American in the Netherlands: Woke up at 9 without my alarm, had coffee and a joint. No work today because I got put on burnout leave.
12: Had lunch, scheduled some appointments.
2pm: rode to supermarket and then the beach to have some champagne, joints, and make some music on my portable groovebox. I’ll be here till sunset.Might stop at my local pub for a beer and dinner afterwards.
No friends because NL is lonely as hell((
But yes, life is much better in Europe, even in the Netherlands ( I just personally don’t really care for it)
American here wtf is burnout leave? How long can you take the leave?
You go to the doctor, they say you are suffering burnout and prescribe you working less, potentially also therapy, and you get sick leave for the time you can’t work. How long depends on what the doctor says, but potentially quite long. You can’t be fired during that time except after a very long time (i.e. that you should be on permanent disability benefit instead) and the company making all possible efforts at other suitable arrangements.
LOL fellow American also bamboozled by this concept. “Burnout leave” to us is when you finally snap and quit, cutting off your healthcare and income all in one go.
Hope you have multiple “streams of income” and “side hustles” if nothing else is “lined up”!
For the majority of us burnout isn’t a pathology, it’s the most American state of being. 😂
Look up “Kur” in Gemany. A stressed out worker may utilize it every 4 years. The US labor laws and fucking medieval.
Up to 2 years, apparently. It was a huge shock to me too; I’m still coming to grips with it? Honestly, I didn’t want to take it but my boss strongly urged me to talk to the company doc and here we are.
I’m still working, just reduced hours.
It’s a good thing that you take it, as long as you don’t make the classic mistake of forgetting why you’re on leave (and risk ending up in a “don’t do anything productive” depression).
Wishing you a good recovery!
Take care of yourself bro. I’ve been there. A few months off helped tremendously. And it seems we share similar interests. No reason to be lonely. Hit me up with a message if you’d be keen to hang out over some joints.
It exist here too. Just its when you get pipped and didn’t line up a new job.
Fuckin pipped, man :(
You hate to see it :(((
America North (Canada) here. Labour laws relatively similar. Is it bad I’ve been conditioned that my immediate response is “bitch leave”. I work in IT. I’ve been burnt out twice in my career second time actually getting a doctor’s note to get removed off on call for an app. Never once did I think of leave. I didn’t know that was a thing outside of the more ambiguous “stress leave” which is maybe what they’re referring to?
Anyways. I’m jelly.
I’m also American living in the Netherlands although I study here instead. How have you found the experience so far? Have you learned any Dutch?
Jo, is there a Chance to join(t)? Just a guy from your neighbourhood asking.
what groove box?
NL rules, dude.
What?? How can I get in on this???
Am an immigrant in Spain
- Woke up with alarm
- Went to office
- No beer at lunch T_T
- At least went to get a massage in the evening
- Will play Baldur’s Gate 3 with friends online now
That’s being a tourist.
Otherwise, who is making and serving the drinks and lunch?
Foreign students working parttime
Hello Canada my old friend.
The comment above yours probably
We call this “sitcomming” here in the states
Do we?
I do, now
Haha, i probably will now too 🤣🤣
this is Southern Europe maxxing
ITT: peaceful cottages in the woods with bread walls, cake roofs, and sugar windows
Mads is so fucking hot.
maxxing
Taxing, faxing, relaxing; why do people put the extra X in there? indolence?
Bro’s out-of-the-loopmaxxing
You always go one extra when going hard.
why do people put the extra X in there? indolence?
My best guess is it’s become a sort of linguistic meme, poking fun at incels who’d ramble on about things like “looks-maxxing”.
Or maybe it’s a combo of that and “min-maxing” from gaming communities. The extra X makes it more maximum. LOL
Taxing, faxing, relaxing…
"…Shootin’ b-ball…
When a couple a’ guys, who were up to no good…
Started making trouble in the neighborhood…"
–Prince William Smith of Bel Air
Sounds more like alcoholism to me!
Meanwhile the rest of us are speedrunning stress before noon 😭
The reason we Brits voted to leave the EU was because we couldn’t tolerate having to see friends any more.
Some unemployed people I know actually do this. And I don’t just mean students
Here in Germany we call it “Frühschoppen“. Instead of coffee we have beer!
I realize the UK isn’t seen as part of Europe by many following Brexit, but I’m reminded of a British person who said, after hanging out with Americans, that what they call “Going to the pub after work,” Americans would call “a serious drinking problem.”
Never set my alarm these days, but I do work all day, every day. Pros and cons of being your own boss. I may get paid like shit too, but at least the CEO isn’t making 5000x as much. Silver linings eh?
