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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I get 27 days + all bank holidays off in the US, so 40 or so days with pay. An additional week off with pay if I’m volunteering for a charity. It’s not terrible everywhere. I don’t even use them all, I carried ten days over from last year so now I have 37+13 bank holidays (I’m not proud of that, I just didn’t need the time). 

Anecdotes aside, we do need much better worker rules in the US.
gpt
The problem is that none of it is mandated. Most states don't require any PTO. A lot of them don't even require breaks, a day of rest in a week, or have limits on how many days you can work in a row. I'm in one of the most liberal regions, and what we have feels like the bare minimum. Labor rights are appalling in much of the country.