Are Americans all work and no play?

[yavoon]

I don't think americans have it all that bad. one of the best countries on the planet to live in. sure if I were a lazy unintelligent bum I hope that I could be born norwegian.

but if I was smart and motivated I wouldn't have it any other way but american

[JohnT]

I'm just wondering why anybody would spend 4.5 years in a job they admittedly hate.

[Ted Striker]

Stop jumping to conclusions.

Secondly there is a thing out there called a recession.

[geeslaka]

Re: Are Americans all work and no play?

Originally posted by MrFun
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I find it interesting that you completed ignored this line of the article.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by yavoon
I don't think americans have it all that bad. one of the best countries on the planet to live in. sure if I were a lazy unintelligent bum I hope that I could be born norwegian.

but if I was smart and motivated I wouldn't have it any other way but american

Motivated to do what? Work 50 weeks of the year, retire for 10 years then die? Don't be a salmon!

[JohnT]

Conclusions?

"I've been working for 4 years now and can say without a doubt that I have HATED EVERY MINUTE OF IT."

[Ted Striker]

Hey, you need to back the **** up.

Secondly you're embellishing.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by reds4ever


Motivated to do what? Work 50 weeks of the year, retire for 10 years then die? Don't be a salmon!

lots of ppl find value in their work. tho I have no intention of being a salmon. I hardly intend on leading a masturbatory existance either.

[Dis]

That's more than I get (to the original guy in the first post)

I have to work 1 year before I got 1 week of vacation time. After 2 years I got 2 weeks a year.

After I work 5 years I get 3 weeks a year.

We used to not have any sick days, but recently they have changed that and allowed us to use 3 sick days a year. We also get 3 holdays a year now (we used to have none)

[MrFun]

Re: Re: Are Americans all work and no play?

Originally posted by geeslaka


I find it interesting that you completed ignored this line of the article.

Yeah -- I'm making huge profits by copying and pasting this article onto Apolyton.

[Makeo]

i had a big post and then i thought why bother. i know that i will never be a wage slave. live life.

[Proteus_MST]

Truely interesting.
Never thought about how much Vacation Time Amreicans have.
Always thougth it would be somewhere in the Range of 4 weeks/year like we in Germany get.

btw.
how much Vacation does an american Presient get?

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by yavoon


lots of ppl find value in their work. tho I have no intention of being a salmon. I hardly intend on leading a masturbatory existance either.

Having a fulfilling job is one thing, but if you'd rather be in work than off on holiday then theres something wrong somewhere

[Jac de Molay]

Charly Rok, a 38-year-old New York City-based public relations executive, is one example. Rok sometimes goes away on vacation for a few days at a time, but rarely takes a full week off. And even on the short trips that she does manage to take, she checks her work e-mails and returns phone calls so she doesn't miss any important work.

This is like the position that I'm in. I haven't had extended time off in over six months because I can't trust the nitwits around me to get the job done right.


Strange thing is, I feel no need for the time off anyway. I'm a homebody and a bit of of workaholic, so I don't miss it anyway.

[CerberusIV]

This may be simplistic but surely if people get more time off it is going to boost the service economy as they do more leisure activities and go away on vacation?