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America: The No Vacation Nation
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Күн бұрынThis likely won't be news to Americans, but citizens of the US get the least amount of vacation time of any developed country. Laci Green tells us the unexpected impact of all this work.
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"It's mid-August and many Americans are either on or about to take off for a week (two if they are lucky) of annual vacation. But is that enough, and is it paid?"
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"While more than 80 percent of American workers got paid vacation days two decades ago, just 77 percent do today, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)."
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"No one retires wishing they'd spent more time at their desk," noted John Morrey, vice president and general manager of Expedia.com. Yet, the online travel company's latest Vacation Deprivation Study reveals that Americans left about a half-billion vacation days unused last year."
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2011
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"Manufacturing productivity increased in 2011 in 15 of 19 countries covered, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Labor productivity (output per hour) rose by more than 2 percent in the majority of countries."
Paid leave in private industry over the past 20 years
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"Paid leave was the most prevalent employee benefit provided by employers in private industry throughout the United States in 2012."
On holiday: Countries with the most vacation days
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"The United States is the only developed country in the world without a single legally required paid vacation day or holiday. By law, every country in the European Union has at least four work weeks of paid vacation."
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"Among the many debates swirling through the nation's circle of pundits each year is whether nation's leaders should take time off in the summer for their yearly recess. As it turns out, though it may seem that they're being irresponsible, perhaps they're doing the right thing. Everyone needs a vacation once in a while."
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"Traveling keeps you young. Or at least healthier. That's the finding of a new study linking travel to decreased risks of heart attack and depression and even the promotion of brain health."
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@alphacause 10 жыл бұрын
The American dream consists of being suckered into thinking that if you work a lot hours that you will be able to afford to take that dream vacation, only to find out that you do not have time to take that dream vacation.
@NagthrodV2 10 жыл бұрын
America - Live to work. Eourpe - Work to live.
@qwertyzyz 3 жыл бұрын
What's eourpe?
@theguitarmaninblack 10 жыл бұрын
And they call us lazy.
@Yassified3425 4 жыл бұрын
Fat
@azmon 10 жыл бұрын
The US would have great productivity if we had better healthcare, vacation, & maternal/paternal leave among other things. It's no surprise that a happy person tends to be a more productive one, why the US hasn't caught onto this is likely attributed to greed, sadly.
@VieuxBat 10 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Limp what are you trying to say ?
@jazun33 10 жыл бұрын
If only people were less greedy... Gosh socialism will never work as long as we still have this "greed" thing... How can we engineer this "greed" out of people? Maybe if we satisfy their every temporal need so that they are free from want the won't have a reason to be greedy. Isn't it true that once a person has all they need to sustain their own life they cease to be greedy? Won't that fix the problem and bring on Utopia? Or could it be the politicians promising healthcare, vacations, paternal/maternal leave among other things are the greedy ones... Could it be that they're giving you goodies at the expense of the tax payers so that they may win elections and maintain power? What if these goodies come at the cost of high taxes and burdensome regulations? What if, because of a politician's greed, he/she kills the economic goose that lays the golden, taxable eggs? What if before that could happen the goose flies elsewhere to warmer, friendlier climates? How do politicians keep their promises then?
@LIVdaBrand 6 жыл бұрын
yep...pressure bursts pipes. "abused long enough you start abusing shit"--nipsy hustle; I'll pay more in taxes for a happier life :)
@patricec.2957 5 жыл бұрын
@downward spiral its not what the statistics say
@DroBreez0 5 жыл бұрын
America... the most greedy system ever created.
@331Grabber 7 жыл бұрын
The whole American concept of earning vacation is stupid. I worked 16 years at one place and "earned" 3 weeks of paid vacation. That place went out of business and with it all my vacation. Now at new job it will take 10 years to get back to 3 weeks. F-ing stupid. We live in the richest nation in the world. We should have 5 weeks paid and make it a law.
@Th3lite 4 жыл бұрын
Rich and greedy. Let that sink in.
@anoukfleur2513 10 жыл бұрын
People in America don't even get paid vacation? I never knew that! I feel bad for you guys :(
@inkey2 8 жыл бұрын
+Anouk Fleur Not only do we not get paid vacation....there is not even a guarantee that you will get any vacation. It is not government mandated. I worked for a small company for 33 years and only got 2 weeks paid vacation per year. It has always amused me when people say how priviliged and lazy Americans are. Many Americans have to have 2 jobs just to afford healthcare and the new "ObamaCare" only helps the extremely poor and is not a good system because it is not standardized in all 50 states.
@SitaraAleu 8 жыл бұрын
PAID vacation? We're lucky to get vacation at all. I'm working three jobs just to keep a roof over my head and afford to eat.
@inkey2 8 жыл бұрын
a friend of mine was receiving chemo-therapy for cancer. The company he worked for would not even pay him for the one day a week he went to the hospital to get treatment
@jenniferellison6004 8 жыл бұрын
Well of course not. Far be it for him to miss work because I dunno, he might DIE or something. F*** some of these stupid beliefs in this absurd country
@VapeTime79 6 жыл бұрын
Anouk Fleur I live in America....I'm about to take a paid vacation
@RogerBengtsson75 7 жыл бұрын
I get 5 weeks off from my Norwegian employer and the "vacation salary" is actually about 140% of a regular salary, I have to say it's absolutely lovely to be able to take this opportunity to relax and forget even opening a work related email. :)
@jazun33 10 жыл бұрын
We spend, on average, the first 4 months of the year working just to pay for taxes... let that one sink in, folks!
@Corristo89 10 жыл бұрын
Americans work themselves to death so they can earn more to buy more. Consumerism at its finest... And since wages are pretty low (compared to other industrialised countries), more work is required to compensate. Not to mention the exorbitant amount of debt many have racked up, two or more cars, college, medical expenses and so on. So it's either working yourself to death or going into poverty.
@GeneralBlackNorway 10 жыл бұрын
Here in Norway my family has one car, I live home and walk to the college that is for free. I took a up a student loan from the government run company and put it in the bank and earn money off the interest rates. I can pay back the loan when I'm done studying and have money left from it. Though I might keep it because it has good conditions! My parents payed off their last debt before I was born. Medical expenses don't really exist here much. We do have medical insurance on top of that though.
@MrDumptyTheDeadman 10 жыл бұрын
GeneralBlackNorway Sounds like a nice place.
@tedoymisojos 10 жыл бұрын
GeneralBlackNorway Sigh wish I was born in Norway
@GeneralBlackNorway 10 жыл бұрын
Liz Torres You could always move here!
@brwhizz 8 жыл бұрын
+GeneralBlackNorway Is Norway really the utopia that it's perceived to be? Do you generally enjoy your life and feel that all of your needs are satisfied, in terms of holiday time, healthcare, etc...?
@Seeker 10 жыл бұрын
America: the no-vacation nation! Shouldn't we be able to take a breather more than once a year? dne.ws/1c455xZ
@milodudeful 10 жыл бұрын
i haven't really gone on a real vacation in about 7 years i might finally go onone this year :)
@teknifix 10 жыл бұрын
In the last 5 years, I've only taken two days off that didn't have to do with doctor's appointments and the like. I just can't afford it. Unless I win the lottery I doubt I'll ever go on an actual vacation.
@emperatriznicolleibaragonz8400 10 жыл бұрын
Here in Panama we have 30 days free and we can also have 20 days off troughout the year if your boss approves your reasons, whether they are familiar reasons, medical conditions etc. Commonly in public insitutions you can decide not to have vacations one year but saving them for the next one or so on (limit is 4 years) or you can also have 15 days off and save the rest for the next year or for another moment of the year you decide. This are payed vacations and because we are such a little country with hostels and hotels everywhere, average good transportation, tropical climate, high lands if you want some fresh cold air and good cheap food, expenses are not damn high! A bus from one fronteer to the other costs about 50$, a complete and traditional meal may be between 5$-10$ and comfy inn rooms can be between 25-40$ almost anywhere
@MalkhutSefirah 10 жыл бұрын
I get 3wks paid per year. Just this year it got bumped up to 4. I have never used the full 3 weeks. I find that for every day I take off, I have to do 2 days worth of work before I leave and 2 days when I get back. You gotta be there to stop people from assigning you extra shit to do.
@Cro-Magnon99 10 жыл бұрын
Emperatriz Nicolle Ibara Gonzalez Go Panama!
@FreshlyLyrical 10 жыл бұрын
I actually had thoughts of moving from Britain to live in America for a few years when I'm older. I always knew they didn't have much holiday...But TWO WEEKS and you don't even get paid, jeez thats barely anything:( I think I appreciate the UK a bit more now:)
@swordofll9599 8 жыл бұрын
I know. It really is terrible.
@azerko 7 жыл бұрын
Izzy Tiffin this was my plan as well but I don't think I want to work under those rules...
@petersmith2040 4 жыл бұрын
Don't move there specially when you're older as the healthcare costs alone will bankrupt you!
@Cubix180 2 жыл бұрын
movve to germany, 30 vacation days and paid.
@csuporj 2 жыл бұрын
If you get paid for the holiday, your salary will be smaller. Where do you think that pay comes from?
@Alex_Off-Beat 10 жыл бұрын
This is just another example of how the US crushes its working class. Even going by the most conservative estimates if American wages had increased at the same rate as our productivity over the last 50 years the minimum wage in the US would be about $18. I would love to hear what the breakdown of vacation time by income level is in the US.
@Misanthropic_hellhound 3 жыл бұрын
All part of the plan to destroy the family
@vodkaboy Жыл бұрын
@@Misanthropic_hellhoundlol no, politicians and ideologists behind this are also the one that like poorly educated kids, hence the fact they strongly dislike abortions and other means of birth control : it's (almost) free labour. Bonus points if they are bigoted and/or xenophobic, and obsessed with """values""" such as family..
@vodkaboy Жыл бұрын
Automatisation and mechanization paired with concentration of wealth and profits made this possible, not immigration.
@blryan23 10 жыл бұрын
Vacation? What's that? I don't get paid enough to take a vacation. And even when I get days off I can't afford to go anywhere so I end up staying home and watching netflix. No wonder my stress levels are through the roof.
@csuporj 2 жыл бұрын
Taking a walk in the woods or on the fields around the city costs nothing.
@veronikanavratilova1930 2 жыл бұрын
@@csuporj you can hardly be relaxed enough after one walk in the Woods. Organism is not able to adapt so quickly after year full of stress. You need at least 7-10 days better 14.
@alphapiano95 10 жыл бұрын
And they say it's the land of the free.
@ImbaSoulDC 10 жыл бұрын
free to work your ass off ;)
@redavid8759 7 жыл бұрын
More like the land of the FEE.
@martinakirke8583 10 жыл бұрын
there is definitely something wrong with USA... no vacations, expensive healthcare, everything is considered racist and/or inappropriate... but greetings anyway and i love laci! :-D
@shanesorensen7878 6 жыл бұрын
I think there should be federal laws that require all employers to give Americans 6 weeks of paid time off
@shanesorensen7878 5 жыл бұрын
It’s time that we fight for it by addressing this to the labor unions or by going on strike and by encouraging people to go on strike all over America for more paid leave.
@KevinSmith-xt8xr 5 жыл бұрын
@@shanesorensen7878 sadly it won't happen
@ethancampbell9096 4 жыл бұрын
@@KevinSmith-xt8xr it will definitely never happen if you don't address it. Even if you just get half the people in your company to boycott it, it could still have a wonderful affect depending on how important those positions are
@AvangionQ 10 жыл бұрын
`Happy workers are productive workers` ... tell that to the millions of underemployed who worry that if they take too much time off, they might get fired ... we in the US have some screwed up priorities, and are not nearly taking full measure of our citizen's potential ...
@csuporj 2 жыл бұрын
You end up here when the slaves compete to don't become homeless.
@marcihf9763 7 жыл бұрын
I have known quite a few people who never went on vacation saying they would travel when they retired. 6-12 months before they retired, they ended up dying in a car accident or from a heart attack. Go USA! Lmao
@ethancampbell9096 4 жыл бұрын
That was my grandfather. I felt really bad about it. At least my grandmother has done that and has gone on dozens of cruises, traveled the world and given each of her grandchildren a 2 week trip to some wonderful place. I got a Mediterranean cruise for my trip and absolutely loved it. So I'm happy that she has gotten to do that, but it is sad for all of those who havent been able to because of early death, poverty or illness in their old age...
@gw1652 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you how many brainwashed people here talk about retirement and the things they will do. They will buy a property to retire on. My thoughts when I hear this are immediately, you fool! How do you know you’ll live to see another day? You slave away at a job you despise, complaining constantly, hating the largest portion of your life for a faint hope that someday you might get a sliver of paradise. Why do I want to wait until I’m 70 and having my butt wiped to live a little? It’s not wrong and it’s not unnatural to explore the world. Every culture throughout history has explored the world. Retirement and JOBS (just over broke) is a scam.
@DragcoDavid 10 жыл бұрын
I agree, vacation is something that is needed... being a college student, I dunno what I'd do without what little vacation time I get, though what I get during the semester barely feels like vacation at all, as I tend to be assigned homework to do during the "vacation", so a lot of the time, the only break I get is the summer and winter breaks between semesters... if I didn't get that, I think I'd die from overstress
@Litterlad82 10 жыл бұрын
***** Lol yup. But a 'bad economy' falls strictly onto the immoral companies trying to drain the life out of their peons. And because they made the economy so bad, I can't even afford to move out of this garbage country! xD
@onyx1186 10 жыл бұрын
agreed with the vacation time, my vacation "summer and winter break" consists of a few days here and there where i get time off from work, and when i am at school i work the same hours i do when i am off. As of yet i have not had a real vacation where i was able to just relax and not do anything. The last three years my gf and her family along with myself have gone to the coast to fish, every time i ask for a week off from work, or well actually just five to six days but it feels like a week to me, but even though i am there for relaxation i have had to do some form of homework or stress over a test when that vacation is up, always something on the horizon that keeps me from having a real one, so i study for 30 or so hours during that vacation time and its not ever offered where i work and i dont get payed so months of savings go into this "vacation"
@ethancampbell9096 4 жыл бұрын
At least theres no homework for most professions. Also if I didnt have the summer and winter breaks, I probably wouldn't have graduated high school if at all possible
@pat999x 10 жыл бұрын
And even if we have paid vacation, US companies will let you take it only at their convenience, so you can't plan to go away. Sometimes, folks who are going away are asked if they will be available in case they are needed.
@Dimsum.T 10 жыл бұрын
It's a pity after watching this.. It's almost like American employer value its employee like China or North Korea value its people
@csuporj 2 жыл бұрын
Slaves compete to don't become homeless, thus they work more than in classic slavery.
@SoSSmokeyMcPot 10 жыл бұрын
In Sweden we have 5 week paid vacation, it's mandatory to take 3 consistent weeks during the summer. And where i work we receive 3 extra days. And we get 1h a week gym time, plus doctor and dentists appointments on office hours without reduced pay. 😁
@swordofll9599 8 жыл бұрын
That's pretty amazing.
@TaylorMade511 10 жыл бұрын
My employer refused my vacation leave requests. And then at the end of the year my accrued vacation days were zeroed out. My employer said it was my fault that I didn't take a vacation! Needless to say, 99% of the employees quit.
@zoth00 10 жыл бұрын
I'm Portuguese and I'm shocked :P I think I'll never complain about vacations ever again xD
@S0vereignX 10 жыл бұрын
My homeland of America has a big problem with conformity. I think we have let the concept of "most powerful nation in the world" go to our heads and in turn we think we're doing ok when in reality we totally suck at even the most basic concepts of the human factor. Our healthcare is bullshit, we treat or elders like trash, our children are indoctrinated by faceless beliefs before they can even properly rationalize things, our common use of technology is disconnecting us from things rather than reinforcing those connections they were intended for, and let's not even discuss our average diet. The list goes on and on. I think it's just that the US thinks itself the big boy on the block these days and doesn't like to admit that all these smaller nations know more about how to truly live than we do, but we have clearly fell far behind. Personally I force my employers to give me at least 10 days vacation per year and that's not counting sick days which nobody can plan for but you wouldn't believe some of the rules some employers here are making these day on that front, it's scary stupid.
@chuckiemeister 10 жыл бұрын
Note, the fed govt has meddled in healthcare for 50 years, as well as retirement(social security), any wonder we feel those things are a mess. Fact is the US has the best health care system in the world. 1000s come here to get procedures and treatments that are unavailable in their native countries.
@obanesforever2012 10 жыл бұрын
Charlie Bruno We do have some of the best hospitals in the world, but the pricing for that care is horribly inconsistent.
@dragonsorcerer285 10 жыл бұрын
Charlie Bruno The quality of treatment available and the actual system are not synonymous. Those who can take advantage of it are in a good place, but the people who can't afford it are left in the cold. When you look at expenses involved, we have significantly worse health care than many Americans would like to believe.
@chuckiemeister 10 жыл бұрын
Ian Knight As I stated in a prior content, the cost of health care and the issue of some not being able to afford care, is solely related to the federal govt meddling in the health care system via Medicare and Medicaid. It is govt that has driven costs to unaffordable levels.
@MrCortar 8 жыл бұрын
ive been working at my current job (full time 40-45 hours) for almost a year and i got one day. i had to practically beg for it.
@SitaraAleu 8 жыл бұрын
My uncle passed away in a traffic accident about two months ago. I wanted to go to his funeral while I stood at the counter taking orders at the bakery. They wouldn't let me go. Know why? Because the day of the funeral was a big fat sale and they said they needed me. Guess I know where their priorities are
@horrorsci-fiandbeyond 7 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Ellison screw that they care more about a little stupid sale then your uncle dying I swear America going righter down the crapper
@eatmypapaya 10 жыл бұрын
OK SO WE WORK AND WORK AND WORK.......AND OUR FREAKEN COUNTRY IS IN A DEPRESSION AND NATIONAL DEBT -.- OKAYYYY!!!
@Tamizushi 10 жыл бұрын
Wall Street
@haiggoh 10 жыл бұрын
military spendings. seriously, look it up, it's insane.
@drivernjax 10 жыл бұрын
haiggoh Military spending? How about entitlements? Giving money to other countries that hate us and will NEVER pay us back. Savings bonds. (Yes, those are part of the deficit.) Those are a few of the reasons for our deficit.
@Tamizushi 10 жыл бұрын
drivernjax If you want to know why other countries are doing better than the US, shouldn't you look at something that your country is doing more then them? Because you know, other first world countries have better social safety net. On another hand, the US alone is responsible for about half the money spent worldwide in military spending.
@haiggoh 10 жыл бұрын
drivernjax Just like most Americans you apparently have a skewed image on where the majority of the money actually goes. Sure you can bicker about saving bonds and so on but those are peanuts compared to your bloated "defense" spendings. Just look at the official figures (I wonder why no one does that apparently): www.usaspending.gov/index.php?q=node%2F3&fiscal_year=2012&tab=By+Agency
@Kasumi8779 10 жыл бұрын
American work sounds like broken Garmoshka. And by that I mean it sounds terrible for you guys
@Teencat 10 жыл бұрын
indeed.
@DanicaDeCosto 10 жыл бұрын
Yea, America needs to get with the program!
@reviewrustyitalianasscrack9996 7 жыл бұрын
I managed to figure out my own program actually , i work 5 months , 7 days a week and then i have enough money to take a long break , then take my time looking for another job !
@Misanthropic_hellhound 3 жыл бұрын
No
@mrp9023 3 жыл бұрын
@RKS: 402 west hickory st Denton TX we don't waste time for things like stress....we just have other things to do other than work for someone else. 🤣
@lori8095 3 жыл бұрын
@RKS: 402 west hickory st Denton TX i lost braincells reading this
@osmankalif3500 3 жыл бұрын
@@lori8095 this what happens when being victim to the system
@Teencat 10 жыл бұрын
America and Canada have crappily low holiday/vacation-day numbers while the economy itself is in the dump and hence people don't even take their vacation time anymore. we suck.
@mr.rasmussen7911 10 жыл бұрын
in my country Denmark. we not only get payed vecation time, but the employer can force you to take your vecation becours if you dont the employer is forced to pay you extra salery. ooh and now not only the women have 2 months payed off time from Work when they get a baby, but the man also gets time off too, though its a Little less than the woman do. in some cases the mans time off can be given to the woman. i personaly dont got any kids, but i think its an awsome system that helps the new famely get a good start.
@idnwiw 10 жыл бұрын
Extra money if you don't use up your vacation days (leading to some companies "asking" their employees to take all their vacation in order to avoid paying), and time off if you get a baby - isn't that normal all over Europe?
@Catani84 10 жыл бұрын
ananym Almost....I work in a factory in Italy and yes...it's the same here. I've also worked in an IT Center in France for a couple of years and it was the same there as was in Romania ...my birth country. And I heard from friends that also UK and Sweden is the same. So...yes...a lot of European countries have that. I'm shocked actually that it's not the same in the US...makes the want to rethink my desire to go to work there.
@warxdrum 10 жыл бұрын
ananym i'm from Austria and we have that system too. if you have a baby you can take time off, male or female. the female usually get's paid vacation 2 months before and two months after giving birth. it's almost always the woman who takes time off after giving birth because the man usually gets paid more (and the money you get paid during your time off is less than your normal wage). it's also the same for using up the vacation time here. but not every country is like that in Switzerland for example the woman have to work after having their baby. there must be many nannies there xD
@mr.rasmussen7911 10 жыл бұрын
warxdrum
@warxdrum 10 жыл бұрын
Austria not Australia :P
@RichardHartl 10 жыл бұрын
Canada, 2 weeks paid. Still not great. What is with us in North America? I guess we never shook off that pioneer mentality of building and working towards a new life and society
@Micaheichelberg 10 жыл бұрын
I have 5 weeks paid vacation. I am using one to give me a 2 week paternity leave. The other 4 will probably never be used. A day away from work just means I have one less day to get 5 days of work done.
@Virtually_Char 10 жыл бұрын
I need a lot of stress relief to control my Crohn's Disease symptoms. This is why I only go to school part time and I'm currently unemployed.
@rinlen002 10 жыл бұрын
Americans are working harder, longer, and for less. No wonder why the economy is crap right now
@sinbreaker2885 10 жыл бұрын
I wrote this long explanation... then I realized you are just a kid and deleted it. I really do hate the internet sometimes. You think the other person is an idiot, but little do you know they are a kid instead.
@rinlen002 10 жыл бұрын
Meh, I just wrote that on impulse anyway (I'm not a kid, but I agree that I'm an idiot despite what my peers say), so don't worry about it. It would be nice if companies actually took responsibility and cared more abut their employees, but that's not happening anytime soon. Pretty much one of the things I worry about when I get out of college...
@TheSushiandme 10 жыл бұрын
Come work for me in the future. Maybe in ten years from now. I am planning to build and open a non-profit animal shelter. :D I will pay my employees $10 to start for entree level positions with health insurance and paid vacations. If you don't take the vacations I will force the vacation on you. :D Hehe, just hope life goes well for me. :P
@TheBeachShell 10 жыл бұрын
As a school teacher we get about 12 weeks in Australia. The only downside is it's super expensive to travel during school holidays!
@Bezeoner 10 жыл бұрын
Europe kicks ass.
@haiggoh 10 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes it does. Proud to be European :) Now excuse my while I book the tickets for my next vacation in the Caribbean :P
@Darthwarrior 10 жыл бұрын
haiggoh I live in the Caribbean, Jamaica and I have never traveled out of the country. Vacations are for rich people.
@haiggoh 10 жыл бұрын
I understand that travelling is more expensive relatively to income in countries that are not as wealthy as most European countries are. But if I lived in Jamaica I would probably not even want to go on vacation elsewhere. You live on one of the most beautiful islands in the world man!
@Darthwarrior 10 жыл бұрын
I know but when the best beaches are owned by the hotels what can you do. Some places are too expensive to go when your on minimum wage even if its your own country.
@wordsmatter2931 10 жыл бұрын
I hope you also know that those extra requirements would lower wages. Workers work less = less income. You really can't have it all :(
@happypoo3201 10 жыл бұрын
People don't vacation for 2 weeks, because most people are poor. it's really as simple as that.
@krist-yonnarain7786 6 жыл бұрын
Happy Poo Vacation doesn’t necessarily mean take a flight to an expensive location but the fact that people aren’t encouraged to take a break just to be at home with family is a big issue.
@KatySom 10 жыл бұрын
So they don't call a family trip to Disney "stressful". That hilarious.
@abrahamchapman 10 жыл бұрын
That people 'get' 14 days of paid vacation time, but only use 10, shows the divide between corporate management and local management. The corporate folks give just barely enough resources to local management to keep doors open. Local management then has to use immoral and illegal tactics to keep employees from using paid vacation time, or get fired for not opening the store on days it is supposed to be open even though there is not enough staff to keep the doors open. Corporate management pat's itself on the back for being so generous with their employee's paid vacation time, but then creates conditions that make using that paid vacation time virtually impossible.
@travisfrazier3407 10 жыл бұрын
***** Its up to the company. I do with paid vacation.
@RentableSocks 10 жыл бұрын
***** yeah, most companies do give you about 2 weeks of paid vacation, whether it is mandated by big brother or not. this nanny state bullshit is ridiculous
@abrahamchapman 10 жыл бұрын
oobligah My comment was about corporate bureaucracy and phony corporate philanthropy. My comment had nothing to do with 'big brother' or the 'nanny state'.
@RentableSocks 10 жыл бұрын
I wasn't replying to you, was I?
@vcdrny 10 жыл бұрын
One thing I have notice here. When it comes to upper management they look at employes and their goal is not to get the job done but to see them working. If they concentrate more on getting the job done it would be much better. Think about it if you are given 8 hours in a day to perform a task, but you can do the same task in 6 hours that would mean that you should still get those 2 hours to relax. That's not how it normally goes, you are expected to be doing something for 8 hours. That's why a lot of employes will just work slower so is less stress and complete the 8 hours.
@porucznikcolombo8936 3 жыл бұрын
Americans live to work, Europeans work to live
@miles5600 2 жыл бұрын
doesn't make sense
@troyhavok8605 10 жыл бұрын
I have had 3 vacations this year.. 2 of them 18 days long and one 11 because of my schedule. That's 5 weeks I've taken off work - all paid... And I just got approved for the last week of the year, so... I love my job. Once I realized how much vacation time they offered, I decided that I will keep it as close to zero as possible. Vacations are awesome - even if you don't go anywhere. Work to live; don't live to work.
@Rx2D 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been working at my company for 3 years and only have 1 week of paid vacation. I’m currently looking for another job because of how miserable I am. 5 days a year isn’t enough. I’m stressed and overworked. The funny thing is, when I was hired I was promised 2 weeks vacation after 2 years and 3 weeks vacation after 5 years, but they decreased those benefits half a year after I was hired and there was nothing we could do.
@LynneSkysong 10 жыл бұрын
I was unemployed last year. This year I'm working as a contractor, so I have NO benefits and NO time off. So I'm taking my first vacation since starting work here in April: two weeks of unpaid vacation. Some of that's mandatory before the company will be shutdown over the holiday for maintenance. (Everyone but maintenance will be away. I hope they get compensated and paid days off afterwards!)
@arthurdent342 10 жыл бұрын
This is America, are we not free? If the government was to force at gunpoint the companies to provide 4-5 wk vacation what would that say about our freedom? Sorry, I am tired of government intervention into all things. I prefer my freedom over government force any day. So show me where in the Constitution it says that the government can decide by law how many weeks a person should have for vacation.
@Ooshgaar 10 жыл бұрын
Seriously, no paid holiday? (I'm English) F**K THAT! I work hard, and I play hard I am entitled to 3-4 weeks of PAID holiday. No way would I stand for unpaid holiday I'd be striking instantly and so would my union.
@RavenclawSeer 10 жыл бұрын
That's the thing, many states in America do not have unions or the unions they do have prove ineffective.
@Ooshgaar 10 жыл бұрын
Lovelife090994 Get that shit sorted American bro's! You guys are one of the world's industrial leaders, don't you think you entitled to some paid holiday by now?
@Kevin15047 10 жыл бұрын
Ooshgaar Hell no! We just work, work, work and then die like good little sheep.
@swordofll9599 8 жыл бұрын
+Ooshgaar I agree with you entirely.
@mcsdaver 10 жыл бұрын
Greedy companies in the USA wont let people take their vacations. You sign up for one and it is denied.
@nige-g 4 жыл бұрын
Work until your heart breaks out, then pay for medication, bummer.
@lilyt99 10 жыл бұрын
I had a job for 5 years without vacation time. I couldn't stand the work environment anymore and left, and even though we are financially okay, and I am able to focus on self exploration, housework, and volunteer work... people treat me like I'm a criminal. I might as well be a drug dealer, because I'd get more respect. I personally don't get why people can't mind their own business, and why a 48 hours work week is worth being able to go on a 5 day cruise once a year. I'd rather work less and do free/cheap activities more. And personally, I find it a more valid life choice. I don't get why other people are so proud of working so much and so sure that it's the only way to live. I'd rather spend more time with my loved ones.
@dragonsorcerer285 10 жыл бұрын
You probably don't hear this often enough, but you're making the right choice. Our jobs are not what make us who we are. They are one aspect, and it's unhealthy for everyone to pour too much into work.
@isaiahcampbell3992 6 жыл бұрын
I know this comment is old but I totally agree. I live in Canada and I find that the main consensus in North America in general is that if you are not working your ass off all the time, you are a lazy sack of shit living a shitty life. This makes absolutely no sense to me at all.
@Neuralatrophy 10 жыл бұрын
I typically get 2 weeks a year plus a few long weekends and holidays... Everywhere I've worked its a tiered system, the more seniority you have, the more vacation time you get up to 5 weeks I think but you have to condemn yourself to that one job forever to get it.
@Fragmonkei 10 жыл бұрын
Requiring companies to provide pay on days where they receive no service from their employees is a beautiful concept but a highly unjust one as well.
@drivernjax 10 жыл бұрын
Yep. That's why a lot of companies don't even pay for holidays anymore. Really, the only ones that do to any great extent are those companies under Federal Government regulation such as banks.
@shelbymustang1994jd 10 жыл бұрын
You scratch they're back, yet they don't scratch yours. You see my analogy, they could show you that you have a purpose at you job rather than treat you like a number. I understand the lack of long vacations, but the fact that the short ones aren't paid is a little bit disrespectful to the employee, when a good majority of them are working harder than they have to most of the time. I see both sides of the debate, but, I think the Big Corporations can afford to give paid vacation.
@mariemunzar6474 10 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm trapped in America. My parents immigrated here when I was a baby, and they tell me to be grateful to be living here. How can I be grateful if all I have to look forward to once I'm done with school is work, work, and more work?
@heart0fthedrag0n 10 жыл бұрын
The more I learn about the US economy, the more I think it's one of the shittiest places to live(the opposite of what most people in eastern europe are thinking).
@EldritchVelvet 10 жыл бұрын
eeyup
@MrElitegamer6 10 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure many other countries have less holidays.
@tpandd 10 жыл бұрын
advanced countries*...
@LukeGaughan 10 жыл бұрын
***** Most English people say "holiday" in the same context as an American would say "vacation". The English do not use holiday as a term for christmas.
@JongeKroost 10 жыл бұрын
The difference is that those other countries are less developed.
@JongeKroost 10 жыл бұрын
Good point, I forgot that country's in Asia tend to have few days.
@MrElitegamer6 10 жыл бұрын
***** I live in Singapore as well :)
@WatercatGaming 10 жыл бұрын
my family hasnt gone on vacation in about 7 or 8 years my dad was a carpenter and our family owned a company that built homes for retired people but when all the house problems happened the business shut down my dad is 56 (or somewhere around there) and still works doing everything from painting houses doing siding and even shoveling snow since its winter right now. since hes had to become self employed he works more than ive seen him work my whole life, which crushes my heart because hes as old as the people he used to build houses for. my dad deserves a vacation more than anyone i know but if we want to be able to pay bills hes never going to have a vacation again and as sad as it is i know my dads going to die working.i dont like being bitter but the economy is going to kill my dad plain and simple
@abnormaltexan 10 ай бұрын
And then when you do try to take it your boss acts like you’re being a terrible employee
@Swede1066 10 жыл бұрын
@treasuretrails 10 жыл бұрын
In New Zealand we get a full month off :D
@scopar5051 5 жыл бұрын
In saudi arabia 4 Months Vactions haha
@brianweekes8273 3 жыл бұрын
Many young Australian take a big camping trip around 18 for four to six weeks. Then again with a better trip in their early to mid twenties, then again in their late twenties, and again with a family holiday or more expensive non-family holiday in their mid thirties. I saved two weeks each year for three years and then took a big holiday in Europe. Twelve weeks were fully paid through leave accrual over that and the previous three years. Then I had another four weeks unpaid on top before I finally returned to my work. Worth every penny for the experience. I won't ever take such a large holiday again, but I can't wait for the next trip away.
@itsrelativ3967 10 ай бұрын
Now your employee can send out texts and emails on your vacation. You're constantly thinking about work.
@LiamoLuo 10 жыл бұрын
I got 4 weeks basic annual leave from my job, so 20 days. Now because of 9 years service I get 8 weeks annual leave which is were it caps. I always take my 8 weeks as does the rest of my staff, my team is good enough that I can afford a week off and know things will be fine when I return.
@Nebulasm00 10 жыл бұрын
Sounds lame.
@LiamoLuo 10 жыл бұрын
Nebulasm00 8 weeks holiday is lame? seems legit.
@aerohk 10 жыл бұрын
Really? Because I have never heard of anyone describing Americans as hard working people in general...
@werlin8352 10 жыл бұрын
that why you should not believe stereotypes
@TGWTHF 10 жыл бұрын
Werlin gonzalez to be fair, stereotypes exist for a reason :F
@thatsnotchocolat 10 жыл бұрын
many americans are fat maybe, but doesn't mean that fat people can work themselves to death.
@brainanator 10 жыл бұрын
I work in the oil field. I work for 3 weeks straight, on call 24/7. Then I get 2 weeks off. Very nice.
@CatEyedGoddess 4 жыл бұрын
I put in for 2 weeks vacation my manager denied me and told me it was too long.
@miles5600 2 жыл бұрын
some workers are allowed to take 12 days off so look into that cause you don't wanna be scammed by your employer.
@gouthamvasam3399 10 жыл бұрын
As an international student in US, from a developing country, I shocked to see how people take vacations....NOT because they are less...they are too damn MANY. I observed in academics, everyone gets lots of leaves in all universities. I don't know about industries though. Non-research staff take sick leaves every week. I don't know what's the problem here. Only working people we see all the days (including most of the vacations) are international students and some international faculty. I pity you say you having less number of holidays. We don't even get Saturdays off in most of the developing countries. And you speak about the stress Americans are facing! Although you may dislike this comment, what I said is true.
@TheBadAssNcrRanger 10 жыл бұрын
5 weeks! That's AWESOME!
@Jacinta411 10 жыл бұрын
I'm a teacher in Australia. I get 12.5 weeks of paid holidays. I'm in my 4th and I'm earning $70,000. We also get a Christmas bonus over the Summer holidays. Teachers do get a lot of time off. However, everyone has at least 4 weeks of paid holidays (unless you're a casual worker who get paid at higher rates to compensate) in Australia. The full-time minimum wage for an adult is $16.37 per hour. Tipping is not compulsory or expected.
@dufusrunescape 8 жыл бұрын
where i work, if you dont use your vacation when youre sick, not only do you not get paid, but it goes against your time and attendence. get three points in twelve continuos months. YOURE FIRED
@kimrkarl 10 жыл бұрын
Norway we have 5 weeks payed too!!! :P ;) we in norway have never worked less :P
@MrSharpshot52 10 жыл бұрын
This bummed me out.. I need to go to Europe
@DeVstatrOmga 10 жыл бұрын
We live in a country where Walmart was picking up donations to FEED it's own employees because their BILLIONS of dollars in profit apparently isn't enough to give a decent pay to its own employees. That's why "work gets in the way" for most Americans. Putting in an absurd amount of hours to make just due. You think Walmart is the only business that hits record high profits and pays an absurdly low wage to its employees? There are many that still pay below 11.50 an hour and in many cases not even pay for "Breaks/Lunches" that people DO NOT take after working 12-14 hours straight, because they're forced to keep going otherwise risk being fired. Just to go to another job that does the same damned thing.
@JBguitar-cj8pc 6 жыл бұрын
So true. I work in manufacturing and don’t get shit in return for it. 7 day work weeks too.... right now I have only a week of vacation yet I’m forced to use 4 of those days in July when the plant shuts down. America still practices slavery.... we are WAYYY behind the rest of the advanced world. Something needs to change.
@Nick84525 Жыл бұрын
It's time for all workers in this country to protect against all corrupt workforce companies
@NarschoolVlog 10 жыл бұрын
i replace 3 outta 4 vacations with a few big phat joints..
@sirgrundel 10 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@NarschoolVlog 10 жыл бұрын
sirgrundel XD
@RodasTadeu 10 жыл бұрын
in portugal it was like that but recently changed to 4 as well. I'm portuguese.
@nia6849 8 жыл бұрын
America, a nation of human labor exploit no pay while you are away !
@o0Avalon0o 10 жыл бұрын
Never had paid vacations. I got to take an unpaid sick day off once though. Uuuuugh, darnit US!
@viktorostapenko4499 8 жыл бұрын
You should be able to go on vacation. But you shouldn't get paid for it. Why should you get paid for not working?
@MrGrokNRoll 8 жыл бұрын
+Viktor Ostapenko Because I use this time to restore my power _to_ work. It benefits my employer. And it benefits the whole country because I'm less prone to stress-related diseases that would cost the healthcare system money that would in turn increase the fees for my health insurance. Of which my employer pays half here in Germany. Everyone profits from paid vacation. And in all my jobs after uni, I got 30 days of paid vacation time (which is quite common here). And companies would actually kinda force you to take your vacation time - at latest within three month of the next year.
@SitaraAleu 8 жыл бұрын
Tell that to France. They're clearly doing something right with it and still flourishing
@inkey2 8 жыл бұрын
Because if companies want to retain the best employees they need to offer the best benefits. For example...you have two companies that manufacture nearly identical products. Company "A" offers 2 weeks paid vacation. Company "B" offers nothing. Who do you think will attract the most applicants from which to choose the most qualified workers?
@Rpzinna 7 жыл бұрын
Viktor Ostapenko Because every nation mandates companies give vacation to their workers and we should start doing it. If not, if things continue then you can just pout and sulk and bitch while you watch others enjoy life while you work. Let's go back to 1776 while the rest of the world enjoys a 21st Century world and all it has to offer
@whitedragon1204 10 жыл бұрын
This is Ironic consider our family is going on a vacation. Ski in Wisconsin FTW!.
@MyBubblez42 10 жыл бұрын
Not ironic, you just have a good job.
@whitedragon1204 10 жыл бұрын
Correction. My dad has a good job....unless the government does it shutdown again. Yes it is in science.
@MyBubblez42 10 жыл бұрын
Your second sentence is irrelevant to this conversation, but okay.
@whitedragon1204 10 жыл бұрын
lol
@pbatommy Жыл бұрын
My employer would often call employees back to work during their vacation.
@RhamonGB 10 жыл бұрын
30 paid days by law in Brazil. And the payment this month is 33% higher.
@rohithkumarsp 10 жыл бұрын
stop bragging , there are Christmas holidays or thankgsgiving holidays in india
@Ganbalf 10 жыл бұрын
that sentence doesnt make sense..
@milodudeful 10 жыл бұрын
***** ehhhhhh India up there tho
@nia6849 9 жыл бұрын
Do you live to work or work to live?
@nia6849 8 жыл бұрын
+Владимир Ленин : Is it good or bad?
@nia6849 8 жыл бұрын
+Владимир Ленин : am asking you
@SitaraAleu 8 жыл бұрын
Many of us don't live anymore. We just survive. My dreams of living alone? Well, let me get a break from the three jobs I have just to keep my head above water and I'll tell you about my roommate
@nia6849 8 жыл бұрын
Tell about your roommate
@jenniferellison6004 8 жыл бұрын
My roommate. Nice girl. The one and only thing standing between me and living alone, is helping me to keep both of us afloat with at least two jobs apiece and has a debilitating spine problem keeping her from working but social security is either challenged at every turn or else isn't enough to keep her going, but nice girl
@Da1ienx 10 жыл бұрын
Australia's guaranteed holidays only apply to FULL time workers, and a large majority of the work force has been made "casual" to get around this law. i work around 40 hours a week and haven't had a holiday in 4 years
@idontmindifisaid 10 жыл бұрын
I'm self employed at small family business. Work 6 days a week ( 66 hours ). Vacation times are only Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. No vacation, no sick leave. I doing something wrong.
@Ramiromasters 10 жыл бұрын
CONSPIRACY Lets make one! that is the only way!
@JamesAColemanFan 10 жыл бұрын
Well thanks to this video I know I won't be immigrating to the US. Fuck that going to stick with the EU :)
@RealEastBeast 10 жыл бұрын
Thai workers get 20 days for vacations plus 13 public holidays and 20 days for sick leaves. So at least 33. More if u get sick. It's awesome!
@kiwiadventures3773 4 жыл бұрын
My Employees get 5 weeks a year. Paid maternity leave for 6 months, paternity leave for 12 weeks. Flexible hours. Carers leave up to 12 days. Employer contribution to their super and 70% subsidised Health insurance for their families. They are my most valuable assets and their welfare is important. With Covid-19 I have weekly care packages sent to their homes while they are working there.
@zachburke8906 10 жыл бұрын
Thats It I'm moving haha
@nuttiBONG 10 жыл бұрын
I had a really hard time believing this, but yeah you learn every day. Im not moving to the US anytime soon. Only rich and successful people benefit in that kind of society
@TheTechmaster1999 10 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way and I live in the U.S
@dragonsorcerer285 10 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. Only the top most tiers of our society have prospered, and everyone else from middle to lower classes are being crushed.
@shanesorensen7878 6 жыл бұрын
Show this video to people in Sweden and tell them to never come here and warn people about this country because this country has so much stress it's hard to live.
@0501245 10 жыл бұрын
I forgot to mentioned: These are 5 weeks of paid holiday. For the 4 weeks of summer holiday, you get 50% of your monthly income. For winter, I am not sure.
@vetro15 10 жыл бұрын
I work in the public sector and I receive 15 days of vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, and 10 days of sick leave a year. I could make 10 to 15k a year more in the private sector, but would loose a comparable amount of benefits. Every 5 years of service the state adds an additional 5 days of vacation to the total until you max out at 28 days after 25 years of service. The last increase is only 3 days.
@pkavitameg 10 жыл бұрын
Just living in America is the ultimate vacation. How often do you see Americans risking their lives to go and live in other countries?
@TurningString 10 жыл бұрын
Living in this country is a damned nightmare. I hate it. I'm moving to Europe when I can.
@PossibleTango 10 жыл бұрын
TurningString You do that. lol
@phyrath5 10 жыл бұрын
I do not mean to sound like a troll or behave as one but could you explain how living in the United States is so great? P.S. Americans don't risk their lives to leave because the U.S. government isn't forcibly keeping us here, yet.
@renascenceperennial9779 10 жыл бұрын
How many people do you know that can afford to move to another country ma'am? The only reason people stay here is the exact answer to many of the similar comments made prior to this one, companies attempt to get by with paying people below minimum wage with NO benefits whatsoever, people who are nearly bled dry and have exhausted every last resource and option that they know possible are CONDEMNED to live in an egocentric society where profits come before morals.
@pkavitameg 10 жыл бұрын
phyrath5 Freedom.Something too many people take for granted.
@srobinson124 10 жыл бұрын
Productivity isn't the goal of not imposing vacation its about allowing businesses to operate the way they want to
@MysticTalkwithBobbyShue 5 жыл бұрын
Vacation and time off is VERY vital to a healthy economic growth.
@Nick84525 Жыл бұрын
That is what the united slaves of America needs to realize
@resistnzisfutl 10 жыл бұрын
Currently, it's an employers market and they do tend to take advantage of workers' fear of losing their job, so I don't expect this to change anytime soon. On a side note, I recall when I was working in Belgium, how they were adamant about taking breaks and a proper lunch break. During break, they were on break - work wasn't typically discussed, and they were away from their workstation (unless there was an emergency). However, when they were at work, they worked hard, were focused, and highly productive. At the end of the day, unless there was an emergency, they dropped what they were doing and went home. People came in on time and left on time, usually not early or late (unless it was scheduled for a reason). I was impressed by all this. If they didn't work so hard during work hours, I wouldn't have been, but they do. The other problem with the US model is that, yes, we are the most robust economy in the world (for the most part), but most of our wealth goes to the top executives and CEOs. The workers see little of it. That's different in most other parts of the developed world where there isn't nearly as much of a gap in wages. In Japan, for instance, the average income for CEOs of large corporations were around $1 million per year, compared to the $12 million a year of comparable US CEOs (globalmarketresearch). Some US CEOs receive obscenely higher payouts, even if their companies fail. While I think most people are OK with top execs receiving higher pay, because you get out what you put in, they DON'T deserve what they currently get.
@antediest 10 жыл бұрын
I'm in Bulgaria and have 21 paid vacation days a year. And I work for a company based in Palo Alto. :D
@kalaway 10 жыл бұрын
Luckily my company is owned by a French company so I get way more vacation than most people I know. 2 weeks at Christmas time, 13 days accrued even for brand new employees, and at least 10 more holiday days. And more every year you work there. I'm not complaining! And I do take mine. There's some amount of displeasure in the ranks if you take too much vacation, but I don't care, I earned it, I'm taking it!
@bryanjeddy 10 жыл бұрын
Australia, Full time workers get 5 weeks payed holiday and 10 days paid sick leave. Men now also get paid maternity leave which I think is around 2 weeks
@mspooner 10 жыл бұрын
I grew up in a working class family. Only my dad worked, so we literally never took vacations. We never even went on 'field trips' if you will, unless it was for something like going to a doctor or a job interview. Because I intend on going into the creative sector, I'm going to need that time off, so I'm planning to arrange a way to be financially covered while I'm not working, unless my employer offers a salary or paid vacation.
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