I'm told good economists make crazy money and bad ones get a teaching job. He gets his conclusion from US workers (who he refers to as American workers) while

I'm told good economists make crazy money and bad ones get a teaching job. He gets his conclusion from US workers (who he refers to as American workers) while in stead he should be wondering why all of the (I'm sure equally greedy) Western countries have these "absurd" vacations. In NL you have to request the vacation way in advance. (Officially it's 2 weeks but then they might turn it down. 6 months in advance is a good idea) The looking forwards to it gradually grows until they have to bring it up every day in ever greater detail. It reminds to request your own, make plans and start their own count down. Secretly it's all about productivity. Like they give you a weekend to recharge for the Monday. Like they let you go home for the night to sleep. Like they give you a lunch break to eat.