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by markus_zhang 1820 days ago
A side question: How many days of vacation do you take in summer? For parents and non-parents.
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jdmoreira 1820 days ago
In Sweden is not unusual for parents of small children to take 6 weeks of summer vacation. I'm having 6 weeks this summer but I'm in-between jobs. Other either ask for unpaid days or they use some of their saved parental leave. Your employer can't deny you parental leave.
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markus_zhang 1820 days ago
Wow this makes me want to find a job in Sweden :)

I'm in Canada and looks like most of my colleauges don't take 6 weeks away. They try to send their children to summer camps for the summer break.

But it would really be nice if you can have 6 weeks off in summer and maybe 3 weeks off during winter. A lot of things can happen and you can learn new things.

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