In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.

Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.

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    1 year ago

    July and August are most common because they overlap with summer break from school, which means families can plan a trip together.

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      Everyone crowding all the public places with their shrieking banshees at the same time just makes the idea even less appealing. I’d almost rather be at work than have to spend my vacation time around that.

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          I mean, I’d prefer to just have enough leave to actually take a month off when I want to take it off, rather than being told my office is closing for one specific month. Saying you don’t want to have a forced vacation time with a million kids doesn’t mean you buy in to the bullshit system in the US.

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            Nobody is forcing people, it’s just the most common choice for the reason given above (also because a lot of people choose beach destinations for their vacations, and it’s the best time for that). Everyone is free to use their days off when they want to and not everyone chooses summer vacation.