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		sokoloff on May 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vacations in the Soviet Union Unlimited vacation has the greatest negative spread between "how it sounds" and "how it actually works". It's incredibly employee unfriendly. As a leader, I will fight against it every time it gets proposed.

maerF0x0 on May 1, 2023 [–]

^^ you're correct on average, this is why it's good to establish in the interview what is common, how much is taken by higher ups etc.

If they push back you can literally say to the manager "You told me that 6 weeks was normal"

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