wow, I had no idea that there is no paid vacation time in US. The only country in the world. What about unpaid time off? Now I know why I hear about burnout from US developers.
EDIT: After few minutes with Google.
> USA: There is no statutory minimum. It is left to the employers to offer paid vacation days as part of the compensation and benefits package.[67] According to one survey, 98% of employers offer at least some paid leave to their employees; full-time employees earn between 6 and 20 vacation days at 86% of employers surveyed.[68] About 96% of surveyed employers give their employees paid time off during public holidays,[68] typically 6 per year.[69] Some employers offer no vacations at all.[68] The average number of paid vacation days offered by private employers is 10 days after 1 year of service, 14 days after 5 years, 17 days after 10 years, and 19 days after 20 years
> European Union legislation mandates that all 28 member states must by law grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation
> Sweden: Employees are entitled to 25 work days of annual leave. Sweden also has 11 public holidays and a few that may or may not be half days.
There is no mandated minimum level of paid vacation time in the US. Most companies do offer some paid vacation time, but it varies from company to company (and even employee to employee, depending on negotiation skills).
As far as unpaid time off, culturally, the amount of paid vacation time you get at a company is assumed to be the maximum amount of time off you can take in the normal course of matters without putting your job at risk. Normally people only ask for unpaid time off if there's some exigent event that they have to take care of (health issues, family issues, etc.).
EDIT: After few minutes with Google.
> USA: There is no statutory minimum. It is left to the employers to offer paid vacation days as part of the compensation and benefits package.[67] According to one survey, 98% of employers offer at least some paid leave to their employees; full-time employees earn between 6 and 20 vacation days at 86% of employers surveyed.[68] About 96% of surveyed employers give their employees paid time off during public holidays,[68] typically 6 per year.[69] Some employers offer no vacations at all.[68] The average number of paid vacation days offered by private employers is 10 days after 1 year of service, 14 days after 5 years, 17 days after 10 years, and 19 days after 20 years
> European Union legislation mandates that all 28 member states must by law grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation
> Sweden: Employees are entitled to 25 work days of annual leave. Sweden also has 11 public holidays and a few that may or may not be half days.