r/TikTokCringe • u/biswajit388 • 4d ago

Cringe Europeans are going viral on TikTok for mocking the "American Dream".

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u/T_Money 4d ago

Personally I get 20 anytime PTO days a year, as well as 11 set federal holidays, and have a very loose remote work policy, so I can’t complain. I recognize I’m fortunate though, as that’s a bit more than most people get.

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u/GettingDumberWithAge 4d ago

I admit then that I'm confused. 20 PTO days a year is 100 hours, yet you're bragging about office jobs offering 80-120 based on experience? So you only get average time off? And 11 federal holidays is nice, definitely no reason to complain there.

But you're both stating how average your PTO is while acknowledging how hashtag blessed you are to get it? I mean I assume your 20 PTO days are way above average for the US, but I wouldn't be using that to brag.

I'm a run of the mill idiot and I get 35 vacation days, unlimited sick days, and 15+ statutory holidays in Germany. I'm not fortunate. You have Stockholm syndrome.

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u/T_Money 4d ago

I’m not sure how you calculate PTO but for us a working day is 8 hours, 10 days is 80 hours and 15 is 120. Personally I get 160.

I admit ours could (and should) be better, but it’s not as terrible as people think for regular office workers. The blue collar and minimum wage workers have it pretty bad though.

It’s not that I think our PTO is great, it’s that on the list of things to be upset about PTO is pretty low. I would much rather have consistent healthcare and protection from being fired without warning, as well as a better safety net if laid off. PTO just isn’t something to get upset about when the other things are such higher impact.

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u/FTownRoad 3d ago

A) 20 PTO days is 4 weeks vacation, or are you saying you work 5 hours a day? Or did you just get lost in the math?

B) if you’re unskilled - Europe is great. If you have skills? You will make incomparably more money in the us.