- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Paid Holidays/Vacation Days in the U.S. Versus Other OECD Countries
Posted on 3/29/16 at 1:53 pm to Phat Phil
Posted on 3/29/16 at 1:53 pm to Phat Phil
quote:
salaried workers get paid holidays. but many hourly wage workers get nothing. For example, no work on Christmas, no pay.
This used to be incentive to better yourself, work your way up, or get a better job. Nowadays it's just an excuse to give undeserving people more benefits and "livable wages."
Posted on 3/29/16 at 1:53 pm to Phat Phil
quote:
but many hourly wage workers get nothing. For example, no work on Christmas, no pay.
nobody is forcing them to work this way
I get paid holidays and more than 10 days paid vacation.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 1:53 pm to AnonymousTiger
With paid holidays and vacation, I get 29 days off, not to mention I'm off every Friday
Sorry for you fast food workers
Sorry for you fast food workers
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:01 pm to AnonymousTiger
A lot of hourly workers are part timers, usually by their design. Maybe they are a parent, a student, work seasonal jobs, are working for a temp agency. Thing is they have the freedom to move on just like any of us. Also you get paid overtime as hourly, most salary workers I know of don't.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:12 pm to Phat Phil
30 days paid vacation? What the heck am I going to do with that? No way I'm missing 30 days of work plus holidays. I'd be constantly catching up, working twice as hard to make up for lost time. I get 15 days now plus holidays and never use them all. Of course, some of us actually like our jobs and want to work hard.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:13 pm to Phat Phil
I don't mind the way that we have it here in the states, if we were mandated a certain minimum I doubt companies would give more than the mandated minimum, which would probably be less than I get currently.
If you are an hourly worker, you probably either get holidays/vacation or you are part time.
If you are an hourly worker, you probably either get holidays/vacation or you are part time.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:21 pm to Phat Phil
I get 26 weeks off per year, but work through whatever holidays happen to fall on my schedule.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:23 pm to Phat Phil
seems like Europeans are on vacation all the time
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:24 pm to AnonymousTiger
quote:Truth. Everyone wants everything handed to them. Someone earlier said that people don't want to work anymore. I'm seeing more and more of that. It's so frustrating. Nothing gets done. I'm starting to wonder if it is just a Louisiana thing or not.
This used to be incentive to better yourself, work your way up, or get a better job
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:25 pm to dgnx6
quote:
I swear, people don't want to work anymore
That's because work is way overrated. frick the Puritans and their damn work ethic. Those frickers never enjoyed life anyway.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:25 pm to ForeverLSU02
quote:
an entire month off, paid, every year
Cue all the bad asses who think you're just a lazy frick if you think every hard working person deserves at least 30 days out of the year for yourself and/or your family, especially for those with young children and/or special needs
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:28 pm to Croacka
quote:
not to mention I'm off every Friday
well you can just frick off
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:32 pm to JumpingTheShark
You'd. E onto something but the US is usually close to dead last in the civilized world in actually being productive at work.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:32 pm to AnonymousTiger
quote:
salaried workers get paid holidays. but many hourly wage workers get nothing. For example, no work on Christmas, no pay. This used to be incentive to better yourself, work your way up, or get a better job. Nowadays it's just an excuse to give undeserving people more benefits and "livable wages."
The problem with this line of thinking is that now the government is mandating to employers what jobs can and cannot be salaried. I work in retail banking. When I was first hired 10 years ago, my job was a salaried job. 5 years ago, Uncle Sam stepped in and mandated that everyone at my position must be hourly. The concern being that we were being taken advantage of.
Of course, this screws me. I have to punch a clock. If my daughter has something at school I want to see, I have to clock out. I preferred a salaried job. If I wanted an hourly wage, I would work at a place that offered one.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 3:05 pm to Phat Phil
I'm up to 4 weeks of PTO, and 2 weeks of sick time per year. I'm quite happy with what I get.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 3:30 pm to BROffshoreTigerFan
quote:
I'm up to 4 weeks of PTO, and 2 weeks of sick time per year.
I get 3 weeks vacation, 3 weeks sick, 3 personal days, paid holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years. Also get 6 half Fridays during the summer. I'm quite happy with what I get.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 3:49 pm to ForeverLSU02
That graph is ridiculous. As the article states:
That means the chart must contribute some sort of averages to come up with the 10 days Annual Leave since it is not a requirement and not everyone is given paid annual leave. However, they do not include anything for Paid holidays. Seeing as just about every industry (w/ the exception of food & retail) gives paid holidays to their workers, not all but most workers, they have to have some sort of average higher than 0.
AND, when you consider the number of people who receive more than 2 weeks (every job I have had has given at least 2 weeks when you walk in the door and can get as high as 4-5 weeks w/ seniority), that number should be much higher than 10, if it's an average.
quote:
The U.S. federal government dictates that employees are given exactly zero paid holiday and vacation days a year.
That means the chart must contribute some sort of averages to come up with the 10 days Annual Leave since it is not a requirement and not everyone is given paid annual leave. However, they do not include anything for Paid holidays. Seeing as just about every industry (w/ the exception of food & retail) gives paid holidays to their workers, not all but most workers, they have to have some sort of average higher than 0.
AND, when you consider the number of people who receive more than 2 weeks (every job I have had has given at least 2 weeks when you walk in the door and can get as high as 4-5 weeks w/ seniority), that number should be much higher than 10, if it's an average.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 3:51 pm to The Mick
quote:
You can post a bit of the article there phat phuck?
Posted on 3/30/16 at 7:48 am to Phat Phil
I get 6 weeks of PTO and 3 floating holidays
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News