[at-l] Waaahhh!!!

[Felix J]

Mark Hudson wrote:
> IBM has announced a time off program for the summer. You have to take 
> at least 10 weeks and not more than 20. You get paid 1/3 of your 
> salary (when I took a leave for the AT I didn't get paid at all).
>
> The catch(es)... first, it's too late to start the PCT... and second 
> your leave has to be approved by your management.

That first one's not really a catch.  I mean....you can still take the 
leave and do the AT...even...God forfend...SOUTHBOUND!   

>
> We have so much work right now (and more on the way) that there's not 
> a prayer of getting a leave in my group.
> (of course the other question is that if they can get by without you 
> for twenty weeks do you think you're going to have a job to come back to?)

Sounds like me saying how bad it is to have a job I like....sigh...