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Seriously 10 weeks? We get 10 days here (no joke)..

• laxatives 13y ago
  Yep, Amazon SDE I's start at 2 weeks vacation + 6 days personal time + (6 days sick, in Seattle only)
  • rtpg 13y ago
    What's the difference between vacation and personal time?
    • mingfli 13y ago
      Nothing (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 ago
    You can't be sick for more than 6 days? What happens if you break a leg?
    • cbr 13y ago
      I 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 ago
  Yes but those days dont count the weekends, making it 2 weeks.
  • ollysb 13y ago
    Given that America is a wealthy country that seems incredibly low. The legal minimum in the UK is 5.6 weeks per year.
    • jdjb 13y ago
      This is Canada but I don't think it's the norm (especially not in tech). 3 weeks is much more reasonable at a new job.
• yodsanklai 13y ago
  no, 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.