I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See

Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by Aeolun on Saturday January 11, 2025 @09:53PM (#42670890)

> You will find effectively no jobs that let you work (say) 5 hours per day, for 62.5% of your original salary.

Not in the US anyway. It’s exceedingly common in the Netherlands to work 32 or even 24 hours a week.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by amrocha on Saturday January 11, 2025 @11:37PM (#42671313)

Huh, in tech companies?

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by dopidopHN on Sunday January 12, 2025 @12:31AM (#42671529)

Yah, France as well. My boss was at 30h / week.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by snovv_crash on Sunday January 12, 2025 @01:18AM (#42671662)

Switzerland too. It's pretty common for parents to work 80% or 60%.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by chgs on Sunday January 12, 2025 @06:37AM (#42672853)

Is that typically shorter days or fewer days?

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by snovv_crash on Monday January 13, 2025 @01:54AM (#42680780)

Fewer days.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by Tknl on Sunday January 12, 2025 @05:19AM (#42672512)

It's not only common you can in many instances force your employer to lower your hours and keep you on.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by Freak_NL on Sunday January 12, 2025 @06:12AM (#42672727)

Absolutely. Totally normal in the Netherlands. I do this (28 hours). My wife too (32 hours). We've got a kid to raise and a house to look after. We earn more than we need, so why work more hours?

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by amrocha on Sunday January 12, 2025 @09:29AM (#42673777)

That’s awesome. I chose Japan as my place to live, but NL was a close second. I’ll have to think about it again next time I move.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by EtCepeyd on Sunday January 12, 2025 @08:55PM (#42679208)

Wow, amazing. Super progressive.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by lazide on Monday January 13, 2025 @01:11PM (#42686456)

As I believe Deadpool said in the most recent Deadpool and Wolverine movie - ‘The Dutch are never going to the moon, but damn do they know how to live.’

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by gloflo on Sunday January 12, 2025 @08:42AM (#42673460)

Belgium and Germany too.

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Re:I Quit the Tsunami of Burnout Few See by nostradumbasp on Sunday January 12, 2025 @10:31AM (#42674250)

Think I'm starting to see why so many people immigrate to Europe. European labor laws and lifestyles are so reasonable. No wonder American life expectancy is so bad.

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