TLDR: If the military gives people 30 days off, I'm pretty sure Walmart can too
So I am new to reddit and found this subreddit and it really makes me not excited about my next job.
I've been in the us military for 17 years, since I was 18. It is the only real job I have ever had (when I was younger I did summer jobs that just paid cash). And now that I am approaching retirement, 20 years, reading this page has me all stressed and shit.
It boggles my mind that companies abuse their employees and (seemingly) just straight up enslave them to maximum work and minimum pay.
For anyone that hasn't done military service, when you join the us military, at 17 or 18, after you complete your initial training you have 30 days of paid vacation. I was obviously jaded when I learned a long time ago that that is not the standard in the civilian market. And it is FUCKING WILD. Having been deployed to combat zones from 2005 and on, the fact that I could be FIGHTING A WAR AND STILL GET TWO WEEKS OF PAID VACATION and companies font do that in the U.S. Frankly it pisses me off.
The U.S. government can fight two wars at once, and still make sure their people get 30 days off. If they can do it I'm pretty sure McDonald's and Walmart can do the same.
Sorry, for the long rant.
Also, why in the civilian world is saving days off from year to year not a thing?