[Popman]

Still, this seemingly generous vacation time is dramatically reduced from the 3 full months the federales got up until the draining of the swamps in and around DC.

In Abe Lincoln's time they used to shut down DC in the summer lest all the people die of disease.

Wow, I can't believe you justifying 4 weeks vacation from the 1860's

Anywhere I have worked in the private sector, I had to work at least 15 years to qualify for 3 weeks vacation

[muawiyah]

Federal employees (in DC) used to get nearly half the year off. Through the years that's been whittled down to the present system. At the same time they were working 6 day weeks many years after that practice was no longer customary ANYWHERE in America.