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		dalore on May 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Back of the envelope estimation hacks 50 weeks a year is very US focused. Other countries usually have 4 weeks off a year or more.

saagarjha on May 23, 2020 [–]

In this case, it's not a huge difference.

dmurray on May 23, 2020 | [–]

And lots of workers, even hourly ones, get paid for 52 weeks despite taking some of those off.

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