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I wonder what the effects on our society would be if we had a national three month summer holiday. No one in school, no one at work. Fascinating to think about!
by laughfactory 10y ago
I wonder what the effects on our society would be if we had a national three month summer holiday. No one in school, no one at work. Fascinating to think about!
- Jacqued 10y agoCome to Paris in August, the whole city is on vacation! Joke aside, it baffles me every time this comes up wrt. american workers. I have 5 weeks PTO and I'm the worst off from all of my friends: most have between 7-8 weeks, some even up to 9-11 weeks per annum. [and they're not even teachers] Of course you're also expected to take every last day.
- BrandoElFollito 10y ago11 weeks = 55 days, this is a lot. I have an average of 42 (depends on how bank holidays are placed in a given year) and it looks good (Paris area). Though when I think of that, a friend of mine who works at the CEA mentioned something like 50 days off. For US folks :this does not include sick days, these are completely independent (and not capped)
- influnza 10y agoSomeone invented shifts. Imagine, you go on vacation for 3 months in summer, I go on vacation for 3 months in winter, next year we switch. Wouldn't that be awesome, eh?
- gerbilly 10y agoYeah and there is even more peace of mind when everyone is off at the same time. This happens a few days a year in north america, say at christmas or thanksgiving. You can almost feel the whole country breathing a sigh of relief.
- Rapzid 10y agoNot everybody.
- maxxxxx 10y agoI think the country would be a much healthier and happier place. Health care expenses would go down a lot and I believe in many jobs productivity wouldn't suffer much either. I see so many people just going through the motions pretending to be busy.