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DATA MINE Aug. 5, 1999 What I Did on My Winter Vacation The final months of 1999 will be grueling for many information technology workers, chiefly those fighting the Y2K bug. Summer vacations have already been squeezed, and a new survey shows that winter vacations for IT workers are being eliminated or restricted almost universally. Of 150 companies surveyed, 43% say Y2K projects have changed this year's vacation policies. Of those surveyed: 97% of companies will limit December and January vacations 80% of companies will also limit vacations well into the year 2000 40% of companies will offer no extra pay or rewards for extra work DATA: Computerworld _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS More Execs Get Job-Wise on the Web...And Demand Is Up for Web-Savvy Execs Increasingly, senior execs are going online to manage their careers. Gays Flock to Cyberspace The global gay and lesbian online population is expected to climb to 17.1 million people by 2005. Travel Dollars up in Cyberspace When it comes to making travel plans, consumers are feeling much more comfy about paying online. The Web Rocks Internet sales of music are expected to exceed $2.5 billion by 2003. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine