how much do you work / vacation (country, American, magazine, track)

joyboyo53 · 07-27-2007, 10:21 AM

so i read this article in time magazine about how much people work and vacation based on country. being american i became very jealous and upset when i noticed that we are getting RIPPED OFF. although we obviously notice benfits from all the work we do, i still think we would do better with some more freetime. just some noteworthy things i saw:

-americans average 2 weeks vacation a year and there is no legal minimum.
-most countries average 4 weeks of vacation a year and there is a legal minimum arond 2-4 weeks.
-americans have no maximum hours of work per week, and typically work between 40-60 hours a week.
-countries such as france have a MAXIMUM of 35 hours per week (5 less than the standard in america)

so i feel like im getting the shaft, and i want to know how much you guys work/vacation

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-27-2007, 11:04 AM

I had 7 weeks off last year

right-track · 07-27-2007, 01:20 PM

20 days annual leave.
2 weeks for Xmas.
+ Bank holidays.

And as much skiveing off as is humanly possible.

adidasss · 07-27-2007, 01:38 PM

I don't work. My life is one big holiday.:-|

right-track · 07-27-2007, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

I don't work. My life is one big waste of time and space.:-|

jackhammer · 07-27-2007, 01:57 PM

I work 6 days a week totalling 54 hours. I also walk to and from work every day which is two miles away which adds another hour to my day.

I get 20 days holiday.
NO bank holidays.
3 days off over xmas.

joyboyo53 · 07-27-2007, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

20 days annual leave.
2 weeks for Xmas.
+ Bank holidays.

And as much skiveing off as is humanly possible.

i am very very jealous

adidasss · 07-27-2007, 02:15 PM

You should be jealous of me, not that loser. I have a bitchin' lifestyle and haven't worked an honest day in my life. If that ain't pimpin' I don't know what is...

right-track · 07-27-2007, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

You should be jealous of me, not that loser. I have a bitchin' lifestyle and haven't worked an honest day in my life. If that ain't pimpin' I don't know what is...

Pimpin, bitchin' lifestyle...HA!

If that's what confining yourself to a bed sit, staring at the walls and bothering people on't tinterwebz is called...it is.

Sparky · 07-27-2007, 04:16 PM

pwnt

edit: im not doing much better though

07-27-2007, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	how much do you work / vacation so i read this article in time magazine about how much people work and vacation based on country. being american i became very jealous and upset when i noticed that we are getting RIPPED OFF. although we obviously notice benfits from all the work we do, i still think we would do better with some more freetime. just some noteworthy things i saw: -americans average 2 weeks vacation a year and there is no legal minimum. -most countries average 4 weeks of vacation a year and there is a legal minimum arond 2-4 weeks. -americans have no maximum hours of work per week, and typically work between 40-60 hours a week. -countries such as france have a MAXIMUM of 35 hours per week (5 less than the standard in america) so i feel like im getting the shaft, and i want to know how much you guys work/vacation

07-27-2007, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I had 7 weeks off last year __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

07-27-2007, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I don't work. My life is one big holiday.:-\| __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-27-2007, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I work 6 days a week totalling 54 hours. I also walk to and from work every day which is two miles away which adds another hour to my day. I get 20 days holiday. NO bank holidays. 3 days off over xmas. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-27-2007, 02:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	You should be jealous of me, not that loser. I have a bitchin' lifestyle and haven't worked an honest day in my life. If that ain't pimpin' I don't know what is... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-27-2007, 01:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	20 days annual leave. 2 weeks for Xmas. + Bank holidays. And as much skiveing off as is humanly possible.

07-27-2007, 04:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	pwnt edit: im not doing much better though