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American here. Starting January 1st i will be getting 2 weeks paid vacation each year plus major holidays. That's more paid vacation time than i have ever had in 10 years of working.
"Paid vacation time" sounds like a idyllic fever dream to me. And you guessed it. I'm also American
Even when i had a union job, you wouldn't get paid vacation until after 1 year on the job, and it had to be taken during either the 4th of July shutdown, or the Christmas shut down. Then after 3 years you would get a second week paid vacation that you had to use during the other shutdown. After 5 years you got a third week that could be used whenever. This is why i always stand with French protestors because the moment you give corporations an inch they demand a mile.
My last job gave me so much PTO I never bothered learning how it accrued. I'd often take 3 Fridays off a month.
My dad was a VP in an engineering firm (1980s). He got two weeks a year, that's it.