topic Re: Anothr vacation? in Q Talk

Anothr vacation?

Luvsmyfam — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:36:20 GMT

Am wondering how much vaction time Q host get.It was mentioned On shawns show,she is going to DC with the hubs this month.I'm actually off from my library job,due to a dr.appt.Im thrilled like Im on vacation!

Re: Anothr vacation?

AZfem — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:42:49 GMT

Also she said last night she was just at Turks & Caicos (sp?). They must get a lot of time off since they have to work weekends, holidays all the time.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:46:28 GMT

I would speculate 5 or 6 weeks annually, not unusual.

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haddon9 — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:53:15 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
I would speculate 5 or 6 weeks annually, not unusual.

Agreed.

I would think a seasoned salaried host is getting at least 4 weeks off if not more. What they do on vacation is their choice.

My DH before he retired was getting 5 weeks of vacation time.

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speedy girl — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:53:41 GMT

I assume Shawn gets a lot of vacation time, just a benefit of the job I suppose. But I always kind of wondered how her hubby gets so much time off. He seems to go on all the trips with her. They are lucky to be able to travel while they are young.

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Goldengate8361 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:13:17 GMT

@Luvsmyfam @I know what you mean! Leaving work for a couple of hours for a doctor appointment feels like a vacation to me, too! I've even noted that sometimes attending a virtual meeting feels like a vacation! LOL...it means I can look up from my urgent work on my desk! Haha

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sunshine45 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:40:27 GMT

my sister works for the government.

she gets six weeks paid vacation and of course, that is not even including sick time or personal time accrued. she also gets to work from home at least three days a week.

i have no idea what the "fringe benefits" are for working for QVC.

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spumoni99 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:42:58 GMT

When I was still working I got 5 weeks off, and even though I was salaried since I was in IT we often got called after hours so we would get compensating time off for that.

Re: Anothr vacation?

rms1954 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:44:51 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Am wondering how much vaction time Q host get.It was mentioned On shawns show,she is going to DC with the hubs this month.I'm actually off from my library job,due to a dr.appt.Im thrilled like Im on vacation!

That's the hosts personal business. No way are they going to offer such info to posters.

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ellaphant — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:56:27 GMT

My last job I had 4 weeks of vacation and 7 sick days.

Hosts' vacation time is their personal business. I can't imagine

why it's of any interest to anyone else.

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icezeus — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:24:13 GMT

Shawn has been a hosts for a number of years. I would not be surprised if she is receiving at least 4 weeks a year, which is pretty standard.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:31:20 GMT

She's going to Washington DC? Must be a getaway weekend, possibly in Alexandria, VA. It's only a few hours from West Chester.

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sunshine 919 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:57:12 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Am wondering how much vaction time Q host get.It was mentioned On shawns show,she is going to DC with the hubs this month.I'm actually off from my library job,due to a dr.appt.Im thrilled like Im on vacation!

When I was working sometimes you had to work a year to get time off. Now people earn time every pay period. I know people that take time off as soon as they get it. My generation or at least me I never asked for time off for a year. I think people are smarter now. When I did earn vacation time I loved taking Fridays and Mondays off.

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mspatmac — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:46:24 GMT

The only time I cared about time off was when it was mine or my employees, and of course what the company's policies were.

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happilyretiredgirl — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:52:38 GMT

There is one host I love when she goes on vacation......

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Nightowlz — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:01:50 GMT

DH just retired last year. He received 7 weeks per year vacation plus sick leave which he hardly used. He was Union/Assistant Manager. They wanted him to take the Manager position a while back but told them no since he would have a cut in pay plus be on salary, cut in leave, cut in insurance, pension. His Boss made less money only gets 2 weeks vacation. LOL!!!

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Carmie — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:57:22 GMT

Before I retired, I got 30 vacation days off each year which totaled 6 weeks. I used to take weeks off at a time...sometimes 2 weeks, sometimes the whole month.

I don't think the hosts vacation is excessive. Normally, the longer you work for a company, the more vacation you earn.

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cjm61 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:05:44 GMT

Honestly, I never give it a second thought when a host mentions a past or an upcoming vacation. I actually am happy for them.

With that said, to the posters that say it's not our business, I do somewhat disagree with that. If a host has a specific show they do regularly then THEY bring up a vacation destination, then it does become the viewers business. Many here look forward to certain hosts on certain shows. I think it is a reasonable question, just asking how many weeks a host may get working at the Q.

When I was working, there was never anybody available to fill in for me. People always asked where I was and when I would return. It was not offensive to me. I did have 998 hours of sick/vacation saved when I retired. I rarely took time off since I had more work to do when I returned than when I took off.

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KathyM23 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:28:38 GMT

I am now retired but at my job I had 5 weeks vacation and 3 personal days. Don't remember sick time, but I think it was a month.

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sann — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:23:14 GMT

Certainly time off from work is good, but do I need that information from a host...no