olin_piclist@embedinc.com wrote :

> > Then there's vacation/sick leave (5 weeks out of 52 is
> > almost 10 percent by itself),
> 
> ...5 weeks is a lot, especially for  low end jobs.

In Sweden it's (a minimum of) 5 weeks by the law.
And (also by the law) you can save 1 week/year up
to 5 years, so you can take a 10 week holliday once each
5 years. If you'd like...

Jan-Erik
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