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Topic: How Americans have HALF
the amount of time off of
nearly every other nation
each year...and most are
too scared for their jobs
to use all of their vacation
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How Americans have HALF
the amount of time off of
nearly every other nation
each year...and most are
too scared for their jobs
to use all of their vacation
time
Daily Mail (UK), by Staff
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Posted By:JoniTx, 12/25/2012 5:13:59 PM
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| Americans from coast to coast hit the road and hopped aboard planes this week en route to their winter holiday destinations, hoping to make the most of what little vacation time they get during the year. Unlike in countries like Australia and Brazil, where workers enjoy more than a month off each year, most people in the U.S. only get to have about two weeks off, and many don’t even use all of their vacation time out of fear of losing their job or appearing lazy in the eyes of their co-workers and managers. For comparison, workers down under
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
phosita, 12/25/2012 5:28:44 PM (No. 9083359)
I´m too busy working paying for the 47% of those who don´t pay taxes, for those constantly making excuses because they have children, for disabled, i.e, missing most of their frontal lobe. Think the above encompasses about 80% of the workforce....If I´ve offended anyone too bad...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
RLowe, 12/25/2012 5:48:35 PM (No. 9083371)
How Americans that do work have HALF
the amount of time off of
nearly every other nation
each year...
There,fixed it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Rama41, 12/25/2012 6:17:15 PM (No. 9083388)
Better stated: How more Americans have 100% time off while receiving government checks since Obama became president.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
drkillj0y, 12/25/2012 6:37:12 PM (No. 9083405)
"The only joy is the joy of duty.
Work... work... work....."
[a Yoyodyne announcement]
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
uno, 12/25/2012 6:51:20 PM (No. 9083413)
Wel.......not if yer the pResident!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
uponthecouch, 12/25/2012 6:54:59 PM (No. 9083416)
That explains why so many foreigners are busting their hump to be here. If South Vietnam, South Korea, India, the UK and Central America were such garden spots we would have a bit more room here ...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
carl todd hand, 12/25/2012 7:25:27 PM (No. 9083444)
I´ve been around plenty of europeans on "holiday" ... it´s not pleasant.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Petronius, 12/25/2012 7:38:22 PM (No. 9083454)
The article certainly isn´t speaking of vacation boy Obama.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rumblehog, 12/25/2012 9:04:03 PM (No. 9083526)
It´s not that I´m afraid for my job, because that is in the Lord´s very capable hands, but I turned back 5 days this year simply because I was too busy to take a day off. I´m "interrupt driven", so when the phone rings I have to take the call. Pretty disappointing at times, I assure you.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Illinois Mom, 12/25/2012 10:17:30 PM (No. 9083590)
My husband, after many years, now gets 4 weeks vacation. The past 4 years we have gone NOWHERE because we have to borrow days to make ends meet when there is no work.
If fact we have already used half of our 2013 days already.
I was soooo hoping for a different result on November 6th.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
smcchk, 12/25/2012 11:32:56 PM (No. 9083636)
I get very down when I think of how different this Christmas would have been if Romney had won.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua, 12/26/2012 12:36:44 AM (No. 9083661)
Vacation time taken has to be made up using overtime. Why take a vacation? Lots of other stuff to contend with like outsourcing. People will do anything (and I do mean ANYTHING) to keep their job.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
vwlarry, 12/26/2012 12:58:21 AM (No. 9083669)
Arbeit macht frei?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Japanorama, 12/26/2012 1:56:40 AM (No. 9083698)
The chronic stress might have something to do with obesity.
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