[CliffFletcher]

The U.S. has the lowest paid vacation any developed country in the world, and the highest number of people who don't take their full vacation. It's also one of the only developed countries that doesn't mandate maternity/paternity leave. White collar professionals in the U.S. work considerably longer hours than their Canadian counterparts.

While most of the developed world is moving to flexible hours and work/life balance in order to make them attractive to employees raising families, the U.S. is still stuck in the old-school mentality that the path of advancement is to be seen sitting at your desk before your boss gets in and staying after he/she leaves. There's a reason most people in corporate Canada dread the prospect of being taken over by an American company. It will likely mean longer hours, cuts to staff, and a more ruthless corporate culture all around.