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Are American Vacation Policies Outdated?

Posted by Cliff on from the taking-an-extremely-long-timeout dept.

GiorgioG asks: "Am I the only one who sees US vacation policies as outdated compared to Europe? If I have 3-4 weeks of vacation time, why is it that most companies won't allow you to take more than 1 or 2 consecutive weeks of time off - especially if you aren't performing a 'mission-critical' function. I find it quite frustrating, considering I only want to take 1 long vacation a year (to visit family in Europe.)" This depends, of course, on the types of vacation policies found in Europe and those types found here in the US. So what do both sides of the fence have to say about what they have seen on the other side when it comes to vacation time?

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  1. US vs Socialism by norwoodites · · Score: 1, Redundant

    USA is Socialistic Country, it is more of a capilistic country. In Europe the countries set the rules for vacations while in the US, the companies set the polices. Also in Europe, there is a max number of hours you can work per week.

  2. Are American Vacation Policies are Outdated? by Thing+1 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From the dept-of-redundancy-dept.

    Are you are thinking are there's are an are extra are word are in are there?

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