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I think this is correct, and it applies to several other european countries. It would be interesting to hear the point of view of people that worked for the sa
by yodsanklai 13y ago
I think this is correct, and it applies to several other european countries.
It would be interesting to hear the point of view of people that worked for the same company both in France and the US.
In my opinion, one problem in France is that many (well-paid) jobs are in Paris where housing is getting increasingly expensive. Besides, the layout of the city is such that commuting can be a pain and maybe unavoidable. I think New York is much better from that point of view.
I'm curious, is it possible to negotiate 10 weeks vacations in an american company?
- nerfhammer 13y ago> I'm curious, is it possible to negotiate 10 weeks vacations in an american company? You cannot do that for any kind of normal job, no. Maybe you could negotiate 3 weeks at most. Also a 45 hour work week is now accepted as normal.
- brok3nmachine 13y agoI just negotiated 4 weeks. Wasn't too difficult, you just have to ask. The funny thing is... I'm likely to pass on the job opportunity, while I stay with my French girlfriend in Paris, building and testing product ideas for a few months =)
- nerfhammer 13y agoIf 3 weeks is normal at the company you're applying for then you might be able to get 4
- jdjb 13y agoSeriously 10 weeks? We get 10 days here (no joke)..
- laxatives 13y agoYep, Amazon SDE I's start at 2 weeks vacation + 6 days personal time + (6 days sick, in Seattle only)
- rtpg 13y agoWhat's the difference between vacation and personal time?
- mingfli 13y agoNothing (except in how they accrue, but that's getting very specific). Personal time originally was offered in place of sick days and other floating religious holidays. But Seattle now requires paid sick days, so you now get personal days + sick days.
- krzyk 13y agoYou can't be sick for more than 6 days? What happens if you break a leg?
- cbr 13y agoI wouldn't expect a broken leg to keep a programmer from working, but if it did then you'd have disability leave, probably paid for by your work via disability insurance.
- mahyarm 13y agoYes but those days dont count the weekends, making it 2 weeks.
- yodsanklai 13y agono, usually it's between 5 and 8 weeks depending on the number of hours worked daily. I just picked 10 as an example. Of course, salary is then lower than in the US.