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I often have a chuckle when I see US companies bragging about their « generous » policies which are systematically bellow the legal minimum in France. This bei

by Bayart 4y ago

I often have a chuckle when I see US companies bragging about their « generous » policies which are systematically bellow the legal minimum in France. This being said, a lot of IT professionals here don't take all of their paid leave. It's not uncommon for me to see people forced into a vacation by their company so they don't get into legal trouble. I don't think they would mind working for a US company (I wouldn't). Working in the US is another thing, and very much an acquired taste.

Frost1x 4y ago
IT has indirect pressures that often pushes people not to take time off. Unlike many professions, I'm often expected to basically 'catch up' to some degree with everything I've missed or am behind on after taking off. Time off is more valuable to labor where the average unit of time to complete a desired amount of work is fairly small. For work that takes a lot of time to contribute too, you get no realized break, just a granted "delay" in deadlines.