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by maccard 1327 days ago
> IMO, if you're not taking at least 3 weeks a year off, you're probably damaging your ability to do your best work

Make that more like 5 weeks. The legal minimum here in the UK is 33 days (well, it might be 34 next year but we'll see), which is 5.5 weeks. Every job I've had as a professional has had more leave than that, usually 38-40 days (7.5-8 weeks), and in the last 3-4 years I've also had a weeks office closure during the summer. The feeling of taking a weeks break and coming back and you _not_ having to catch up on what's changed since you left is incredible.

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it's actually 28 days but the rest of your points stand
So it is! I thought it was 27+8 bank holidays but I was wrong!