←back to thread

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

(www.cnbc.com)
137 points pg_1234 | 4 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.669s | source
Show context
speedgoose ◴[26 Aug 23 09:54 UTC] No.37271204[source]▶
I’m concerned about the 21% who don’t want a better quality of life. What’s going on with them?
replies(6): >>37271271 #>>37271284 #>>37271288 #>>37271312 #>>37271316 #>>37271663 #
db48x ◴[26 Aug 23 10:03 UTC] No.37271284[source]▶
The survey didn’t ask about “quality of life”, it asked about paid days off. Many people would rather have more money to pay for the things that they want instead of more days off. It’s as simple as that; different people weigh the value of things differently.
replies(1): >>37271882 #
speedgoose ◴[26 Aug 23 11:42 UTC] No.37271882[source]▶
I’m concerned about the life priorities of such people.
replies(1): >>37274159 #
db48x ◴[26 Aug 23 16:18 UTC] No.37274159[source]▶
You shouldn’t be. They’re different from you; get over it.
replies(2): >>37275765 #>>37275811 #
1. speedgoose ◴[26 Aug 23 18:58 UTC] No.37275811[source]▶
Sometimes it can be beneficial to the society to understand why some people think the way they do. Everyone is different but not everyone is right. I’m often wrong on many things and people correct me. I’m concerned about their need to get a little bit more money if they don’t have time to profit from it. I guess they don’t know that life can be better with more free time. Or they don’t enjoy free time, but that doesn’t sound healthy.
replies(1): >>37280568 #
2. db48x ◴[27 Aug 23 08:21 UTC] No.37280568[source]▶
Are you seriously trying to argue that you know what is best for other people? That vacation time is objectively better than money? That the choice shouldn’t be left up to the individual, but they must take your own preferences over theirs? That is the most idiotic thing I have heard all month.
replies(2): >>37280629 #>>37280701 #
3. wizofaus ◴[27 Aug 23 08:31 UTC] No.37280629[source]▶
Very few choices in life are truly entirely up to the individual. Virtually nobody votes for political candidates that offer the ability for individuals to have absolute control over the money they earn or contract terms of the jobs they hold.
4. speedgoose ◴[27 Aug 23 08:44 UTC] No.37280701[source]▶
Yes, I do think that having slightly more money is not better than having more free time for most people. You will always have a few exceptions and some outliers, but 21% sounds like a lot.

Incomes correlate to happiness, but once you have enough to live happily, it’s perhaps time to enjoy your time left alive.

Of course, if you lack money to live happily, you may be forced to work a lot. But enforced paid vacations don’t sound like a bad deal anyway if you are in such a situation.

We unfortunately can’t let some workaholic ruin life for everyone else. Our societies need a minimal vacation amount because otherwise, there would be too much abuse and social injustice.