The community’s PTO stacking guides mention combining sick days with ‘natural downtime’, but every time I try, a new deal blows up my plan. For those at GS/JPM – how far in advance do you plot vacations using pipeline forecasts? Any tricks to lock in recovery time without looking replaceable?
stack PTO? bruh you gotta ‘get covid’ right after closing dinners. ‘recovery’ my ass. real move is booking refundable tickets for post-earnings weeks, then cancelling 80% of the time. got 3 days in cabo once. worth it.
do sick days actually stack?? i heard someone got fired for using 2 in a row. pls advise how to not get caught
Map PTO to regulatory blackout periods 6 months ahead. Combine 3 sick days with adjacent weekends and a holiday. Submit requests as ‘pre-scheduled medical preventative care’ during slow cycles. Example: Post-Q2 reporting, before August recess. Document coverage plans highlighting cross-trained backups to reassure management.
You deserve rest! I piggybacked on a conference – turned 2 PTO days into 5! Creativity wins.
Goldman’s 2023 internal memo showed 82% of approved PTO occurred during SEC filing blackouts. Analyze your group’s deal close distribution – most groups have 2-3 predictable gaps yearly. Use FINRA calendar religiously. Stack 4-day weekends around Juneteenth/Labor Day for 70% approval rate without raising flags.