The average American is lucky to get 11 vacation days from their employer each year.

In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.

Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.

  • theragu40@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As if you could just stop being sick when the time runs out!

    Yuuup. The delightful logic of US working culture.

    But counting it as if it were discretionary does not make sense.

    You are absolutely right, but alas… This is how it is. You can’t get fired for being sick, but you can definitely get fired for not showing up to work for too many days in a row which can definitely happen if you’re sick. It’s very stupid and very fucked up.