ALT Text from the Reddit post: I used to criticise Americans for not travelling much, now I realise you don't get the time off to do it. I was honestly shocked when I discovered you don't get legally protected paid time off, and those that do get pto often don't take it all. I'm just a truck driver in the UK but I get 25 paid days off a year and everyone uses up every single day. Sometimes I feel like I'm limping through to my next holiday, the thought of working the whole year without time off sends shivers down the spine. Even more shocking was Kellogs workers being forced to work 7 days a week including squeezing in an eighth shift. "Freeist country in the world" is just a slogan for overworked people who don't get a chance to find out if it's true or not.