No, this is an issue for other smaller companies too (with less media coverage)
> Maybe the rest of the world needs to catch up to the societal norms of Sweden when it comes to worker's rights.
I hope not. I kind of want a flying car ASAP. Not never.
Sweden might rank top for happiness and health but that's not going to make my bank numbers get higher for my annual two week holiday.
The US seems to expect service workers to pretend to be happy in the hopes of receiving enough money to get by. Whereas the Nordics seem to take the approach of "let's make sure your service worker is happy" first and foremost.
The Nordic model seems more stable and less stressful for all parties involved.
I prefer the Nordic model so far!
Edit: I forgot the best one - unemployment insurance. If I get laid off I get my salary covered at 80% for 6 - 12 months (depends on the policy). This is through the union. Such a nice relief with all the layoffs happening in tech nowadays.
Nordic model is such a great success.
This might still be true tho. We'll see.