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> Really one of the few things you can say context-free is: you'll have more vacation in virtually any European country. In tech, at least, this probably is no

> Really one of the few things you can say context-free is: you'll have more vacation in virtually any European country. In tech, at least, this probably is no longer true. In my experience most of the bigger companies have been moving to unlimited vacation. I'm pretty sure that someone in upper management did the math and concluded that employees granted unlimited vacation actually end up taking fewer days than if they are metered.

oaiey 5y ago
I think the key is: paid vacation days.
- boc 5y ago
  You still get paid for unlimited vacation days.
  - oaiey 5y ago
    And fired at will when you do not deliver. So it is basically not a thing. But if you do perform you can get quite some days. If you do not perform, you are fired and have no vacation maybe.
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Hamuko 5y ago
>this probably is no longer true >most of the bigger companies have been moving to unlimited vacation >concluded that employees granted unlimited vacation actually end up taking fewer days than if they are metered It sounds to me like you just argued against yourself.
wheels 5y ago
In a lot of European countries, you're required to take most of your vacation, and 6 weeks a year is not uncommon. Taking 6 weeks would be significantly frowned upon in the US. Also, again, what you're calling "most tech companies" I assume is "a few on the west coast", and while that's a useful perspective, it's difficult to fit into a discussion where the granularity is "the US", where it certainly is not standard. While I had a lower salary, I explored the world in my 20s by having a moderate amount of disposable income and a lot of free time.