>>And of course, here in the U.S., there is no guarantee of any paid vacation. Paid vacations are offered as an incentive to lure the most qualified candidates to a corporation. They are not a guarantee. The average is 1 week the first year of employment, 2 weeks after that, and then it increases a day or so each year. Some companies offer more, some less. The service industry typically sees no paid vacation though, citizen or illegal immigrant, it doesn't make a difference.
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>That's terrible... How can you rest? In Turkey a government officer begins one month vacation. He/she can take vacation even first day of work. Other workers begins 15 days vacation after one year. That increases periodically...


We know that is the norm in much of the civilized world. We don't get as much. Tracy put it a little too strongly IMO -- vacation in the U.S. is not just a privilege extended to the top few workers -- but a couple of weeks a year is more the norm here. No taking the month of July off with pay, unfortunately.