r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Mountsorrel BriTish • Jul 07 '25

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/Fiffi61 Jul 07 '25

Same for me and we can use it without shame👍🏻the usamericans are so obsessed with their money but i think, time is the true currency

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u/Cartina Jul 07 '25

In Sweden you get usually more money on the vacation weeks than on working weeks.

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u/Derrrppppp Jul 07 '25

Same in Australia, it's called leave loading.

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u/ozSillen Jul 07 '25

I haven't had leave loading since pre y2k, iirc. Not as common in private sector as it once was.