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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:42 PM Original message |
Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Once you visit Europe, you become aware of how oppressive this nation |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I used to frequently go between Europe and the US, and Europeans here for work. The |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. New eyes |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Yep!!! Excellent!!! Thanks!!! n/t |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
65. lol! That's great. Love that guy. nt |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
115. Hilarious! Thanks! (n/t) |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
131. Glad this guy is still around! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
155. Lewis Black is my favorite...nt |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. Amen. My European friends give the USA workers an insulting term. > |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Excellent description! n/t |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
81. Makes me think of an XTC song: |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #40 |
122. most of our clients are European firms operating in the US |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #122 |
144. "go home and screw your wife or I am going to do it for you!" |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #122 |
166. My husband works for a U.K. company that bought out the Swedish company... |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
86. These are but a few of the joys living in a nation wherein an extreme RW agenda has been implemented |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
110. And don't forget higher education. |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
169. +100 |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. how is that? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. If your health insurance is not expensive - |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I'll second that. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. MA are you in MN? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. I am in MN, but I'm also self employed. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. No, I'm talking about MCHA, not Minnesota Care |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Thanks my brother. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Sorry MA. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. You too. |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #64 |
149. When medical science fails, go a little further. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #149 |
173. Thanks - been there done that and totally open to whatever works. |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
45. nope I'm over 50 :) |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. can you share the name of the company? |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
88. sure |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
67. For this to help people, we need a name of the Plan you are |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #67 |
111. i am self insured |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
119. Tell me where you're getting this great plan, please? |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #119 |
129. i'm in md |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #21 |
147. Information, please! |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #147 |
175. check einsurance |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. The main reason I became self employed was |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Where I am... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
70. Having done elder care for many years, my insurance situation was always |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. A friend in the U.K. will be running the legal dept. for an entire bank. 35hrs/wk per std. contract. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
71. My best friend is a lawyer in London. |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Absolutely! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
73. Almost too funny for words - but we are told from the cradle on |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:40 PM Original message |
Yes, we do. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
75. What industry do you work for? That is horrible! n/t |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I'm a self-employed technical writer. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. +1,000 TrueDelphi |
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cameozalaznick (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
101. As a self-employed, I'm always telling people... |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Amen to that... |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Agreed. The United States is the worst Western nation, in my honest opinion. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. one thing I noticed in Europe was lousy service |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #55 |
104. so you wish there had been a mall. a 7-11 and everyone speaking YOUR language? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #55 |
116. I suppose a Walmart open 24/7 would have solved all those problems |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #55 |
123. Everything you complained about, I find a positive. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
140. Did you forget the sarcasm tag? They wouldn't take American currency IN EUROPE and you're upset? |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #55 |
145. This post is hilarious |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #145 |
146. oops |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #145 |
165. It had me howling. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #55 |
163. Please tell me this post is a joke. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #163 |
174. well I sure appreciate that comparison |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
106. Word. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
133. VERY TRUE... I have Family in Europe |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
143. Insurers tend to like the self-employed because they never take sick time. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Some of the places I've worked you were afraid to be on vac. too long as |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
78. More than once I knew of people who went on vacation and |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #78 |
150. Yep. In some places, the other employees wait around like vultures. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
90. My husband worries because he doesn't volunteer for overtime. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. I was salaried and got paid for a 40hr week, but the expectation was that you |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. My last developer job was like that. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #97 |
107. You're braver than me, I was always afraid to work out what my hourly rate would be! |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #97 |
109. There's the rub. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #90 |
108. I'll never work overtime. Period. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
134. You Nailed It |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
138. I had this happen to me at a place I'd been for 10 years. |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Unless you're George W. Bu$h |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. I am not working any longer, but when I was, |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why? Because we are owned, that's why. |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. How can that be in the land of the free, home of the brave? |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because this nation is the all work and no play country and grab all you can |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
54. One-word answer: Consumerism |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because maintaining empire and corporate supremacy have their costs. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. . |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Peace to you, Liberal_in_LA. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. because we vote for people who dont respect us |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Exactly!!! n/t |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
72. +1 |
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MatthewStLouis (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Family first! Ironic isn't it? |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Only 57% of U.S. workers use up all of the days they're entitled to" |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. I got endless shit for taking 2 weeks off when my first child was born a month ago |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Don't confuse vacation with parental leave. |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. I'm not mixing the two. I used the term deliberately as I had to take vacation (No paternal leave) |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
85. Imagine getting separate PAID leave for parental leave. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
89. You work for/with JERKS. Get your resume polished up. |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
139. Most employers give you parental leave only if you use up your vacation time |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
59. My boss called me in the hospital |
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eissa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. I had the same thing happen to me |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. The best part of my story |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
91. WHne my hubs explained to his boss (small co. owner) that he was resigning to stay home with our |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #91 |
113. Gotta love the "personal problem" bit. |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. In a country as primitive as America, |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. If they can do without me for a week, they can do without me forever |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. K&R |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. My brother told me about a place that |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. We have no democracy anymore. Citizens anymore are just cogs in USA, Inc. And if |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. ok, so are we cogs, slabs of meat, or cogs of meat? |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Good catch! Cogs, for consistency. n/t |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
62. I had just returned from maternity leave |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
103. One of the great aspects of the health care reform was mandatory lactation stations |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #103 |
112. I wish this had been around |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. I've worked for places where I was afraid to take time off. |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
57. I'd love to work for a European comany...in Europe |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #57 |
151. Easier said, than done. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. A couple of reasons: |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. How is it that vacation time it "frivolous", yet buying |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Beats me. |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. #1 is so true about this country |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
92. "I hope fervently that I NEVER have to go back to corporate America ever again." |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. Because big pharma has drugs to sell |
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Peter1x9 (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. We've become a country of pathetic, materialistic, selfish robots that have the |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. I'm only 25 years old, but I've long since decided I won't have kids in this country |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
87. IMO that's a very smart decision. One has no idea where this country is |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. "if younger I would be looking at alternatives to living my whole life in America." |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #93 |
157. definitely. I almost wish that my 21 y.o. would think about |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #87 |
167. You're never too old |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #167 |
168. If feels pretty unstable here anymore, in fact, some of the politicians are completely wacky. n/t |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. Puritanism |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. They're afraid of losing their jobs - |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. That's now, but I think OP meant in general |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
48. What's so hard to understand? We are somewhere in between France and India in terms of |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:58 AM Response to Reply #48 |
127. We used to do that here. I remember my dad striking for |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
56. When I was working for this one company.. they had it so |
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strawberryfield (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. If I didn't work for myself.... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
66. GREED |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
68. It's that Puritan work ethic |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. I earned 21 vacation days this year and only took one day off. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
79. One other point has to do with the word itself. |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
80. I never realized how bad I had it until I moved to Germany. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. I've always been amazed that America is so far behind not only in healthcare |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #80 |
96. Work and private life SEPARATE? |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:49 AM Response to Reply #96 |
128. I totally agree.... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
95. The worst part about it is that in America, vacation's not mandated by LAW. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #95 |
118. I think I read somewhere that there's only two countries besides us that don't mandate vacation. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
98. Because our owners suck. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
99. And so many here seem to feel "guilty" about having a vacation..... |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:25 AM Response to Reply #99 |
124. I don't think we feel guilty. More like we feel afraid of losing our jobs. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
100. knr nt |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
102. I get 3 weeks vacation, every other Friday off, holidays and the plant shuts down |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
105. We are a nation of sweatshops. |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
114. Guess I was a lucky one |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
117. I used to work for a UK company that found US vacation to be "obscene" |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
120. I must've been in the minority insofar as vacation was concerned |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #120 |
121. So you had to work for five years before you got two weeks? |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #121 |
172. No looking back now |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
125. Stupid, isn't it. /nt |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
126. I won't even discuss my amount of vacation time here in the UAE |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
130. Because slavery is still practiced in the U.S.A. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
132. Another Issue that Never Made Sense here in the States |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
135. My fiancee and I are going to Italy for our honeymoon. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #135 |
158. do it! don't be afraid |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
136. Two to three weeks? Many cheap US employers |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
137. And when I mention this to people who think this is okay, they say "but we are more productive!" |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #137 |
159. and we are sick! we probably take more |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
141. Because we're so "productive!" |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
142. Simple Explanation - We're Not Unionized |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
148. Because we're a nation of cut-throats, mercenaries, and scabs |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
152. No one on their death bed has ever said, |
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Populist_Prole (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #152 |
156. You got that right. I "do my eight and hit the gate" |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
153. "You're struggling because you're not working hard enough." |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
154. Because we're lazy and don't deserve vacations. (n/t) |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
160. I get four weeks of vacation, 2 weeks of continuing ed, and a 3 month sabbatical every 5 years. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
161. Because we're stupid -- we've supported the evils of capitalism ... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
162. Americans have better things to do |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
164. Bloody Calvinist work ethic. |
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drokhole (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
170. Life is a dance... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
171. "Hard work is good for you." Usually said by rich people who don't work. |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
176. Aren't the Euro-economies in the proverbial crapper right now? |
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