Submitted by MikeTorsson t3_11bqzmg in LifeProTips
JwSatan t1_j9zdzat wrote
2080 working hours in a year for the US
Edit:typo
coren77 t1_j9zi1ca wrote
52x40 is 2080
Fresh_Pomelo8842 t1_j9zlynt wrote
You don't have vacations over there?
FoghornLegday t1_j9zrtey wrote
Vacations are counted as working hours in this context bc you still get paid the same
StormyCrow t1_j9zukxp wrote
But no, a whole lot of people living in the US do not get paid vacations.
Fresh_Pomelo8842 t1_ja2lao4 wrote
so you guys don't get paid the 13th and 14th months? that's crazy.
Negative_Equity t1_ja063x7 wrote
Lol no Americans don't get time off. See r/antiwork for more details.
Fresh_Pomelo8842 t1_ja2la40 wrote
so you guys don't get paid the 13th and 14th months? that's crazy.
Alittlemoorecheese t1_ja09skh wrote
Doesn't work for leap year. That's why (Hours X Pay X 52)/12 is the accounting standard.
llamapalooza22 t1_ja1an7r wrote
Just to be clear, this is for the 40 hour work week.
Nagisan t1_ja39srs wrote
Unless you're calculating hourly rate of pay as a federal employee - they use 2087 working hours in a year. This is done because it represents the average hours worked per year (with 40hr work weeks) over the 28-year repeating calendar cycle due to leap years.
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