Senior Arcade Programmer

[RetroJames]

Senior Arcade Programmer
GamesIndustry.biz - UK

Description of position This is a senior position in a team currently writing an arcade machine emulator in order to port a number of well-known arcade classics to current console hardware.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs.php?zone_code=EUROPE&action=view&job_id=12392

[GGKoul]

Senior Arcade Programmer
GamesIndustry.biz - UK

Description of position This is a senior position in a team currently writing an arcade machine emulator in order to port a number of well-known arcade classics to current console hardware.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs.php?zone_code=EUROPE&action=view&job_id=12392

25 days annual holiday!!! Damm that's SWEET!!

[RetroJames]

Senior Arcade Programmer
GamesIndustry.biz - UK

Description of position This is a senior position in a team currently writing an arcade machine emulator in order to port a number of well-known arcade classics to current console hardware.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs.php?zone_code=EUROPE&action=view&job_id=12392

25 days annual holiday!!! Damm that's SWEET!!

It think that's just code for "You will be outsourced by Nov 30..."

[Minwah]

Damn, I wish I had the ability to do that, I live <15 miles from Oxford.

[GGKoul]

Senior Arcade Programmer
GamesIndustry.biz - UK

Description of position This is a senior position in a team currently writing an arcade machine emulator in order to port a number of well-known arcade classics to current console hardware.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs.php?zone_code=EUROPE&action=view&job_id=12392

25 days annual holiday!!! Damm that's SWEET!!

It think that's just code for "You will be outsourced by Nov 30..."

No, I'm just amazed at the "extra" time companies outside of North America.  In North America, 2 weeks is standard.  But outside of that, 3 or 4 weeks are standard the rest of the world.  My favourite system is in Australia, not only do you start with 4 weeks vacation.  But when your on vacation, the company pays you an EXTRA 25%.  As you spend more money when your on vacation, so the extra 25% covers these additional costs.

[Spartan]

Hmm -- I live in the US and have 4 weeks of vacation.  Getting to use them is another story.......

[GGKoul]

Hmm -- I live in the US and have 4 weeks of vacation.

[Spartan]

Hmm -- I live in the US and have 4 weeks of vacation.  Getting to use them is another story.......

Yes, but how many years have you been working at your company or been doing that job?  As most jobs in the US start with 2 weeks. 

10 years and 10 days to be exact. 

[Minwah]

No, I'm just amazed at the "extra" time companies outside of North America.  In North America, 2 weeks is standard.  But outside of that, 3 or 4 weeks are standard the rest of the world.  My favourite system is in Australia, not only do you start with 4 weeks vacation.  But when your on vacation, the company pays you an EXTRA 25%.  As you spend more money when your on vacation, so the extra 25% covers these additional costs.

Interesting...I thought I was hard done by with my 20 days (4 weeks).  I believe that is pretty much the minimum in the UK for most jobs, although I've never had more than that.

[GGKoul]

Hmm -- I live in the US and have 4 weeks of vacation.

[jcrouse]

If you speak to most people from Europe, they get a lot more vacation time the we do in the United States. A standard package here would be something like two weeks to start, The third week after 5 or 7 years and the forth week after 10 years. VERY few companies have over 4 weeks and almost none over 5 weeks a year.

John

[Spartan]

Well, of my 10 years at my company, I spent 10 months of those in the Stuttgart, Germany office.  I am well aware of their liberal vacation policies, holidays, and bridge days.

[DrewKaree]

So us North Americans have to work more than anyone else.

Probably explains the vast amount of wealth over here (although I can't vouch for Canada)   

AND TAKE A JOKE AND SHUT YER CAKE CRUNCHERS.  I didn't post this to start politics as usual in here.

[Minwah]

So us North Americans have to work more than anyone else.

But does it mean you have more sickies than Europeans?  I doubt it, at least in the UK most young people don't really give a toss...

[danny_galaga]

we're pretty spoilt in oz, and i wonder if drews comment isnt so far off the mark. four weeks is standard, even for minimum wage jobs. and aussies LOVE a sickie! after ten years you get long service leave, im not sure how many extra weeks it is- ILL never work at the same place for ten years so ive never asked!

[iwillfearnoevil]

So us North Americans have to work more than anyone else.

Probably explains the vast amount of wealth over here (although I can't vouch for Canada)

[Minwah]

and isn't holiday a term for vacation they use in england?

Yep.

A mate of mine works for a firm who has just been taken over, and they have upped the six day limit to 3 MONTHS (per year)!  Who cares about holiday when you've got that!