The average American is lucky to get 11 vacation days from their employer each year.

In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.

Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.

    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 year ago

      Then you should be fighting for weeks vacation too. I notice you were very specific about not getting the whole month of August off, how many weeks do you get in vacation?

        • donuts@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          There’s an official EU article here that states that “staff has the right to at least 4 weeks of paid holidays per year” in all 27 member countries. Are you not from one of those countries or are you being messed around by your employer?

          Either way, when you compare it to America where people get a measly 11 days paid time off average, there is a hell of a lot to say about the European way of life.

          • Kaldo@kbin.social
            1·
            1 year ago

            That sounds like it includes holidays too, it’s not just vacation days you can take whenever you want.

            But agreed, it’s still better than 11 days, but it’s not “anyone can just leave for a month and half”.

    • Syrc@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      Europe isn’t a paradise but everything else looks like one if you’re currently in Hell.

    • SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social
      51·
      1 year ago

      I think the point is that it’s possible, in theory, maybe depending on your employer. But you get close to that amount of vacation time in total. The majority of Americans don’t get more than two weeks for the entire year, and many get none at all, only sick time. Many Americans can’t even take just two consecutive weeks off any time of the year.

    • lunarul@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 year ago

      I don’t get the whole month of August off on paid vacation. That’s a straight-faced lie.

      You not getting vacation doesn’t mean it’s not common for others. Definitely common to get a month of vacation in summer in Romania, mandatory in Sweden, and based on comments here it’s common in other countries too.

      Also, even if you don’t use your time off to get a full month of vacation, it is a fact that most of European countries mandate a minimum amount of annual paid time off that’s more than double of what most get in the US.