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RE: What point would that be?

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 12:27:30 CT

MrBlueSky MU

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Our current economic model allows for these things. High productivity=high profits. Giving workers more benefits, rights, etc. does not fit this model.

I think 4 weeks or so of paid leave a year would be suitable for most jobs.

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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