How do you deal with the thought of having to work for 40+ years and then when/if you retire, you're too old to do much?
How do you deal with the thought of having to work for 40+ years and then when/if you retire, you're too old to do much?
There has to be a better system than this.
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Live in a country with a decent amount of vacation days.
100 1 ReplyGuess I gotta move to Iran for that 53 days off a year Wikipedia says they get.
20 2 ReplyHot damn! And here I thought 30+ days was decent amount.
11 0 ReplyYeah but those days in Iran where it's insanely hot... I think we are better off in Europe. :)
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I get 47 if my math is right, but not all at once. Next year I think it goes to 48.
I hope you can move to Canada and find a great job like mine. Immigrate for any healthcare at all, stay for the vacation days in the woods staring out over the ocean.
9 0 ReplyWhat industry and job is that?
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and if in germany, get yourself a schwerbehindetenausweis and show it to your employer. they have to give you 5 extra days off when the GDB is at least 50.
10 0 ReplyI honestly prefer not being eligible for that to having extra vacation days.
13 0 Replyschwerbehindetenausweis
What is this? I don't speak German so Google wasn't really useful
5 0 ReplyI'm curious also
2 0 ReplyIt's a certificate showing you're disabled. Schwer = heavily, behindert = disabled, Ausweis = certificate.
Source: am deutsch, alla.
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What if you're not disabled?
3 0 Replywell then you're not getting it, but even the slightest autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or even slight physical disabilities will get you one.
4 0 Replybrb moving up from austria
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Good luck finding a job, though.
1 1 Replyi work in aerospace now. you don't have to tell them when applying for a job.
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In what is that a solution :) ? Working 40+ years except 30days per year still make you lose your time, no?
8 0 ReplyThank God immigration is such a cheap and accessible option to everyone!
4 0 ReplyOr work for the government if you're in the US
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