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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202
I think I knew this, but I didn't realize how the United States was kind of alone in this.
Here, it isn't mandatory to receive paid vacation for work, but the standard is usually two weeks. The rest of the modern world it seems like four weeks minimum with it often being more, and it seems to be mandatory. That made me sad for some reason.
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Yup. Our employers here in the US do not have to give us paid time off for vacations and the US is definitely one of the stingiest, if not the stingiest when it comes to how much vacation time we get. I'm actually insulted when I start a new job and they only want to give me two weeks vacation. Umm....I didn't just start working, I've been working since I was 18. I ask for a minimum of 3 weeks to start off with. If they don't give it to me, then I ask for a higher wage. If I don't get either, I don't accept the job. Not that I've had to do that more than once though.