The issue is your friend might have 45 days of vacations but perhaps not enough funds to spend in vacation. In France high skill jobs pay 35k. Also, your friend

The issue is your friend might have 45 days of vacations but perhaps not enough funds to spend in vacation. In France high skill jobs pay 35k. Also, your friend is one of those lucky ones having a job: these nice policies typically come at a cost to others, in this case a high unemployment rate and a dual job market protecting those in the system. These are well known features of a rigid unionized labor laws.