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66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work

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137 points pg_1234 | 5 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.891s | source
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cynicalsecurity ◴[26 Aug 23 09:33 UTC] No.37271086[source]▶
As much as I like my vacations, I would rather prefer US salary over it.
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1. nwoli ◴[26 Aug 23 09:38 UTC] No.37271114[source]▶
Don’t think you’d say that if you understood the median quality of life in europe vs the us
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2. kramerger ◴[26 Aug 23 09:49 UTC] No.37271177[source]▶
You can have private medical insurance or retirement funds on top of that. One does not exclude the other. In fact, most employers offer that as part of your benefits

What you refer to is basically lowest level safety net.

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3. nwoli ◴[26 Aug 23 09:55 UTC] No.37271218[source]▶
Walkable cities, better culture, etc. Not just safety net
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4. db48x ◴[26 Aug 23 10:12 UTC] No.37271348{3}[source]▶
Many cities in the US are walkable and have any kind of culture you want. It’s weird when people paint the US with such a broad brush; it is far more diverse than any single European country.

The city I live in now has about four dozen restaurants within a mile of my home and is perfectly fine to walk in. Granted, there are more parking lots in that radius than I would prefer, but overall it is walkable. The city I lived in before that had fewer parking lots and a better street grid, making it more walkable still.

5. Moldoteck ◴[26 Aug 23 10:35 UTC] No.37271495{3}[source]▶
In California you can get a somehow walkable city, live there for 5-10 years and save enough to retire in eu with own home and pension. How many years an eu citizen (me) should work in avg dev salary to buy a home/3 bdroom apt?