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Hi, Norwegian here, we have 5 weeks vacation per year, mandated by law. Oh, and the government takes 10% of your paycheck every month and pays it all out in July, so you have the money to go on vacation. Strong labor unions is the recipe.
American here. I work for a company that gives 5 weeks per year. It’s great. I can take a 1-2 week vacation in the summer and various days and weeks off throughout the year. It doesn’t hurt that my boss is great and almost never says no to time off. “Hey, this project is draining. I could really use a week off for mental recovery. It looks like nobody is off next week.” “Go for it.”
It’s possible, fellow Americans. Unions are the way.
Nationalised oil probably helps too
4 weeks by law in the Netherlands, usually the union adds another week to that.
No, it is pretty standard European fare.
We don’t have oil and we have the same in Denmark. I have 7 weeks paid vacation, and of course free healthcare and education, etc.
Can I come over?
5 weeks by law in Finland as well
Same in France. We don’t have oil but we have strikes.
I think it’s probably a typo caused by AI and a lack of editing. As i understood it, a micro retirement is taking between several months and a year long sabbatical after 1-2 years of working, which is a bit more interesting than 1-2 weeks. So basically, it’s working 1 year and taking a break from work for 1 year (whatever that entails, personal project, travel, possibly doing nothing at all).
This has to be a shitpost. I can’t believe this would be a real article.
if this becomes a thing we need to make “fire-sale” a euphemism for a literal fire.
Oh you mean a fucking short ass vacation?
Typical AI sludge, complete alien nonsense spouted confidently.
Yep that was my first thought too. Gotta be AI written because it makes zero sense.
How did we get to the point where this is published as something serious?
Can I go live naked in the forest and forage for mushrooms instead? I want to macro-retire.
Well you have fun.
Meanwhile I’m gonna MEGA RETIRE.
Which basically just involves croaking and not working for the rest of time
What if I train AI on your life’s data and force the AI you to work 9-5 until the Big Crunch?
1-2 weeks every 12 to 18 months? what is this, time off in Auschwitz?
I do that, but i’ve been wfh since 2015 so every day i have mini holidays in between workflow
You mean lunch break?
Wake up, Hustle, and Grind. Ain’t no time for time off. You think Elon Musk became a billionaire while chasing tail or doing drugs or spending all his time playing video games?
Well no. Technically the baby mammas, ketamine and path of exile came way after he inherited all the diamond mine money… :D
Vacation or busting your arse at a high paying job like truck driving for miners then quitting and living off the wages?
'Cos i know Millenials who spent their 20’s doing that.
It could just be me but I think this is what you would call a “vacation.”
Thats “the Onion”, right?
I mean, this cannot be written by a human who means this seriously. right??
Shit like this is published only to set the bar even lower than it is today. It has no other purpose as they know most intelligent people will not read anything but the headline. They just inject this dogshit into the collective consciousness so that they can normalize a type of work that is a little better than indentured servitude.
microaggression
Any “journal” that misuses commas like that should be ignored as an example of anything real people are saying. It’s a tabloid.
If I don’t take at least one 2 week period off per year, that’s literally illegal. I’m also entitled to 28 days off per year that if I give enough notice and book in at least one week periods, an employer can’t deny me without good reason.
Where, might I ask? For a friend. Asking for a friend.
afaik this is the case on most of europe.
I South Africa,you must take 10 consecutive days leave per year, and if you haven’t done it in 18 months, HR is gonna give you a shit time. Also, most companies offer between 22 and 30 days leave per year.
And Australia for the most part. I don’t think there’s a legal requirement for people to take a minimum amount of leave every year, but there’s definitely a 20 day annual entitlement.
Estonia. Our 28 days includes weekends though - some countries give you fewer days but weekends aren’t counted so it ends up being about the same.
In Germany it’s 30 days a year, excluding weekends. So a total of 6 weeks. At least in my field of work.
Charles currently takes work breaks every six months for two weeks at a time, and said he heard about micro-retirements from a friend. “I reward myself by traveling to different countries. Whether it’s Europe during the summer or other destinations, and so that’s a way that I incentivize myself to reach certain KPIs,” says Charles.
FML Charles has discovered holidays
I just listened to a news/information show regarding studies done on millennial and GenZ that found 4/10 of this cohort also worked a side gig in order to hedge against layoffs. Often, many of these side gigs are not glam type… like influencers etc. Many of these jobs are like working in service – nannys, retail, food service – stuff that can’t be replaced by AI or a remote offshored employee. So this report was on NPR today…
