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Culture shock (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I told my American colleagues that in Denmark we get 3 consecutive weeks off during the summer, and the company is not allowed to contact us. We also get an additional 2 weeks off we can use whenever we want. Oh, and + 5 days (in hours). Again that we can use whenever.

Their jaws dropped.

[–] Muffi 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or the fact that we actually pay people to study (~1000 USD a month), instead of putting them into crippling lifelong debt.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If it's like the system in Sweden, it's actually ~$400 straight up benefit, and ~$800 in a very favourable (optional) loan with very low interest that is paid back over 25 years.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Any hot Swedes here need a live-in student fuck toy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

coughs

Wanna come visit France?

[–] Muffi 3 points 2 months ago

It's better than the system in Sweden. You can get an optional loan on top of the base benefit (with a very cheap interest rate) of up to $520 every month.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile my boss's boss was telling me last year that I had taken too much of our "unlimited" PTO after 2 weeks...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd be tempted to reply I haven't even used 5% yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I've only used 1% of my power

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm jealous

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would be too

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I get like 3 weeks off per year. Including holidays. Total. And that's actually considered quite good in my market.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Then I don't want to tell you about our sick days, and they can be many! Oh, and you cannot get fired if you're on sick leave, vacation or any other form of leave (parental etc). I feel really lucky living here!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

And I literally can't leave the office for ten minutes to go buy lunch downstairs. Gotta bring my lunch and eat it at my desk while fielding internal and external questions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Also we get sick days during holidays