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You know it's just a bit of an internet joke that we take the whole of August off, right? Just because we've got enough vacation days to do that if we wanted doesn't mean that anyone actually uses them all up in one go at the most expensive time of the year for hotels, flights etc.
And summer is only July in northern Europe.
It was June in the UK this year :/
You guys got the whole of July? We had about 3 days at the end of June.
My summer vacation is 4 weeks and I use that every july - august all in one go as does my SO and all of the people I work with. This is on top of my week long winter vacation and the 10 or so calendar holidays we all get through the year. I also "earn" one extra holiday every 2 weeks or so that I can pretty much spend when ever I want.
I mean... It's not that weird some factories close during august nearly completely and everyone gets the holidays during that month for example.
All joking aside, I don't understand how you could live like that? I'm finding it hard this year because I'm getting married in November and taking 3 weeks. That has meant that I've had to really eek out my other 3 weeks throughout the year.
Damn, I'm sorry dude that taking days off has to be a financial decision. Good on you looking after yourself though.
Simple answer is we don't really live. We just kinda suffer day after day until someone breaks then a new policy is out in place to legally cover the corps ass. It's a miserable system and most of us are at a breaking point.
my experience is the opposite. I take the shortest vacations of the people I know who usually take 4 weeks off and then just do unpaid later if they need more time. Definitely could be a difference of PMC vs the prolest of proles. I spread it out but i get looked at weird