That seems to be highly dependent on location…we also have to coordinate with the needs of the company where i live, however we are still entitled to minimum 3 weeks vacation during summer (june-august) and at least two of them back to back regardless of the needs of the company.
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Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 day agoEh. In practice, we’re fairly abused as well. I may have more holidays than my US counterparts, but in reality I can only take vacation when the schedule of the company allows it, which is never more than a week at a time at best and like three days in a row realistically.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If I were to put in two weeks back to back, there’s nothing they could legally do to stop me, true. But since we don’t even have a union at my job, retaliation is guaranteed. Considering it took me the better part of five years to get the job in the first place, the result is that you unfortunately don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
the result is that you unfortunately don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
*the hand that steals 99.9% of the value you create and leaves you with a few crumbs.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Sounds like a crazy toxic workplace TBH, I have never worked somewhere where 3 weeks coherent summer vacation wasn’t the norm in the entire company, with the remaining 3 weeks at your disposal for the rest of the year. We’re generally not unionised in my profession where i live either, at least not in the private sector.
hinterlufer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Also very dependent on the type of work you’re doing. If a certain amount of people need to be on site and you need to coordinate that, things get more difficult.
RejZoR@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
In my country you get almost 1 month of vacation time with extra days depending on work (I work Saturdays too so I get extra 4 days because of it) of which it’s actually mandatory that you take 2 weeks in one go so you really unplug yourself from work. The rest is as you please.
Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Depends on a country of course yeah, my home country has a law that forces us to use continuous, uninterrupted, 3 week vacation in a year.
whatyousaidontwitter@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Same here, buts it’s 2 weeks
vodka@feddit.org 1 day ago
Same, I hate it.
blargh513@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
YEAH THAT SOUNDS FUCKING HORRIBLE, TORTURE REALLY.
I however am the rare american who is enjoying my third uninterrupted week of total freedom. This is because I was fired from my job three weeks ago. Corporate restructuring my ass.
The time is nice and I did get some severance, but there is zero enjoyment knowing that if I don’t land a job soon, I will be hard fucked. Sorry kids, we are canceling music lessons, and any other recreations until your loser unemployed parent can get work again. Wheee!
vodka@feddit.org 22 hours ago
I hate it because I’m forced to take it, even if I’d want to take 2+2+1 week instead.
Many times if be much better off being able to not take three consecutive weeks off and use that time at other parts of the year. The 3 weeks also HAVE to be taken in June, July, or May. I hate summer and prefer staying indoors and working in AC.
Let me take those 3 consecutive weeks at any time of the year and it’d be great. I’d love to go snowboarding for 3 weeks.
BUT I am glad the law exists at all, forcing employers to give people proper vacations.