Monday, May 23, 2011

Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'? - CNN.com

Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'? - CNN.com
This pisses me off... and is a big reason (among a couple) I quit Gracenote....

(CNN) -- Let's be blunt: If you like to take lots of vacation, the United States is not the place to work.

Besides a handful of national holidays, the typical American worker bee gets two or three precious weeks off out of a whole year to relax and see the world -- much less than what people in many other countries receive.

And even that amount of vacation often comes with strings attached.

Some U.S. companies don't like employees taking off more than one week at a time. Others....

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