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One of the Scandinavian countries gives 2 YEARS maternity

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 12:13:45 CT
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How is that even possible? What employer can just hold a position open for 2 years waiting for someone to come back?
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in the UK, if you work 5days per week, you're entitled to - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:06:55
     My dad's company (the one he works for, not owns) doesn't - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:27:28
          thanks for clarifying which company you were talking about(nm) - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:29:10
               You know, Levon, you've turned into a real ahole - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:36:51
                    He and I are very close friends now(nm) - Personality Disorder MU - 7/26 12:47:30
                    sorry... but in a way it means you are one of my favorite - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:43:25
                         **** you(nm) - dangertim MU - 7/26 13:41:56
                         I read, ".......I like crap...."-44.f6 Rd1 (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:51:56
                              so not only do you struggle to express yourself clearly but - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:53:57
               haha right? that was some vicarious high horsery at its - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:30:03
                    lol, it was supposed to be the opposite. - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:34:06
                         That is how I read it(nm) - bactgr JC - 7/26 12:39:29
                         oooohhhhhh. my bad. it read like your dad owned a company - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:36:39
          That is my preference. Personal responsibility - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:29:06
               It would only work in certain businesses or certain - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:36:02
                    Maybe. It still allowed for manager's discretion - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:38:34
                         Nothing that has a store front or handles a high - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:50:51
     There's studies that show more time off = more productive - MIZDSP MU - 7/26 12:21:15
          Yet the US is the third most productive nation.(nm) - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:24:56
               Switzerland has been #1 for like 5 years straight and has - MIZDSP MU - 7/26 12:28:14
                    Switzerland is 16th in GDP/Hours Worked.(nm) - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:33:13
                    What is the demographic make up of Switzerland?(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:29:16
                         What significance does that have? - MrBlueSky MU - 7/26 12:33:25
                              i think he wants you to say mainly white people (nm) - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:47:49
                                   when did hefe become a racist (nm) - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:51:22
                                        not racist but homogeneous societies tend to function - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:55:39
                              Just curious. Any idea?(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:34:46
                         75% oompa loompa chocolate makers(nm) - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:31:20
                              i feel like i deserve a hahahah - catbird for that(nm) - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:33:29
                                   Hahaha -- catbirdseat - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:36:19
                                        thanks (nm) - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/26 12:44:34
               And that means what to me or you? - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:26:41
                    I didn't say it meant anything to me - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:32:54
          True, but at what point is it diminishing returns? (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:24:08
               You are worried about how much money your corporate - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:25:52
                    I wouldn't hire you (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:26:44
          60% of the time, it works 100% of the time (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:21:54
     That's a little over 5 weeks. - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:17:54
          yea, we get that and a bit - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:22:08
          your company starts at 5 weeks? craziness (nm) - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:20:04
               PTO, yes, not vacation time. - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:22:34
                    we get 11 hollidays, and i don't really know how much - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:24:40
                         I'd be interested to know what UK counts toward that - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:25:56
               Surely there's some probationary period or something (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 7/26 12:20:28
                    vacation time is accrued, so you don't get it right away. - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:23:56
                    why should their be a probationary period? - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:23:25
                         RE: why should their be a probationary period? - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:25:29
                         So someone doesn't get hired and quit within a couple of - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:24:43
                              If everyone got 5 weeks a year, regardless of who you worked - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:28:49
     I'd say some paid leave is a good thing for all workers - MrBlueSky MU - 7/26 12:15:35
          What point would that be? - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:24:34
               RE: What point would that be? - MrBlueSky MU - 7/26 12:27:30
                    Most jobs? - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:30:23
     One of the Scandinavian countries gives 2 YEARS maternity - Joeboo MU - 7/26 12:13:45
          maybe they have a bunch of people that move around? - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:21:29
          Ikea - Potomac Tiger MU - 7/26 12:17:14
     In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:13:31
          no possessions?(nm) - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:15:11
               and in China they never go to church (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:16:03
                    no religion too?(nm) - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:16:52
               That;s hard to imagine(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:16:03
                    It's easy if you try.(nm) - Zeaux MWSC - 7/26 12:16:58
     France is worse (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 7/26 12:10:29
          i'm all for more paid time off, i think people need to - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:13:01
               They appear to have chosen to not run their country like a - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:17:27
               The happiness index says no - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:14:50
                    so basically the entire continent of Africa - catbirdseat MU - 7/26 12:20:08
               4 10-hour days would be my ideal work week(nm) - Joeboo MU - 7/26 12:14:17
                    same here. (nm) - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:16:33
                    I'd go three 13.3s (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:15:20
                         There are only 7 days/week(nm) - tigerdb MU - 7/26 12:21:13
                         6 am to 7:30pm would be a hell of a long day(nm) - Joeboo MU - 7/26 12:16:05
                              But four day weekends, ever week, would be nice (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 7/26 12:16:36
     Dems want 12 weeks of paid leave. It is in their platform(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:09:08
          across the board? - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:11:58
               Up to 12 weeks of paid FMLA. - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:13:55
                    i'm referring to vacation - TigerwTLP MU - 7/26 12:16:08
                         Just government/partisans using other people's money - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:18:02
                              You've just described the last 4-5 years of - tigerdb MU - 7/26 12:19:59
                                   No kidding. We should all just stfu and trust those - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:21:37
               yes - paid FMLA instead of unpaid FMLA. - tigerdb MU - 7/26 12:13:42
                    of course I knew that. Im sure nobody would ever abuse it - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:14:56
                         Almost everything done by either party is - kmawv8 MU - 7/26 12:21:16
                              Sure you can. I say we call on Congress to adjourn for 2 - hefeweizen MU - 7/26 12:22:36




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