The USA is notoriously cheap when it comes to vacation/leave. Come to think of it, we don't have enough holidays, either!
When I started at my company, I think I got 1 wk the first year, then 2. After 15 yrs (a miracle that I've lasted that long at one company, especially in the IT field) I've worked my way up to 4 wks. There's an option to purchase an extra week. I did that last year. If I wasn't so broke, I'd have done it this year, too!
I was so mad when a few years ago they made the policy 3 wks from the start - with some limitations based on accrued leave hrs, depending on when your are hired, blah, blah, blah.
