Sunshine
Trust the pie.
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Every country is at a LEGISLATED vacation mandate of ~ 5 weeks per year, +/- 1 or 2, except the USA, where there is no vacation legislation for workers, and the ridiculously low 2 weeks is a "gift". Why are Americans so freakishly different again? And why do Americans love undercutting themselves this much?
Your vacation, like insurance, is part of your benefit package which is part of your pay. Vacation is carried on the books of the employer as an account payable and it comes out of their bottom line. The person offering the benefit gets to decide how much time off you get.
Beyond that, I know plenty of nurses, who once they realize what their earning power is work every hour they can cram in. I used to be one of them.
And the other reason: We aren't completely socialist. Yet.
Don't worry, we are getting their, mostly because your heroes have made Captialism such a shit sandwich that no one wants to eat it.
I see you don't mind using one pretty big ticket item off that 'shit sandwich....like a computer.
Of course, I have no doubt I buy your groceries.
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