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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by glimshe on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:17AM (#37272128)
I work in a major tech company and never check email outside work hours, which I cap at 40 hours a week. I never work weekends, never check work during weekends or vacations.

I make much more than my European peers, have a better car, better weather and bigger house. I have 25 days of paid vacation. While this is better than the US average, I don't know a single person in my friends group wanting to trade the US for Europe, including my Europe-born friends.

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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by auselen on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:27AM (#37272696)
Then you have SOs, kids.. do they have the same standards, and is that guaranteed to stay?
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by glimshe on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:21AM (#37273192)
Nothing in life is guaranteed. I have contingencies in place to withstand life events, but there is no place on Earth where you can guarantee your future.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by auselen on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:43AM (#37273357)
it helps with everything when there are lots of safety nets in society…
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by Longhanks on Saturday August 26, 2023 @11:27AM (#37273735)
That’s just offloading the responsibility to the public / to the government.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by auselen on Saturday August 26, 2023 @11:35AM (#37273790)
Not everyone equally able.

It takes a village to raise a child.

I wonder how much of is about with what kind of ideologies you grow up with.

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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by sn9 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @05:19PM (#37277008)
Do you go through life without insurance?
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by danaris on Saturday August 26, 2023 @05:49PM (#37277232)
Yes; that's what we call "civilized society".

Humans take care of each other. It's what makes us strong.

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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by wldlyinaccurate on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:46PM (#37279012)
Hopefully you realise how lucky you are, and that your situation is the exception in the USA rather than the standard.
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