Americans on vacation: Spot this rare creature out there somewhere if you can

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I would love to take a month off every year but I have this funny habit of eating and paying my mortgage.

I earn 2 weeks per year but, unfortunately, I have nearly burned all of this year's allotment due to taking my mom to oncology appointments that take an entire day.

I wonder if the reason there is less time used in the US is due to small business. My boss doesn't take more than a week per year because he doesn't like to leave the office that long. My dad was a farmer and had the same concern.

I prefer to take one day of vacation with a federal holiday to get a long weekend rather than burn all the time at once (when I have any.)

4-23-2008 @ 4:57PM

Matt said...

Uh... I'm pretty sure this article refers to paid vacation time, as in "you're paid to go on vacation." Unless you're payed hourly and not on a salary, I'm fairly certain that you don't lose money by taking off your whole two weeks.

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