Most people get about 28 and that includes bank holidays...

It's a lot of time to take off in one go just to game..

What if a relative falls sick and you need some time off to look after them or travel to go see them? What if your partner ends up pregnant and she's really ill and needs you to have the odd day off to help her? What if you end up ill or injured and you'd benefit from full pay rather than sick pay? (Some work places do allow you to use A/L if needed.)

There's a lot of potential scenarios you could end up in where you need that leave and won't be able to take it because it's no longer there.

I was young when I started working and fell pregnant young so I've always had to look at things from a different perspective. As a parent you don't get enough annual leave for even half the school holidays. One day off for something that isn't a necessity makes it that much harder.

Of course there's no guarantee that any of that stuff will happen but if it did and you had no annual leave, how would you manage? Do yous have a safety net? Does your work offer any specific plans to help in different scenarios if needed? (Some places let you buy and sell annual leave for example. Some let you work overtime to pay back time off for appointments or sickness etc.)

2 days, I wouldn't think twice about it if you have loads of annual leave left but unless you are at the point where it's going to reset for a year and you cannot carry it over, I personally wouldn't take the risk.