2-Week Vacation Filed!

Today my employer told the employees that we have to file our remaining vacation as of December 31st. So I did as I was told and put in my 2 weeks vacation that I had left.

On a side note for all my American readers: Yes, in Germany you are generally entitled to 4 working weeks of paid vacation, but it’s more common to receive 30 working days. At this point you’re probably going to hate me , but I can assure you other countries are more hate-able (see table below), like Sweden for example – they get on average 33 days of paid vacation! Plus, the Swedish women all look like supermodels! Heck, that alone is like worth 2 weeks of vacation But some might even construe this as torte if they are already married to a non-Swede.

Country	Average Leave (2003)
Sweden	33
The Netherlands	31.5
Denmark	30
Germany	29.1
Italy	28
Luxemburg	28
Austria	25
Finland	25
France	25
Greece	23
Ireland	20
Switzerland	20
Japan	18
USA	12

Source: Frankfurter Rundschau

All I got to do now, is figure out where to spend my vacation. Asia is definitely on the top of my list.

What do you think about the amount of vacation most European countries receive compared to the US? Let’s hear about it in the comments. And don’t forget to bookmark this post if you liked it!