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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 | 2 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.493s | source
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unmole ◴[26 Aug 23 09:35 UTC] No.37271099[source]▶
Did the survey ask if they wanted a pay cut to match European style wages?
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ubercore ◴[26 Aug 23 09:57 UTC] No.37271227[source]▶
Anecdote time, but I moved from a decent (non-FAANG) tech salary in the US to a (locally) good salary in Norway, and feel better off as a result. In outright terms my salary took a huge hit, but there are so many little things in the US that eat up your money you don't realize over time.

And the difference gets even more stark if you have children.

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1. lordnacho ◴[26 Aug 23 10:36 UTC] No.37271500[source]▶
This is what I don't get about the US system. You can get paid a lot of money, but it is unthinkable for someone with a good job in America to not send their kids to college, which costs a heck of a lot of money. 2.5 kids is going to cost many years of earnings to put through college, and you don't even know what amount that is since the price is flying away.

In Norway you can have 10 kids and all they have to do is be diligent about doing their homework, and they will get into university.

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2. acuozzo ◴[26 Aug 23 16:05 UTC] No.37274039[source]▶
We just saddle our children with private student loan debt.