When you ask people how they enjoyed their month-long vacation, their typical response is that it was too short. Either way, the time to focus on your company's vacation benefit is not when your vacation is around the corner, but when you are first considering the employment offer.
The fact is that one week's vacation after one year is slightly below average for most companies. If there is a trend, it is that larger companies tend to grant more days of paid vacation than smaller companies, but even this is not always the case.
At the same time, perhaps your company has other paid time off benefits that compensate for this vacation package, such as through the number of paid holidays or paid personal leave. Depending upon what's available, perhaps you can batch some of your other paid time off with the vacation benefit.
If the number of paid vacation days in your company is considerably lower than that provided by similar companies in your industry and area, you should discuss this with your manager or the Human Resources representative if there is one. In this labor market, employers will take all sorts of steps to prevent their employees from packing their bags permanently.
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