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Well, here in Uruguay, you have to take 10 days minimum, at least twice a year.

Plus you get close to a week off a few times a year (Easter and Carnival). So a week is nothing special here :)

It has a silver lining: it forces the company to plan for backups and make processes more explicit.

Color me envious. I currently get 10 paid vacation days total per year.

Twenty years ago, back in England, I had 5 weeks of vacation and standard public holidays. I moved to the United States and after twenty years I have "progressed" to zero vacation days and all public holidays as unpaid time off.

You won't stay envious for long if you get my paycheck :P .

I'm currently considering a move to the U.S. (the grass is always greener on the other side).

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