In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.
Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.
Well… factorys and stuff usually close down entirely for 3 weeks… but stores etc is still open… in sweden we also have alot of young people who have 10+ weeks of holiday who works a few weeks in the summer to help out, get some cash and work experience… ita highly regulated though… no shift work, no dangerous work etc… So society still runs like normal… but perhaps a bit slower…
Thanks, this makes sense. I assume the factories stockpile a bit to get through the slow month while they’re shut down.
When talking about the young people’s holiday, is that the break from school rather than a work holiday? So they have a summer job? In the US we differentiate “summer break” from school vs “vacation” or “pto… paid time off” for a break from work. Just trying to make sure I’m conceptualizing this right.