Comments on: Sweden: pros and cons continued http://rickardandersson.com/sweden-pros-and-cons-continued The general consensus among clients is that they are your only client. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 By: Alexander http://rickardandersson.com/sweden-pros-and-cons-continued#comment-60024 Alexander Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:36:34 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=410#comment-60024 In the Soviet Union, a mother could get up to 3 years of paid leave, and up to 5 years of leave without losing your job. Of course, cons included: Low, equal salaries, whatever you do (a doctor officially earned the same as a factory worker, the same as a schoolteacher, the same as a mechanic: 150 rubles, base salary). Corruption (unofficially, doctors earned a lot more than 150 rubles). Chronic product deficits. Jail, if you felt you deserved more than 150 rubles. Thank god that country's dead. In the Soviet Union, a mother could get up to 3 years of paid leave, and up to 5 years of leave without losing your job.

Of course, cons included: Low, equal salaries, whatever you do (a doctor officially earned the same as a factory worker, the same as a schoolteacher, the same as a mechanic: 150 rubles, base salary). Corruption (unofficially, doctors earned a lot more than 150 rubles). Chronic product deficits. Jail, if you felt you deserved more than 150 rubles.

Thank god that country’s dead.

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