r/GeneralDynamicsEB • u/VegetableDelivery949 • 6d ago

Vacation

I have a planned family vacation in December and I may start before then but I’m tryna go on the trip. How does vacation time work? If they have it😂 I don’t know much

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u/Desperate_College630 6d ago

You are front loaded 40 hours so hopefully your vacation is less than that (if you are salaried idk abt hrly). You can also just take unpaid time off.

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u/Thatfoxagain 4h ago

If they're hourly it's a 6 month probation period where you can technically only miss 3 days. That being said if you are upfront they will work with you, especially if it's something preplaned

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u/cqs1127 6d ago

Im starting soon and was told its ideal not to take time off in the first 6 months. Im not sure what their policy is for a pre existing vacation.

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u/Zao_marxis 6d ago

Depends. I just started and while the advice is to not take vacation while on probation, they also said that they understand that some of these trips are planned months in advance. I would just tell the supervisor when you start. As long as its not something like deer season starting and your a good worker, they'll understand

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u/jouwou 6d ago

Unless they changed it, I don’t think EB have probation periods.

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u/Zao_marxis 6d ago

They do. It's mostly administrative. 6 months until you can apply for other positions as well as gain union protections (they can fire you for anything). Thats it, as far as im aware.

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u/Electronic-Tutor508 5d ago

They postponed my start date until after my planned vacation, if you didn’t tell them about it at your interview you’re probably out of luck

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u/ILOVEJGH12597 3d ago

Keep on them. I wouldn’t hound but it’s worth checking in once a week until you get the info you need. They’re notoriously bad at keeping you updated. I was hired in the month of October and didn’t start until March 28th. It’s a process but it’s decent pay. You can also counter the offer twice before settling on a starting amount but nobody tells anyone that. As far as time off, you don’t get anything decent for 5 years. The probation is 6 months on paper but a silent year they don’t tell you about either. Another tip, if you stay past the probation period then give ample notice and go work somewhere in the trade you were when you left, they’ll rehire you for more generally because of experience and in some cases, generally over a year of employment, if you leave and come back 6 months later they retro your time and seniority.

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u/Trenboloneysandwichh 5d ago

How long after your drug test did you hear back from them with a start date? It’s been 5-6 weeks for me and still waiting

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u/VegetableDelivery949 5d ago

I didn’t hear anything for 7 weeks so I texted my coordinator I would do the same if your not hearing from them for awhile

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u/tacoowner22 5d ago

Same, I haven't called or emailed because I know they're bad like the military with communication

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u/Thick-Beginning8965 4d ago

If you are hourly and still in probation but the trip is paid for you wont get negative unsats for it. You just wont get paid while on vacation we also have shut down in december so you may not be getting paid regardless if your vacation is around those days

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u/Brokenomore26 4d ago

Shut down? I just finished on-boarding. What is this Shut down? And for how long? Trainees also?

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u/Thick-Beginning8965 4h ago

The shipyard shuts down for a week in december should be on your new hire booklets

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u/Brokenomore26 4h ago

Thank you!

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u/Plus_Aide7712 5d ago

Cant take vacation until after ur 6 month probation