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The flip side is that many feel an intense pressure to do whatever it takes to get the most lucrative job they can find because the US has much less of a social
by munificent 5y ago
The flip side is that many feel an intense pressure to do whatever it takes to get the most lucrative job they can find because the US has much less of a social safety net than many European countries.
- ghaff 5y agoOnce you get beyond a certain threshold that's not really true. Or it's a story they tell themselves because they care more about money than other considerations.
- oblio 5y agoHave you ever had a 1 month long holiday? Not sabbatical, just regular PTO.
- ghaff 5y agoYes, multiple times--most recently a few years ago was close to that just pre-pandemic. Another probably 4x in the 3 week to 4 week range in previous job. Pretty standard tech industry jobs. More recently have had many other multi-week holidays that were a combination of tech events and pure PTO. I realize a fair number of people can't do that or, commonly in my experience, feel that they can't do that but it's not actually impossible if that's what you prioritize.