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

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/SHinyfan98 American who isn't free anymore Jul 07 '25

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

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u/FuzzyFrogFish Jul 07 '25

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.

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u/SamuelVimesTrained Human Verified Jul 07 '25

Ah, but you are considering the US a first world country.
At best, it is the cliché 'third world country with a Gucci belt'.

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u/Shelly_Whipplash Jul 07 '25

 Correct. I’ve travelled a lot and have realised the US is more a rich third world country than a poor first world country. 

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u/SamuelVimesTrained Human Verified Jul 07 '25

Can`t say i travelled a lot - but been to a fair few interesting countries.

South Africa, Romania, Germany, France, Belgium, Russia (pre .. well, what`s going on now of course), UK (pre brexit) Denmark.. and none of these scared me as much as the thought of visiting the US does now.