hope
10/27/20 10:40:57 PM
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I took off a week for RE2 last year, and this year I took a week to just watch anime.

I get pto thrown at me like candy, so I use it up

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Will_VIIII
10/29/20 11:32:48 AM
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Sometimes, but I don't spend the entire 8 hours I'd normally be working to play the game. I'll maybe throw in a movie, hit up a couple shops that are normally closed by the time I get off work, etc.

I think I've only recently done this for Smash Ultimate and Mario Maker 2.

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Human_Username
10/29/20 11:40:56 AM
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I get 200 hours per year of vacation, I'll use it however I like.


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420TwiZtiD420
10/29/20 11:42:27 AM
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Took an extra day for vacation than I needed so I could spend a whole day playing a game I've not been had time to play. Was worth it too. Got paid for 8hrs to play a game on my couch.

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ZevLoveDOOM
10/29/20 11:43:34 AM
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a friend of mine took some days off in November to play Cyberpunk.

joke's on him tho since the game was delayed. needless to say he was pretty pissed about it... lmao
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KiwiTerraRizing
10/29/20 11:44:29 AM
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I currently have 8 weeks of PTO Ill never use, I wish I could take time off.

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BobLoblaw_
10/29/20 11:57:25 AM
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I get 15 days off a year

taking a Friday off for a game aint no thang

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Will_VIIII
10/29/20 11:58:26 AM
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Also yeah covid-19 has put a damper on my planned vacations this year, but nothing really came out that made me want to take time off so I've been taking random days off to do whatever. Those days have also resulted in some extra gaming sessions.

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Perascamin
10/29/20 11:58:40 AM
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ohiostate124 posted...
You should see the amount of people freaking out at Blizzard over delaying the expansion.
Yes lmao I thought it was pathetic

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littlebro07
10/29/20 12:00:26 PM
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I get four weeks a year. I can't afford to take four separate week-long vacations or one four-week vacation so what the hell else am I gonna do with all that PTO

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Tom Clark
10/29/20 12:04:06 PM
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Yeah, sometimes.

I have 27 days a year I need to take (not counting bank holidays). I tend to take a big break around Christmas, then time off for my birthday, my missus' birthday, our anniversary, a proper bout of time off with the missus for going away somewhere, and then even saving some for emergencies (like staying home for deliveries or something) I still have plenty left - if there's a big game coming out and I need to take the time off for something, then why not?

Surely most people use their annual leave to pursue their hobbies?

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CyricZ
10/29/20 12:06:14 PM
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You wanna really freak out, TC?

Sometimes I take a day off and do jack shit.

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Ranlom
10/29/20 12:08:44 PM
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I'm on vacation right now for Trails of Cold Steel IV.

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