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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: 0s | source
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jdthedisciple ◴[26 Aug 23 11:12 UTC] No.37271711[source]▶
I'll take 5x the salary over a measly 20 extra vacation days any day, thanks. 70k a year for a highly skilled software dev is an absolute joke.

At least that allows me to generate wealth and retire 20-30 years sooner compared to your average German.

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apexalpha ◴[26 Aug 23 11:24 UTC] No.37271770[source]▶
German retirement age is 66. So unless you are very young I guess you're retired now? How's that going?

Also congrats on the $350,000 salary as a dev at the age of 30. There's no one in Europe making that as dev, not even in the Netherlands or Switzerland, not even close!

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1. mmmmmbop ◴[26 Aug 23 12:33 UTC] No.37272265[source]▶
In Switzerland, top companies will pay $350k+ for senior engineers and above.
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2. jdthedisciple ◴[26 Aug 23 12:35 UTC] No.37272280[source]▶
Right, with simultaneously lower tax rates.

None of the alleged benefits in Germany offset or justify the discrepancies to similarly developed countries.