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markus_zhangtoday at 2:02 PM3 repliesview on HN

Wish I could do that too. But sabbatical is usually reserved for the elite engineers in elite firms.


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T0Bitoday at 2:26 PM

Or Europeans (:

ramon156today at 2:22 PM

Work culture is so weird. What do you mean, it's reserved for the elites?

In my country you get to build your holiday days, so I could totally take a month off if I don't take any other days off this year. Hell, we even have a website to perfectly time it here so you get the most bang-for-your-days. lmao.

I will never comprehend this Silicon Valley mindset. You can also be a 10x engineer while drinking a martini in the balkans.

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average_r_usertoday at 2:15 PM

"After five years at Shopify, employees get a paid month off to do whatever the hell they want. I took mine in April 2026. Thanks Tobi!"