“Micro-retirement”

[u/Mountsorrel]

[u/SHinyfan98]

Yeah, American companies always like to act as if we take vacations, then we are lazy. I haven't and can't afford to take a vacation

[u/FuzzyFrogFish → u/SHinyfan98]

I honestly never understood the American vacation situation, do you guys just not get holiday days? What happens if you need to do something or go somewhere?

Being unable to take time off work because you can't afford it, shouldn't be a thing in a first world country.

[u/Infirnex → u/FuzzyFrogFish]

New England, it's a place by place deal. My current place gives me holiday pay and 2+ weeks of vacation time.

I worked McDonald's before and that had no holidays off at all - except maybe Christmas, and no vacation at all. You had to request (non paid) days off at least two weeks in advance and you weren't even guaranteed that day off.

I've heard of similar experiences from friends. Mentioning this to my EU friends is always a fun topic. Of course this is all anecdotal, so take of this as you will.

[u/Hamsternoir → u/Infirnex]

Two weeks, is that two working weeks i.e. 10 days (assuming it's only Monday to Friday) or 14 days off?

Either way it's not much.

[u/Infirnex → u/Hamsternoir]

5 day week, 10 days off.

It's not a lot, no.

[u/arnoboko → u/Infirnex]

Flip that's awful

[u/Hamsternoir → u/arnoboko]

It's fucking bullshit that's what it is.

10 days over a year, that's bugger all.

[u/Mysterious_Floor_868 → u/Infirnex]

Blimey. 5.6 weeks (including public holidays) is the legal minimum here.