They go to cyber space. My ETL offer was quick, I was sent out for business college, and my “training” was cut short by 4 weeks. I lost all of that time.
As others said, use it first. This is my biggest regret I’ve had. I’ve called out only once in my 4 years as a TM then TL before becoming an ETL. Additionally, I’m horrible at taking vacations. I simply just don’t go on vacations (which I’m trying to fix because it’s unhealthy not to break). Hurts my soul thinking about all those hours I lost. I’m 7 years in and still think about this lol.