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Re: 66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work

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Post by zer0tonin » Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 3:03 PM UTC

emptysongglass wrote: post #350

zer0tonin wrote: post #344

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It's absolutely not the same cost of living.

I don't know where you're living but in Copenhagen, yes it is, 100% the same COL as LA or Seattle.

Copenhagen is probably one of the most expensive city in Europe and hardly representative of the continent as a whole. Even then, a quick Google search estimates that cost of live in Copenhagen is 15-25% lower than Seattle/LA, without even accounting for the absurd american healthcare costs.

Re: 66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work

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Post by ruszki » Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 7:21 AM UTC

dukeyukey wrote: post #38

ruszki wrote: post #20

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When Europeans talk about vacation days, public holidays are never included.

Depends on the country. I officially get 33 days off at work, which includes public holidays; if I wanted to, I could probably negotiate to have those become part of my standard PTO, especially if it meant they had someone who could reliably run support during public holidays.

If it’s not standard PTO, then what is it? We talked here about standard PTO.

Re: 66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work

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Post by dopidopHN » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 4:40 PM UTC

0xDEF wrote: post #218

dopidopHN wrote: post #24

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I pay a month worth of salary per year in France and I pay the same in Louisiana. 1/12 But in France you get something out of your taxes

You only pay 8.3% in tax in France? That sounds unrealistic.

Exact figures : https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1419

It’s progressive, from 0% to 45%. A rule of thumb is “a month of salary”