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by nicoburns
1642 days ago
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Ah, I guess that makes sense from an American perspective. For context, 5.6 weeks (28 days) is the legal minimum for absolutely every full time employee here in the UK, and I believe that’s one of the lower legal minimums in Europe. Higher allowances are not uncommon here. My employer considered introducing unlimited holiday, but we said no once they admitted that they were hoping it would result in us taking less holiday in practice. I’d rather have my 5 weeks guaranteed, no guilt, than be worrying about whether I’ve taken too much unlimited holiday. |
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It’s like letting the kids mind the house by themselves while you go on holidays.
If they take too much liberty, they never get that privilege again. If they do it within implied constraints they get to have the house more often.
If you have power (not necessarily managerial) you can exploit thus and be okay, if you’re mediocre and you take the same advantage, you could very well have signed your own pink slip.
Now if you have a minimum everyone takes, then even as a mediocre worker, you’re not an outlier.