I didn't write that, but my guess is that it was literal. I've seen and personally worked at a company where 2 weeks was not only your vacation time, but also

I didn't write that, but my guess is that it was literal. I've seen and personally worked at a company where 2 weeks was not only your vacation time, but also your sick time as well. A government contractor I had worked for gave out 4 weeks (which was also sick time). Currently, I'm at 3 weeks. Most places use vacation as an incentive - stay with us x number of years and we'll give you another week of vacation. I personally haven't stayed at a place long enough to realize that benefit.