• AreaSIX
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      175 months ago

      That’s just an appalling situation for workers in the US. I work in the public sector and get 37 days off a year in vacation time. Admittedly, I work in the public sector and have a generous vacation deal, but it’s absolutely insane that workers in the US have a worse deal than many third world nations. My 37 days are working days, meaning I get almost 8 whole weeks of vacation time, on top of all the other regular bank holidays everyone else gets. The people there often seem to cherish your second amendment, but fuck, what tyranny are you guys waiting for. How about using them weapons for something else than suicides and accidental shootings?

      • ...m...
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        55 months ago

        all the other regular bank holidays everyone else gets.

        …“everyone else” gets six, if they’re fortunate to land a salaried position: new year’s day, memorial day, independence day, labor day, thanksgiving day, and christmas day; all those other unobserved holidays are a thing for the public sector and finance only…

        • AreaSIX
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          65 months ago

          Alright. I was thinking about bank holidays here in Sweden. They’re generally off days for all workers here. You can choose to work, it’s not like everything is closed. But that’s a voluntary thing that your employer can’t force you to do, and which is handsomely compensated on account of it being a bank holiday. So people in the hospitality sector for example generally seem to like these shifts and there’s no shortage of volunteers to cover them. This is yet another area where the US system is raping US workers it seems.

          • sunzu
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            45 months ago

            American elites got a slaver culture so they would never do this:

            which is handsomely compensated on account of it being a bank holiday

            A practical solution that works magic to resolve the issue.

            But why would a slave owner use a carrot when he can use the stick? Even if the stick doesn’t work, at least it is fun ;)

      • sunzu
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        25 months ago

        American slave is proud of his chains!

        He “earned” them with his “own” hard labour.

    • Hannes
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      145 months ago

      I really don’t get how you guys don’t properly unionize - especially with how many companies collaborate with European ones where everyone gets a minimum of 4 weeks of holiday guaranteed by law.