<story><title>Young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/what-young-people-would-give-up-for-a-4-day-workweek.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>yardie</author><text>Moving back to the US after living abroad I was used to month long holidays. I applied to a few companies and tried to negotiate 5 weeks PTO. They wouldn&amp;#x27;t budge. Then 4 weeks. Still no. I offered to drop my salary in exchange for vacation. Still no. I asked HR why everything else was negotiable except PTO and they told me I would have more time off then people who&amp;#x27;ve been there for 7+ years.&lt;p&gt;This was my first clue that there was a lot of momentum to keep you dependent on your employer and it doesn&amp;#x27;t stop with a paycheck. 10-12 days per year really restricts your mobility. Instead of backpacking through SE Asia for a month I basically used that time for Thanksgiving and&amp;#x2F;or Christmas.&lt;p&gt;BTW, having 3 days off means you can sprinkle on additional vacation time throughout the year. I&amp;#x27;m not surprised Gen-Z would negotiate less vacation time if they could use it more effectively.</text></comment>
<story><title>Young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/what-young-people-would-give-up-for-a-4-day-workweek.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>onlyrealcuzzo</author><text>Young people don&amp;#x27;t want to work hard because there&amp;#x27;s little incentive.&lt;p&gt;No matter how hard you work, unless you&amp;#x27;re in the top 5%, you&amp;#x27;re &lt;i&gt;far&lt;/i&gt; priced out of most places most people want to live.&lt;p&gt;You can afford everything comfortably beside housing &amp;amp; health care (which you don&amp;#x27;t need much of when you&amp;#x27;re young) on a relatively low wage in the US.&lt;p&gt;So you&amp;#x27;ve pretty much given up on housing. What&amp;#x27;s the point in working hard?</text></comment>