>Europeans have [...] Six weeks of guaranteed vacation that people actually take.
That is false. EU mandates minimum 4 weeks of PTO across all members but varies wildly according to country, sector and company.
In most EU countries I've seen the average tends to hover around 5 weeks while 6 weeks or more is usually for very generous employers trying to attract top applicants in employee friendly countries.
I get you're attempting a jab at Americans by flashing large number of PTO, but let's be realistic that 6 weeks is not the norm in for all jobs in the whole of Europe.
You're not including bank holidays. The UK, for instance, has 20 days + 8-10 bank holidays. Italy has 20 + 10. Germany has 20 + 10. Denmark 25 + 11. France 25 + 11. Spain 22 + 14. Finland 25 + 11. I could go on...
Surely you understand my overall point. The concept of PTO doesn’t apply because PTO in the US includes sick leave. Most European countries carve out that separately. The word is not used in Europe and exclusively an US import. Not only is the term not reflective of the situation, it’s ambiguous and an acronym that’s US specific. So better to use a word that isn’t. Europe has vacation and sick leave. That’s how it works. US citizens can adapt to local terms which are better for a specific context. It’s just that easy and better.
That is false. EU mandates minimum 4 weeks of PTO across all members but varies wildly according to country, sector and company.
In most EU countries I've seen the average tends to hover around 5 weeks while 6 weeks or more is usually for very generous employers trying to attract top applicants in employee friendly countries.
I get you're attempting a jab at Americans by flashing large number of PTO, but let's be realistic that 6 weeks is not the norm in for all jobs in the whole of Europe.