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[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 137 points 2 years ago

I told my American colleagues that in Denmark we get 3 consecutive weeks off during the summer, and the company is not allowed to contact us. We also get an additional 2 weeks off we can use whenever we want. Oh, and + 5 days (in hours). Again that we can use whenever.

Their jaws dropped.

[-] Muffi@programming.dev 33 points 2 years ago

Or the fact that we actually pay people to study (~1000 USD a month), instead of putting them into crippling lifelong debt.

[-] Vigge93@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

If it's like the system in Sweden, it's actually ~$400 straight up benefit, and ~$800 in a very favourable (optional) loan with very low interest that is paid back over 25 years.

[-] Muffi@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

It's better than the system in Sweden. You can get an optional loan on top of the base benefit (with a very cheap interest rate) of up to $520 every month.

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