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My dad's company (the one he works for, not owns) doesn't

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 12:27:28 CT
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have any vacation policy. Everyone is salaried and can come and go as they please. Take as many vacations as you want or work from home whenever you want, just take care of your sh*t. He said people have actually taken less time off since they went to that policy.
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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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