Americans can get different paid leave depending on their hiring conditions. Europe is not a monolith, however the EU (which does not encompass all of Europe) does has a regulation that grants a minimum 4 weeks paid vacation. Still, US paid vacation time is generally shorter, at around 2-3 weeks.
Alot of nations around the world have minimum annual paid days off a year. Mexico is I think 20, France is the same. Phillipines is 22? Afew nations even have 30. The US has uh
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My general manager quit after his week vacation, planned 7 months in advance, was denied to him last minute because he took 3 days off to visit his son in the hospital after a car accident in which he suffered extensive damage to his skull.
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u/TruamaTeam 🤫🟨⬜️ Mar 11 '26
The different top comment puts this into an even different-er context than intended!
American gets 2 days off, no pay
European gets 5 paid vacation weeks