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In most civilized countries, parental leave is at least 1-2 years. Google still has a ways to go.
by brunes 5y ago
In most civilized countries, parental leave is at least 1-2 years.
Google still has a ways to go.
- boring_twenties 5y agoPretty sure I'd rather get $400k/yr and only 6 months leave, than €60k/yr and 1-2 years leave.
- clemailacct1 5y agoI agree completely with this.
- wkimeria 5y agoI don't think this is an accurate comparison. A more apt one would be; $400k/yr with no social safety net, no national healthcare, and obscene housing costs so you end up in an area with good schools, work like a dog with little actual labor laws etc, no pension etc. €60k/yr with 1-2 years leave and generous vacation, actual labor laws, good public education, good equitable walkable neighborhoods etc, a pension etc I exaggerate a bit but the reason people want to earn so much in the U.S is because a large amount of that money goes to building a personal safety net that is guaranteed in most other developed countries. The average German working class worker probably lives a happier, more fulfilling life than a so called "professional" in the U.S.
- benjamir 5y agoI'm so glad I'm living in Germany. 12 months parental leave and three years part-time per child with reduced risk of cancellation and after that the right to do part-time as long as minors are in the household. And 20 days vacation is the minimum for 5d/weeks (24 days, if working 6d/w) -- a lot offer 29, 30, sometimes more payed days off :-) So, with 60k€+/a I couldn't care less for a six figure income at Google :-P Have nice day with your American way of "work-life-balance".
- boring_twenties 5y agoThis literally doesn't make any sense. Just save the extra income from the Google job, and you can take years of vacation, not just ten more days.
- benjamir 5y agoDid you do that, or just theory? I speak of what I do and have.
- boring_twenties 5y agoNot at Google, but yes. Recently I spent 3 years without working.