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Sisyfos1234 t1_j165jql wrote

Reply to comment by Queen-of-meme in [Image] “My goal is to build a life I don't need a vacation from." by Butterflies_Books

Isn't it worse in the U.S though? In sweden we work 40 hours a week, have almost free childcare, free education, free healthcare, atleast 4 weeks vacation etc? ...

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RenaissanceOps t1_j16bkw7 wrote

Yeah, in the US, they try to work you to death without any guaranteed time off for vacations (some full-time positions that give benefits might give you 2 weeks if you're lucky). They depend on the fact that the US doesn't have dependable social safety nets, so even if you burn out, you're motivated by not wanting to be homeless/not starving.

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MadeWithPat t1_j16qcyd wrote

What field are you in?

As a software engineer, I started at my current gig with 3 weeks of PTO + 9 paid holidays - and we’re on the lower side of what I’ve seen in the industry.

Don’t get me wrong, burnout is still an issue (though more complex than the “employer is demanding” straw man). But “2 weeks if your lucky” is definitely not an accurate representation of the software industry from what I’ve seen.

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RenaissanceOps t1_j18w9ik wrote

Majority of Americans don't make as much or have the same benefits as software engineers in the US.

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Queen-of-meme t1_j16o5ht wrote

US is definitely not better. But I was specifically talking about the Swedish standard relating to this quote since that's what I experience here.

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Queen-of-meme t1_j16ocpp wrote

It's better but that wasn't the point relating to this quote. I still relate it to the Swedish career lifestyle.

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