Europeans vs. Americans: Vacation Time
It's not fair. Read this:
... French hours-reduction law gave Thierry Gaymard, a manager of nine Toys "R" Us stores north of Paris, 9½ weeks of vacation, more than twice as much as he got before the law was introduced. Instead of cutting his work week, he's taking longer vacations.
Mr. Gaymard has used the extra time to lower his golf handicap and attend more school activities of his two young daughters. And he's begun building a new house, about a third bigger than his family's current home. For his American wife, accustomed to two- to three-week U.S. vacations, it was a "pretty big shock," he says. Now: "She loves it."
I'll bet she does. He's a retail manager. Why did I go to college? My parents should have auctioned me off on ebay to obtain a sham marriage in exchange for a euro passport. *sigh*
If you can read the wsj online, see the full article.
If I ever hold a corporate job in the future, I will have zero sympathy for my european colleagues who fall behind on projects. I almost fell over when I learned about the generous maternity leave that most eu countries have, but felt like barfing after reading this article. grumble.
posted by irene @ 8/08/2002 07:24:00 AM
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