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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 | 6 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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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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lionkor ◴[26 Aug 23 09:36 UTC] No.37271102[source]▶
Does the US salary hold up against the benefits you get in a well-off EU country? Namely free healthcare, automatic payments into pension fund, strong social system if you're ever in trouble, etc.?

It seems to me that, as high as US salaries are, they arent that much higher compared to European salaries when you factor all this in, plus the face that a month of that work youre paid for youre OOO

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Longhanks ◴[26 Aug 23 09:45 UTC] No.37271151[source]▶
For Germany: "Free" as in waiting for months to get an appointment with a specialist? "Pension fund" as in gigantic ponzi scheme that requires 30% of the state‘s yearly budget, with no party having any kind of plan how to save the system? "Strong social system" as in being taken advantage of with the world‘s second highest taxes?

Sure, I’d rather be super poor in Europe than in the US. But anybody above the poorest, anybody that can and wants to work for a living, I’d much rather try to find my luck in America.

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1. ghosty141 ◴[26 Aug 23 09:55 UTC] No.37271213[source]▶
Free as in I can get flown to the ER without having to worry to go bankrupt.

Strong social system as in you get 60% of your salary if you go unemployed for s year.

Im not sure you realize that lots of things you pay are for the chance something doesnt go as planned in your life. Ofc its better to live in the US from a financial standpoint if everything works out and you never get sick or unemployed etc

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2. jakewins ◴[26 Aug 23 09:59 UTC] No.37271252[source]▶
All US full time positions include health insurance, the insurance included with a good software job is, in my experience, miles and miles better than the one I now get in Scandinavia.
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3. Moldoteck ◴[26 Aug 23 10:33 UTC] No.37271480[source]▶
The question is would you keep the job and as consequence the insurance if you get seriously ill?
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4. basisword ◴[26 Aug 23 10:41 UTC] No.37271543[source]▶
That’s great until you get laid off. The added stress of job hunting while also hoping nothing happens to your health until you’re fully employed again can’t be easy.
5. jakewins ◴[26 Aug 23 10:56 UTC] No.37271619{3}[source]▶
The disability insurance that was included with my US job was significantly better than the one I have now.

If I was let go I would retain health coverage through COBRA.

Let’s be clear: The US health system is a shit show, it’s just not - mostly - one that impacts high salaried employees (if it did it would have changed long ago..)

6. theshrike79 ◴[26 Aug 23 15:49 UTC] No.37273911[source]▶
Include health insurance … for hospitals and doctors who are in network.

Do you have the wits to determine a all times what hospital you can go to and still get it covered by insurance? Even with a broken femur and a concussion?