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Micro-retirement (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 251 points 6 days ago (6 children)

1-2 weeks every 12-18 months is seen as a lot? No one tell them about europe ๐Ÿ˜ถ

[โ€“] oce@jlai.lu 87 points 6 days ago

I guess everyone is doing macro-retirement every year in EU.

[โ€“] stsquad@lemmy.ml 48 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Isn't that like a short holiday?

[โ€“] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 67 points 6 days ago (2 children)

In my home country a legal minimum is 4 weeks a year, so 1-2 weeks is half or a quarter of a holiday if you take it at once :3

Or if you split it into 2 parts you get 2 weeks off every 6 months instead of 12-18

[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

In my US state state employees get:

  • about 10 or 11 holidays, can't remember
  • two weeks of sick leave that accumulates if you don't use it
  • a week (?) vacation that increases over time to max out at 3 weeks vac at 15 years (does max out, is use or lose it and using is encouraged)

Private employers have NO legal requirement to offer any time off.

The disconnect between public and private benefits requirements are ridiculous.

[โ€“] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 10 points 6 days ago

I think we have 15 holidays we get a day off for, a month of paid vacation time from the start, aaaand infinite sick leave :3.. and maternity and paternity leave, plus unpaid time off if you want that for some reason :p

[โ€“] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Federal is a little better, 10-11 holidays, and 30 days vacation, plus 2 weeks of pure sick leave. But you are not encouraged to take holidays.

[โ€“] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago

We get 4 weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks of public holidays

[โ€“] Regna@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Ultra short holiday. I get seven weeks paid, usually take four off in a row nowadays and spread the rest around Christmas or whenever I feel I need to rest up from work.

[โ€“] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No one tell them about the majority of countries.

[โ€“] saimen@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago

12-18 months??? I read it as weeks and was still considering it normal vacation.

[โ€“] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You guys get vacations? Next you'll tell me you get holidays off too or something...๐Ÿซ 

[โ€“] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago

Well it's either holidays off or double pay :3

[โ€“] ugo@feddit.it 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Can confirm: I get 6 weeks paid vacation per year, and time spent on vacation is paid slightly more than actual work time.