Tell me you’re not in Europe without saying you’re not in Europe
Was going to comment the same thing 😅
I get that it’s fun to dunk on us Americans, but do you really have 3 months paid time off from work every year?
No. Minimum by law in Germany is 20 days paid vacation and depending on the employer you get additional days.
We shouldn’t be limited to a summer break we should do seasonal breaks instead. I would cover the summer season if someone else would cover my autumn or winter.
Actually, no. Not according to the research. (Which I can’t find right now; just in a quick break.)
Essentially, somewhere (?) had the whole region take vacation at the same time, if possible. (Not essential services and obviously vacation businesses, lol). They found much greater benefits when there’s a large chunk of the population all off at the same time, and makes everyone happier (even those who have to still work).
They think the reasons are twofold:
- We’re social creatures, and being able to connect with people meaningfully depends on them also being available at the same time.
- When the region is on “vacation”, everyone gets more relaxed/chill, even those who are still working. Basically “vibes”. (They were a lot more technical in the study, lol).
Sorry I can’t link it, but something like “everyone who can be is off from July 15-August 15” would have big societal benefits.
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We could have that and more, but the shareholders don’t approve.
It would risk “our” wealth.
think of the economy! /s
You’d have a revolution on your hands if hard working people suddenly realized what they were missing when the 3-month vacation is denied them the next year.
This or 4 day work weeks. One or the other, or I’ll do nothing and just accept it.
4 day work weeks or 52 vacation days per year as a minimum. You can either take one day a week and only work 4 days each week, or save them up and take a 10 week vacation.
i take 6 weeks of unpaid leave every year, additionally to my 5 weeks of paid leave. i can only recommend it.
There are not many employers that allow that in my experience.
Corporate: not a chance in hell. You’re lucky you get annual leave at all, if it wasn’t mandated by law you’d never get that either.
Haha, nah, annual leave isn’t required by law in my country…
Yep, this is the great adjustment america needs.
I’m more for mandatory winter sleep.
Just implement both and let people choose between them.
I’d be willing to work 14 hours a week voluntarily if i didn’t have other responsibilities.
There’s enough people and money in the world that everyone could take 6 months off and we’d still maintain 90s levels of productivity.
I’d be fine with that.
I feel this so much. I just want to have a few consecutive months off in a row and then I’ll be good to go for the rest of the year
Who should tell the farm workers?
Who should tell the farm workers?
Let the migrant labor let them know, they’ll keep the farm going while they’re out for an extra 10% for the month.
Wait, The CALLED ICE?
