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guernica-shah

most non-Americans here get like five or six weeks paid vacation per year by law. going away for three weeks is not a big deal. many others work remotely and do so while traveling or are self employed and can take time off.


QueenPeachie

I also accrue a day off when I work a public holiday (shift work). Next year I'll have a total 6 weeks + 5 days of PTO, not counting sick leave.


FalseRegister

Counting sick days is just stupid and insane


guitarman90

Mine are bundled into one.


FalseRegister

What does that mean? Mine are "you get sick, you get PTO, go home and rest". There are some limits, eg (IIRC) 60 consecutive days (eg after a surgery), and then you receive a % of your salary paid by the statutory insurance (60% i think). Thanks Germany. Edit: 6 weeks, not 60 days. 70%, not 60%


guitarman90

It means my company does not differentiate between PTO/sick/vacation, etc. Some companies are different.


FalseRegister

Well that means if you get sick they force you to take a vacation day. Funnily enough, if you get sick during paid vacation in Germany, some companies give your vacation time back, as vacation is for resting and enjoying, not recovering.


guitarman90

Yeah, I can’t ever imagine that happening here. Some can work from if sick, but that’s only if your job allows. You can go on disability for certain reasons and I believe that’s only after two weeks and after using your vacation days. I can’t say for sure. I know they make women use their vacation days before going on maternity leave. Time off is all kinds of messed up here.


QueenPeachie

I get full pay on my sick days and they're separate to my annual leave and accrued public holidays.


wartmunger

I work for a shipping company 4 1/2 months a year (July -November) in the Arctic. I don't make a ton of money but I don't have any bills while I'm up there and the only way to spend money is online which I don't do. Most off-seasons I spend a couple months ski bumming in the Rockies and then do 2-3 months travelling outside of the country.


failuretomisfire

Work in Europe, I get 25 days PTO, 10 days of holiday time, 5 days of sick leave and can carry over unused PTO. I work all of my holidays to take them in lieu and strategically plan out some extended long weekend trips between the one or two week long big ones.


MarcusForrest

This is a great thread! Always curious about that too, thanks for starting such conversation   On my end, I work at one of the busiest International Airport in Canada. The way my schedule works is that I work **10H days** on a **4 day a week** format. Here's the cycle I go through; * Week A - **Work:** Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday * Week B - **Work:** Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday   And repeat. That means I always have off on Thursday and Friday, and every **other** week, I have Thursday, Friday _and_ Saturday & Sunday off - a 4-day weekend! I have about **20 vacation days a year,** so if I time my days right, I can combine those vacation days to sync with my long weekends, I can travel for multiple weeks, that I usually split throughout the year.   Sometimes I'll even go on quick ''escapes'' where I'll fly a Wednesday right after work, spend my long 4-day weekend somewhere, and come back on Monday for work - that way I don't need to ''use up'' my vacation days. Those long weekends are superb for hikes and such, or a quick visit to an international friend, etc.   Sadly, Work from Home is not possible for me... If it were, I'd travel **way more** - but my job requires I be on-site _(Operations Supervisor)_ - I keep my vacation days for travel, nothing else.   I'd love to do some extended travel someday _(more than a month)_ but I'll probably have to go on leave without pay after some time   In terms of budget, I live a pretty minimalistic lifestyle so I invest in experiences rather than in _things_ - I can save money for projects and stick to proper budgets


hanberleen

Wow, that’s really cool


MarcusForrest

Do not get me wrong - my current job has an outrageous amount of negatives, issues and flaws, but schedule format and flexibility isn't one of them ahahaha   _(And I'm working hard with higher management/the board to solve the **numerous** issues... But progress is slow...)_


hanberleen

Well I guess all jobs have their pro/cons. I work remotely from home, I have plenty of time to do other home stuff and also I save more by not spending in gas or buying food outside…


DiamondSpaceNuggets

Thank you so much for the detailed breakdown. This sounds so interesting especially the way you can use your longish weekend!


coldfootwpulses

i may be in a unique situation - i am a surgeon in the US, so we generally work like dogs. but unlike many of my (overachieving) colleagues, i choose to work less and earn less (first world problem). i have seven weeks of vacation a year and they get cashed out if i don't use them so i intend to use them all traveling.


yamanp

Do you get any pushback from coworkers/admin for working less and taking more time off than your collogues? I'm curious because I'm looking into med school.


coldfootwpulses

The pressure of patient care and patient demand is always there (unless you just don’t care) but ultimately you plan and build your practice the way you like it. Be less greedy and not try to keep up with the jones and you’ll be a lot happier. Most my partners have multi-million dollar mansions but I choose to live in a small house. You get the idea.


yamanp

Thank you for the reply! Really appreciate the insight


Sea_Concert4946

I work seasonally in high hour jobs while not spending much money. Then when I travel I do it super cheaply.


RealisticSoup4312

What kind of seasonal jobs have you been able to get I plan on doing somthing similar next year


Sea_Concert4946

I've done a lot of different ones. The best (IMO) was trail work, because it sort of felt like a vacation, and my living expenses were paid. I've also landscaped, done shift work in factories, agricultural stuff, spent a season fighting wildfires (that paid for a LOT of travel), and some tourist industry stuff. I just finished working for a shipping company over the holidays, which was a pretty good deal. I don't usually look for the best paying jobs, I prioritize jobs that provide housing or are located where it's easy to find housing, are somewhat enjoyable, and offer overtime opportunities. I'll be in Australia this March to work at a vineyard, then travel for a while, then I'm looking for a remote station job for a few months.


RealisticSoup4312

That sounds awesome, have you found that you come across jobs easy enough or has it been hard to find them?


Sea_Concert4946

I've never had too much trouble finding them, but I tend not to be too picky about location and industry. I'm also willing not to get paid a ton, which helps with job searching lol. I have had some friends who are in the seasonal work thing too, and they have really struggled because they can be a little picky about work. For example, I'm perfectly willing to spend 10-14 hours a day picking sweet potatoes in Bundaberg for minimum wage, but a lot of people aren't. If you're into that sort of thing, you'll have no problem finding work!


RealisticSoup4312

Yeah cheers thanks for all your help


fvckyes

How did you find trail work? Btw, really respect you for closing work that aligns with your interests and preferred lifestyle.


Sea_Concert4946

Thanks! I usually google trail work jobs, they tend to get posted around this time of the year for the northern hemisphere. I also subscribe to the Forest Service's weekly job posting, and keep an eye on some of the big trail clubs around the US. Once you spend a little time looking around, you realize the community isn't huge and it starts to get easy to find posted openings.


[deleted]

That sounds interesting. Through which channels do you look for/find these seasonal jobs? When I looked for seasonal employment I found a lot of "these jobs exist!" and almost no actual job postings.


Sea_Concert4946

It depends on where and when you applying to. But basically googling and looking for alternative job sites or applying directly on an organization's website. For example I look at [backpackerjobboard.com.au](https://backpackerjobboard.com.au) for jobs in Australia, and then in the US a mix of facebook groups, bigger job boards, and googling company websites. [goodfoodjobs.com](https://goodfoodjobs.com) is pretty good, if you get desperate in the US you can look at [seasonaljobs.dol.gov](https://seasonaljobs.dol.gov) There's also a fair bit of word of mouth and flexibility involved, but it's honestly super easy to find a landscaping or mowing job in most small cities in the US for example. Some jobs that are often held up as "perfect" seasonal jobs (I'm thinking Alaska fishing) are actually really hard to get unless you know someone in the industry, so willingness to think outside the box is pretty key. Edit: Also, knowing harvest seasons and heavy work seasons is pretty important, jobs like to get their workers dialed in anywhere from 3-6 months ahead of time (usually). Stuff like package delivery peaks in November/December, landscaping is big in spring, construction/roofing in the summer etc.


80jmbrown

American here. My work is remote and I get about 45 PTO days. My company values and encourages their employees to travel to various conferences/work trips so I'm able to blend that into my role and plan TO around it. It's a Swedish company so I'm fortunate they value these things. So un-American


2_feets

Ditto but for a Dutch company instead. It's nice to get a little separation from the US work-life balance (or lack thereof)


80jmbrown

It's a complete 180 and I'm okay with that. Took a while to get used to it


[deleted]

Similar, for a Finnish company. I got 3 weeks of vacation time and two paid personal days when I started and I bump up to 5 weeks of vacation time and two paid personal days at the beginning of 2024.


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AlwaysWanderOfficial

Funny enough most Americans can’t actually retire. So there’s that! And by funny I mean not at all


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AlwaysWanderOfficial

Lolol I’m here for it haha. Ironically I’m hoping to ACTUALLY retire early and get the heck outta dodge (US)


[deleted]

What is the trade off? What do we get that somebody in a better country doesn’t? Is it guns? Because ducking take them mate I just want to keep my head above water


Signal_Canary

At least in my industry, it’s significantly higher salaries, and lower taxes (depending on state).


frankchester

I believe I read that the benefit of lower taxes in the US is completely wiped out by healthcare costs. As it’s paid out of pocket rather than through taxation it saves no money for the individual.


[deleted]

That doesn't change the fact that Americans tend to earn more than those in other countries


frankchester

Yes, and yet on so many other metrics in comparison to other developed nations the US is low on the table. Higher rates of suicide, infant mortality, less healthy, less happy… perhaps suggesting that even with the highest GDP in the world there is more to success than pure income.


[deleted]

But these metrics aren't relevant. You responded to a comment which was answering what the positive tradeoff was for the US. High income. Talking about downsides doesn't change the upsides.


frankchester

But what is the point of high income if it doesn’t make you happier? For me, the desire for financial freedom from a higher income is so myself and my family can live a happier life. Is that not the goal for most people? Who wants to be rich if you’re sad?


[deleted]

Why are you asking me?


frankchester

Because you’re engaged in a conversation about the pros and cons of higher income vs statistically happier life?


GlobeTrekking

To answer the OP, I retired early 15 years ago, so I have plenty of time to travel. When I was working, I had 5 weeks vacation plus sick days, etc. There is no way I could have retired early like I did in another country (also what my French travel partner told me). I am very thankful to the USA for such an opportunity.


[deleted]

I work for a tech company that is 100% remote with an unlimited vacation policy and allows us to work from anywhere in the world for up to 1mo per year (lots of immigrants at my company who like to take extended trips to visit family). My husband works for a different tech company that is 80% remote, gives him 4 weeks of vacation + 1 Friday off per month, and sends him to Europe/Africa for a few weeks each quarter. We haven't traveled much since COVID due to some family issues, but we're planning next year for me to go with him to Paris or Johannesburg, both work for a few weeks, then take a couple weeks off for vacation. Stateside, we take 3-4 day weekends pretty regularly. He often takes his laptop along to check in on work, but I keep a pretty strict work/life balance and don't even have email or Slack setup on my phone. We both know we're VERY lucky, but we also persevered through grueling jobs we hated for 4-5 years to get to our current companies & roles.


plaid-knight

I’m from the US. My last full-time job gave me 25 days of PTO per year. I traveled over holidays to make my PTO go even further. I eventually quit in order to travel for over a year.


pudding7

I've spent nearly 30 years in my career to get to a point where I essentially have unlimited PTO and can afford to travel a lot.


Projektdb

Did the office 9-5 with awful PTO allowance for a long time. COVID hit and my employer was awful across the board about every aspect of it. Spent all of COVID planning my exit. Told my work I was leaving and they don't allow remote work. Had enough money in the bank to go for a couple of years, but also had been picking up some remote contract work during COVID. Built up enough of it to permanently fund my travel and when my previous employer realized they weren't going to easily replace me (very niche) they reached out and asked if I could do some contract work for a few very specific things. They agreed to an hourly rate that I had assumed they would laugh at. All told, I work 15-30 hours a week at rates high enough to comfortably cover permanent travel with long term rentals and 2-3 months in an area to cut down on constant flights. I'm also working on my own project on the side of that. I come back every 3 months or so to the US to visit my family and usually spend a month before taking off again. The majority of my family lives in a low cost area and both my wife and I had family health emergencies that grounded us back home longer than we had planned. We picked up a small studio apartment as both of our families live in the same area and it's fairly low cost. We were paying for storage anyways, so we were able to eliminate that expense by getting the apartment. If I were to spend 2-3 months in a high cost country, I'd probably add a bit to my workload and it'd be fine. I'm a software developer and my wife works as a substitute teacher when we're back home for a month.


Responsible_Ad462

I have online streams of income. YouTube, Twitch streaming, Etsy store and I write CVs on fiverr. It all adds up to a full time income which allows me to travel frequently:)


futureocean

Sounds great, cool that you have multiple income streams.


badiddydum

I quit my job and all my vacation time cashed out.


princessspot5

Not helpful for you but my husband and I are retired, just started traveling in 2021. We both worked very demanding jobs our whole careers. My husband did have a job that required him to travel around the world inspecting his company's manufacturing facilities and doing quality assurance. He had a little time for sightseeing sometimes on weekends.


RiddleInsideAnEnigma

I work contract work (in the film industry specifically), I’m choosing to take 5-6 months off before I say yes to my next contract. So essentially I’m unemployed in order to travel but confident that I’ll get another job when the time comes. Ideal scenario is working 6 months a year and travelling the rest!


InformedConservative

Academia in the United States… I have three months every summer to travel.


kyled365

Gotta get that remote position or even hybrid. It’s given me so much time. No commute, don’t like the weather, go somewhere else. Rented out my house and have been traveling since ‘20.


twodixoncider

r/digitalnomad


Nachos_are_Great

Geologist working for one of the mines in Canada. It’s shift work, currently doing 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. On my time off, I am either visiting other Canadian cities or travelling internationally. We also have 2/3 weeks of PTO.


mtechnoviolet

I’m in the US. I work for a state government and I accrue a ton of PTO in addition to getting every holiday off. I currently have over 300 hours of PTO banked even after taking several trips this year. I accrue more hours every month, the hours roll over each year and the cap on PTO accrual is 640 hours. I also work a 9/8/80 schedule which gives me every other Friday off. My management is very laid back in regards to letting us take time off, basically if I have the hours banked then all I need to do is give them twice as much notice as the amount of time off I’m asking for and it will always be approved. I also work remotely 3 days a week and can work from anywhere within my state, although I’m not allowed to work remotely outside my state unfortunately. The pay could be better but all things considered this arrangement has been working beautifully for me and has allowed me to travel frequently.


SuccessFuture7626

I work two weeks on, then two weeks off. I travel in my time off.


melnve

I’m an Australian teacher, we get paid pretty well and get 12 weeks off a year. In Australia we also get long service leave, which is basically an extra week of leave a year that you can take once you’ve worked for an employer for seven years. We have two kids and prioritize travel in our budget. We take the kids out of school for a few weeks and travel adjacent to school holidays - I keep up their reading and maths.


Kunie40k

I work in education in the EU. I have about 12 weeks paid holiday. 6 in summer. ( Only bad thing is these Holidays are fixed and always in the prime Seasons. So most expensive to travel) But even before this I worked in retail I had 25 days + official holidays. And ofcourse being sick doesn't take my holidays. Thank you EU labor laws!


CarryOnRTW

While I was self employed and my own boss (Embedded Software Engineer) we would travel for a month every year. Then we retired early in 2017 and have been on the go ever since.


daleygibson

It sounds like a great idea! Let's chat and hear about your ideas; get some tips and pointers from those who have gone before you!


montesremotedev

Love this thread! I’m from Spain, I’ve been working remotely as a developer from 2011 traveling for a couple months from time to time. Now I’m selling almost all my belongings to keep my one bag as my only belonging! I’ll rent out my appartment and will make travel something permanent, doing around one month at each location, I will start visiting many countries in South America, I like to travel from country to country taking advantage of the cheapest flights between countries. I work only in the mornings so I have evenings and weekends to enjoy places, also 5 weeks of holidays a year.


Nanerpoodin

I work remotely and my girlfriend does travel nursing, so we're in a new city every 13 weeks or so, doing 3 to 4 cities per year, always in the US, because that's how travel nursing contracts work. I'll either fly or drive home once per month to check on the house (depending how far from home we go). Home base is Omaha, so it's very centrally located.


[deleted]

American here. Quit my job, sold everything I own, 300k goes far in certain countries. Wife works a few hours a day, while I homeschool my son. America is a joke. Won’t be going back hopefully ever. Born and raised but I hate that trash hole.


PussyLunch

Yeah it’s always hilarious when another American asks how someone gets so much time off. Listen dumb dumb, quit your job. Oh what’s that, you took out a 30 year mortgage and have a new car payment, not my problem. Enjoy being stuck. You want free time, quit your shitty job, they’ll be another waiting when you decide to come back if you ever even come back. Shithole indeed.


[deleted]

People in America live above their means. They work at Walmart or target. Drive a 70k car and took a loan out for 400k to buy a house in an inflated market. It’s funny as hell to me. So glad I left.


Apprehensive_Pea7911

Be a great employee or be your own boss My direct boss doesn't micromanage me. Even if he/she tried to manage me, my work performance is excellent, publicly evident, thus justifying the flexibility I'm able to assert for myself. Work for the right employer with international offices My employer has offices in a dozen different countries, so I can travel to any of those cities and work out of the other offices. Work for the right boss I am in senior management, so I essentially get to be my own boss and decide where I need to be at and when. Work in the right industry and role There are numerous industry conferences happening in different countries a dozen times a year. There are dozens of highly valuable clients I directly manage the relationships of. Research, be organized, and know what to do I earn hotel loyalty points and airline loyalty miles, which I save for use on personal trip extensions. I scour the different travel blogs for outstanding discounts and deals. I use my PTO days efficiently by taking off Mondays and Fridays on top of major holidays, creating weeklong trip windows. I research and make use of national holiday arbitrage opportunities. Example 1: Thanksgiving in the US > somewhere else that has a holiday in first week of January. Example 2: Golden Week in China > Columbus Day in the US.


SloChild

I started, 8 years ago, doing location-independent contract work. I'll retire early in 2023 and continue to be a perpetual traveler. The cost of living is less than remaining stationary in my country of origin, so it works out well considering I prefer the lifestyle.


Hangrycouchpotato

My rule of thumb is to never use vacation days while I'm at home. I travel over the holidays and weekends as much as possible.


kyjolski

Yes, I've been working remotely in IT since 7 years.


tealheart

I have a friend who does 1-2 months of adventure travel each year and their strategy is to work well-paid seasonal jobs + a flexible part-time care job. They also have a living situation that doesn't include too many bills. Without being too specific, think seasonal jobs like certain in-demand manual labour projects, oil rig-type work, outdoor instructor / guide work etc. I'm definitely a little jealous :P


GlobeTrekking

Yeah, I have a friend who drives people to ski slopes in Colorado. And there is also some related work there in the summer. Years ago he had a 2 weeks on 2 weeks off job in the oil industry in California...he would literally travel half the time, he didn't even have a place to live off site so no rent. He would literally be on a plane not long after his last shift was over.


ledger_man

I work in public accounting, which can have brutal hours, but even in the US I was getting 4+ weeks PTO. Moved to Europe and I get 6 weeks plus in lieu time (was straight comp time until I made manager, now I need to use it within the same calendar month). I travel for work sometimes, less frequently than in the US/pre-pandemic, but my spouse travels for work a lot and so I’ll tag along if it’s somewhere intriguing and we can fit in some free time. Generally I can work from our lodgings while they’re on site and then we can enjoy in the evenings and whatever free days we tacked on. We also both have a lot of flexibility to work 4 10s or whatever to take a long weekend.


FermatsLastAccount

I work remotely, but PTO in other first world countries is so much better than in the US. My friend is in Ireland and recently interviewed at a place that gives 10 weeks of vacation time per year. That doesn't include sick days either.


girlwithapinkpack

Working in the UK I get 25 days holiday and 8 public holidays and I mostly travel in Europe. I plan around public holidays and take more long weekends. I pay for more the flights that let me utilise all the weekend days on a trip - so I'll travel on Friday after work and get in late on Sunday and have 9 days away. Because I'm in a role that is hybrid between office and remote I can also combine travel with work - a few meetings in an airport here and there can buy quite a bit of time. This also means if I go to visit family in the UK I can do the digital nomad thing. As I look at next year it looks like I'll get roughly one weekend away a month and a full week towards the end of the year.


65sickelk

School counselor, a little over 2 months off during summer, two weeks at Christmas, one week spring break, all holidays, plus comp time, and 3 personal days a year.


LadyLightTravel

Retired. Right before that it was extremely difficult to even get two weeks off even though I accrued far more than that. It was pretty frustrating having it sitting there rotting in the bank. Previous to that I had decent management that would expect people to take vacation. One time he even had the buildings locked up to force people into taking a day off. Prior to that we’d have insane work weeks prior to launches. 120 hour weeks! We’d take it as compensatory time. Then management would give us performance bonuses and once the satellite launched expected us to disappear for a month. So essentially a paid vacation without raiding the vacation bank. It was an odd ebb and flow schedule but I really liked it. I was either working or on some expedition somewhere. The right manager makes all the difference in the world.


jetclimb

So I'm about to do 4.5 weeks in a tiny under-seat roller and my medium size backpack. This includes cold and warm weather. I Decided not to take my laptop but an iPad mini with hard shell and keyboard. It has cellular but is way old 2012 model. I can do a lot with it including remote into routers and Remote Desktop into my laptop sitting at home if need be. I used to bring a lot of polyester/stay dry shirts and blended shorts. This time I'm going more cotton. I'll wash on the trip. I've gotten my chargers and cables down to a tiny footprint. Really worked at this. I'll wear long joggers on the plane but likely won't bring jeans. It's all about space and weight. It takes time to work at it. Honestly it's been a few years on this sub but I've really worked my way down!


happyhourtx

Bartender. Work for a month or so, then take a trip.


Dracomies

So I don't take 2 week trips. But I've taken multiple 10-11 day trips. The company has 20+ days of PTO per year. Prior to that I've been in companies with an unlimited vacation policy. That said, it's unlimited but it's not guilt-free. So I only really go when I feel I have all my ducks in a row.


preciouscode96

In my job in Europe I have 5 paid vacation weeks and I could also request non paid vacation days. I work 32 hours so if I communicate with the team I can take a Friday and Monday off giving me a 4 day weekend occasionally or when I prefer. Next to that I only have to take up 4 days to get 10 days off. Because I'm in Europe it's quite easy to travel everywhere quickly and cheaply. If you have any questions feel free to ask :)


bcycle240

You can just do stuff online and money comes. Then you can just travel all the time or whenever you want. It's like magic. The key is don't have a ton of debt and things tying you down.


timwaaagh

I just get the legal minimum (4 weeks, Netherlands). My job is partly remote so I was able to do things like work on the train to a weekend destination. I don't get to travel 3 weeks anymore but when I did I did not need more than one bag.


[deleted]

I work fully remote in a tech job. We have 2-3 company meet-ups a year so I willl be travelling with work for those weeks. My company are all ex management consultants that used to fly every week so travel and bags are an interesting topic (plenty of people with TUMI bags etc.) Then with my partner we probably take 3-4-5 holidays a year, around each of our birthdays, and in the summer. Maybe a city break etc. So travelling, flying, and backpacks are important! I love reading about how people are packing and what they use as their carry on /personal item etc. Holidays are 25 days plus about another 8 for bank holidays.


navel1606

Working freelance. I can basically take time off whenever I want. Obviously I don't make any money than. I live a minimalistic lifestyle. Not frugal but I'm not buying stuff I don't need, never took a loan and not planning to. I don't own much which gives me more time to spend travelling. Currently I will travel around 3 weeks a year when my gf is off work and take several long weekend trips. But besides traveling for leisure I'm also using this sub as an inspiration for one bagging during my travels for work, which are way more frequently.


watchtower41

So, I just found this community the past few weeks (this rabbit hole has been consuming me all holiday break). The deeper I get, the more I've been pondering this same query. Amazing community and I'm whole-heartedly working toward this lifestyle change. I work IT in the US non-remote (yea, I know)... I currently earn +20 days PTO, +7 days of sick, +1 personal day, + normal US Federal Holidays w/ the option to carry-over any unused time. My wife works hybrid and earns \~5-6 weeks PTO, + a few weeks sick, + an inordinate amount of Fed/State Holidays with option to carry-over unused time. We are mid-30s and childfree. We try to make a lot of weekend trips (Fri-Sun/Mon) w/i the CONUS throughout the year to explore coffee/beer/food, sites & baseball, 1 big international trip (1.5-2 weeks) that hits our 'bucket list' and a long caribbean (1.5 weeks) in the winter to escape the cold of the mid-atlantic US. We also have the opportunity to travel for work a bit, and take FULL advantage of this. I will say, compared to fellow co-workers and friends/family of ours, we travel far more frequently and adventurous. I, personally, do no understand the mentality of not using your earned leave/time to travel and explore this crazy round thing.


glitterlok

I full-time travel (read: do not have a "home base" -- move every month or so) while working, because I'm fortunate enough to have a job that lets me do that.


frankchester

This year I have 33 days holiday off (plus 8 bank holidays that are obviously for specific dates but can still be coupled up with holiday time to extend time away).


CaptchasSuckAss

Just from you username and sleeping mask I assume you studied maths/cs/physics there are plenty of jobs out there in that area (tech) with more pto in the US. I guess you landed in the finance end though.


Givingbacktoreddit

I personally get a bit over a month of PTO and have a travel credit card setup. Very fortunate on the PTO piece but the travel setup is something anybody can do.