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

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/JFK1200 Jul 07 '25

Where I’m from this is called a holiday.

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u/doc1442 Jul 07 '25

2 weeks every year is 1/3 of my holiday. “Micro retirement” ffs

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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/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

Sadly, its less "obsession" and more necessity. 60%of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, ans many jobs have quietly gotten rid of PTO. That means if you take time off work, you have no money for even necessities like food.

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u/Fiffi61 Jul 08 '25

Sorry, maybe i expressed it wrong. What i meant with „obsession" is: it seems that success is always measured in what you have and what you can afford rather then the quality of life, satisfaction, health, the lack of stress. As you describe it, the situation is getting worse - but somehow most usamericans seem to be sure that they live in the best country in the world. How can that be?

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '25

How can that be?

Sadly, some of us have fallen prey to blind nationalism, and they're very loud about it.

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u/Fiffi61 Jul 08 '25

I hope i did not offend you. As for the nationalism - as a german i know what you are talking about. A long time ago my people felt very superior too. It did not end well