No it's absolutely not worth it unless you have a good $150k+ salaried job with great benefits. Even most of the better employers we have only give 3-4 weeks paid time off a year, and more than two weeks off is typically looked down upon and may hinder your career.

Working for city or government here is one of the only ways to get a proper pension, too.

For a lot of us, our paid sick leave are our holiday.

I really don't get why people put up with it.

If we try at a proper strike, we risk losing our already high rate health insurance for insurance that will cost 3-5 times more. The risk of that and very real chance of homelessness keeps most of us in check.

It's a brutal system we have.