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Why is it that many people outside the U.S. think that us Americans only gets 2 weeks vacation a year only? Virtually all White-collar workers gets at least 3 weeks paid vacation + public holidays. Some workers in the U.S. may get more vacation time than most Europeans after working several years. Yes, some low skilled workers may get only 2 weeks off, but that's not the majority. All full-time blue-collar workers I know of, including full-time retail workers gets 3-4 weeks off.
Just because the government does not mandate any paid vacation does not mean people do not get any days off.
My mother works as part-time bank teller, and she gets 3 weeks paid vacation + 12 holidays.
Why is it that many people outside the U.S. think that us Americans only gets 2 weeks vacation a year only? Virtually all White-collar workers gets at least 3 weeks paid vacation + public holidays. Some workers in the U.S. may get more vacation time than most Europeans after working several years. Yes, some low skilled workers may get only 2 weeks off, but that's not the majority. All full-time blue-collar workers I know of, including full-time retail workers gets 3-4 weeks off.
Just because the government does not mandate any paid vacation does not mean people do not get any days off.
My mother works as part-time bank teller, and she gets 3 weeks paid vacation + 12 holidays.
Why is it that many people outside the U.S. think that us Americans only gets 2 weeks vacation a year only? Virtually all White-collar workers gets at least 3 weeks paid vacation + public holidays. Some workers in the U.S. may get more vacation time than most Europeans after working several years. Yes, some low skilled workers may get only 2 weeks off, but that's not the majority. All full-time blue-collar workers I know of, including full-time retail workers gets 3-4 weeks off.
Just because the government does not mandate any paid vacation does not mean people do not get any days off.
My mother works as part-time bank teller, and she gets 3 weeks paid vacation + 12 holidays.
Are you serious? At my office (doctor's office), one gets two weeks vacay to start, then it goes up to three after I think 2-3 years. We only get about 8 holidays. It is really hard for us to be closed for even a long weekend.
I get 3 weeks, plus 11 holidays. My godson just started at a multi-billion dollar corp headquarted near me. First full year = 3 weeks vacation, 10 holidays chosen by corp, plus 3 floating holidays.
I get 3 weeks, plus 11 holidays. My godson just started at a multi-billion dollar corp headquarted near me. First full year = 3 weeks vacation, 10 holidays chosen by corp, plus 3 floating holidays.
I think a lot of foreigners confuse starting vacation with accrued vacation after several years of employment. That's where the myth comes from, I think
My vacation doesn't even come in weeks; it comes in days. You just choose when to use them. I get 18 vacation days, 10 holidays, and 4 floating days. My previous job however, I only got two weeks vacation, and most of the time I couldn't even use it all at once. I guess it all depends on the company.
I get 25 paid time off days / year plus around 10 holidays off. Had a full month off for paternity leave when my kids were born too, on top of vacation days. All without unions.
People starting out at my job (skilled trades) start with 5 days vacation and no sick time. The vacation increases by 3 days for every 5 years of service. I've never worked for a company that offers more that 2 weeks.
There's a lot of variation out there when it comes to benefits.
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