Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Jul 18 2022 00:59:03

 Ni>  bo> I've considered moving to the US, but it is this type of thing that I
 Ni>  bo> that makes me realise that it is actually a pretty inhumane country. 
 Ni>  bo> workplace rights you have there are utterly dismal. 
 Ni> 
 Ni> I live (and grew up) in the US, and from what I've heard, people in the
 Ni> US often work long hours (depends on the job though) and also generally
 Ni> don't get as much vacation or parental leave time as other countries. 
 Ni> That can depend on the company too (I worked for Intel for a while, and
 Ni> I thought they had pretty good benefits - particularly, they offered 3
 Ni> weeks of vacation per year to start, along with a sabbatical, where you
 Ni> can take 8 weeks after 7 years or 4 weeks after 4 years, and also
 Ni> combine that with vacation time).
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

4 Weeks holiday per year is standard in Australia.  Two weeks per year standard seems way to short.  No wonder they are all mad there!

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