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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 | 3 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lionkor ◴[26 Aug 23 09:33 UTC] No.37271090[source]▶
> While the average American is lucky to get 11 vacation days

WHAT? Does that count sick days as well, or is that a myth?

Here in Germany, I get 30 vacation days per calendar year, plus any sick days, and thats fairly normal.

Edit: Sure the absolute salaries here are lower, but the cost of living is vastly different and the social support structures and healthcare are different, too. That should definitely be kept in mind.

I dont need to drive my car a lot, because my city is fully walkable/bikeable, and thats not a super rare thing here. There are a lot of factors.

I feel vacation days are just a basic requirement for happiness, whereas being rich maybe isnt

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pcthrowaway ◴[26 Aug 23 09:42 UTC] No.37271140[source]▶
> Here in Germany, I get 30 vacation days

Does this include public holidays? Or do you have public holidays?

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1. ruszki ◴[26 Aug 23 09:44 UTC] No.37271149[source]▶
When Europeans talk about vacation days, public holidays are never included.
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2. dukeyukey ◴[26 Aug 23 09:50 UTC] No.37271181[source]▶
Depends on the country. I officially get 33 days off at work, which includes public holidays; if I wanted to, I could probably negotiate to have those become part of my standard PTO, especially if it meant they had someone who could reliably run support during public holidays.
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3. ruszki ◴[30 Aug 23 07:21 UTC] No.37318710[source]▶
If it’s not standard PTO, then what is it? We talked here about standard PTO.