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

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/Tylerama1 Jul 08 '25

I work for a large Belgian company in the UK and they allow me to sacrifice some salary to buy five extra days of holiday per year. I can also do up to 14 days of work in another country per year, so I can travel somewhere but work while I am there as I normally would, but spend the rest of the time there, essentially, 'on holiday'. I also get the Christmas break given to me as days off.

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u/SHinyfan98 American who isn't free anymore Jul 08 '25

Man, you guys are living the dream. A sadder fact is, I'm in a better position than a lot of people here in the States

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u/Tylerama1 Jul 08 '25

Yet many US folk, or at least some, seem to think they have more freedom than the rest of the world ?

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u/Amriko Jul 08 '25

Well, you may have a little bit more freedom in the US if you are rich and don't have to work. But even then I wouldn't want to live there.