91. Vacation Time
The stereotype is that Americans are lazy, but
show that people in the U.S. get less
time than people in other parts of the
. A typical American worker gets two or three
off out of a whole year for vacation.
U.S. workers cannot take those two or three
consecutively. They usually have to be spread out
the year. Even when U.S. workers are on
, they are often expected to be in communication
their boss. This means checking in via email
mobile phone. Most U.S. businesses do not encourage
employees to take all the vacation days they
entitled to. In fact, most U.S. companies discourage
.
Other countries, especially countries in Europe, have much
vacation time. In Germany many people have six
of paid vacation. At least three of these
can be taken consecutively. Maybe this is why
and other travelers vacation in far-off exotic places.
American families tend to stay closer to home,
leaving the country.
The difference in the amount
vacation time is legal. Most companies in countries
the U.S. have to give paid time off
their employees or else pay hefty fines. However,
the U.S. there is no federal law requiring
to give workers paid vacation. In fact the
.S. is the only developed country that doesn't guarantee
time off to workers. There have been efforts
pass laws giving U.S. workers one week of
vacation by law, but so far those efforts
not been successful.
Even when U.S. workers do
time off, many are afraid to take it
they worry they may be seen as non-productive
and lose their job. Other workers worry about
on vacation and having a mountain of work
they return.
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