Corporate Personhood. What's next?

[mota bhai 2,675]

I doubt that the majority of people could reasonably afford to take a week or two off work without pay.

About half of all American households have negative net worth. That is, their debts (those not backed by collateral of any kind) exceed their liquid savings.

So yes, I'd say you're probably right about that.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Holidays? Overrated.

[UncleBeer 244]

Holidays? Overrated.

Of course. A vacation is your right. You're entitled. Someone's gonna pay for it, even if it's not you.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Of course. A vacation is your right. You're entitled. Someone's gonna pay for it, even if it's not you.

Are you aware of a U.S. government program that pays for vacations?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Huh? Still not clear on what you want here. You want unpaid unlimited vacations?

Have you considered that a person who takes vacations is a better employee because they are rested and have things to look forward to? Do you want people to work on the weekends too?

Edited July 9, 2014 by Harpa Timsah

[mota bhai 2,675]

I suspect he is unfamiliar with the perk many employers give their most valued employees - paid time off.

[Operator 1,927]

I think he's saying that vacations are constitutionally protected.

[Teddy B 17,252]

You know that annoying rubbing sound when someone is wearing corduroys?

[mota bhai 2,675]

I think he's saying that vacations are constitutionally protected.

Maybe he thinks this is a European website?

Someone should tell him that we bow to D.C., not Brussels.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I think giving paid and limited vacations is just a ruse to limit employee fun.

Maybe he thinks this is a European website?

Someone should tell him that we bow to D.C., not Brussels.

Clearly this website bows to someone outside the US.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I think giving paid and limited vacations is just a ruse to limit employee fun.

Clearly this website bows to someone outside the US.

The owners bow to Peiching but the membership, for the most part, is American.

[Teddy B 17,252]

When I'm out of vacation time, I abuse my sick days cause I'm salary and I can.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I don't even have sick days. Just a single pool of paid time off, to use as I wish.

I use about a third of it on "I don't feel like waking up yet" days. Those are the best days. Unstructured, unscheduled.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

When I'm out of vacation time, I abuse my sick days cause I'm salary and I can.

What's salary? When I don't work at Burger King they don't pay me. And they send me home early if it is slow.

They are just being responsible and making me responsible.

Edited July 9, 2014 by Harpa Timsah

[UncleBeer 244]

I'm generally no longer responding to the peanut gallery; you folks tend to report me for nothing, and certain mods are more than pleased to boot me for a time.