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re: US is pretty much the only first world country without paid sick leave
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:06 pm to benhamin5555
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:06 pm to benhamin5555
Why don't you move to France then lazy arse
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:11 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Also the only one w/o paid maternity leave and the one with by far the shortest vacation days.
Corporatism at its finest, and it's only getting worse as the oligarchy continues to chip away at the few benefits the American worker actually does have. Shameful.
Christ is this ever misinformed. The government does not mandate these things. So while your precious big government is busy letting you down, those corporations you so despise have been helpful enough to offer things like maternity leave and paid sick leave. I am sorry you have not yet progressed to the point in your life where your skills would demand such an offer from a company of your choosing.
Sincerely,
Go frick yourself.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:53 pm to benhamin5555
I had paid sick leave before I retired. My wife currently has paid sick leave.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:29 pm to benhamin5555
ben, you should get a job with paid sick leave. Most people working in the corporate offices of reputable companies have this benefit. You may need to re-evaluate your career choices if you lack this benefit.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:01 pm to benhamin5555
You mean government forced sick leave.
I have it. Good companies do.
Shitty ones don't.
Have enough skill to not work for a shitty one.
I have it. Good companies do.
Shitty ones don't.
Have enough skill to not work for a shitty one.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:23 pm to Jake88
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This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:29 pm to gatorrocks
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Have enough skill to not work for a shitty one.
But it's so much easier to play the victim.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:31 pm to benhamin5555
i get 20 paid sick days a year, 5 personal days, 3 "floating holidays", and 4 weeks vacation.
women have paid maternity leave and men actually get 2 weeks paid paternity leave
women have paid maternity leave and men actually get 2 weeks paid paternity leave
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:31 pm to benhamin5555
We, including the poor, have it better here than any other country. We, including the poor, have it better in this country now than any of previous generations.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:33 pm to benhamin5555
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benhamin5555
This is going well don't you think?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:39 pm to benhamin5555
You need to find a better place to work.
I give my employees 4 weeks of vacation and a week worth of sick days each year. I also give them 11 paid holidays each year.
I give my employees 4 weeks of vacation and a week worth of sick days each year. I also give them 11 paid holidays each year.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:41 pm to benhamin5555
I'm guessing the OP meant "government-provided" or "government-mandated" sick leave.
And the 4 pages of
talking about how we are all great and people who don't have sick leave should just find a new job... got it.
But here is the thing. There ARE a lot of people in this country who work jobs where, if you don't show up, you don't get paid. And it's not just the low-skills either. Anyone who is self-employed probably fits in this statement as well. If a one-man a/c repairman shop, the guy can't go to work today, he's not getting paid either.
That having been said, if someone is afraid to go to the doc because they don't want to miss a day of work, and it turns out they have Ebola and infect everyone else around them (including all of you that have sick days) then we are all going to be screwed.
I don't think that's a problem with Ebola, in that it's not an airborne disease, and you generally have to come in contact with body fluids to get it. But... if god forbid something like SARS hit here, we could be in for a big issue.
And the 4 pages of
talking about how we are all great and people who don't have sick leave should just find a new job... got it. But here is the thing. There ARE a lot of people in this country who work jobs where, if you don't show up, you don't get paid. And it's not just the low-skills either. Anyone who is self-employed probably fits in this statement as well. If a one-man a/c repairman shop, the guy can't go to work today, he's not getting paid either.
That having been said, if someone is afraid to go to the doc because they don't want to miss a day of work, and it turns out they have Ebola and infect everyone else around them (including all of you that have sick days) then we are all going to be screwed.
I don't think that's a problem with Ebola, in that it's not an airborne disease, and you generally have to come in contact with body fluids to get it. But... if god forbid something like SARS hit here, we could be in for a big issue.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:04 pm to LSUFanHouston
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If a one-man a/c repairman shop, the guy can't go to work today, he's not getting paid either.
he should have saved his money to account for sick days instead of buying the iphone 6
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:16 pm to Jarlaxle
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he should have saved his money to account for sick days instead of buying the iphone 6
Nice attack there, ok... point still being... if sick people go to work, we all suffer.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:32 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Nice attack
not meant as an attack.
To ME poverty is a mindset, either you accept being in poverty or you don't and you get out. Poverty is all about choices, some are not in the individuals control sometimes like parents making poor decisions and the children suffering for it. But there is always a way out, if you are willing to look and sacrifice. Unfortunately today its easier to sit idle instead of sacrificing.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:34 pm to LSURussian
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WTF are you talking about? Every company and governmental employer I know has paid sick leave.
He means not mandated by the government.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:44 pm to LSUFanHouston
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But here is the thing. There ARE a lot of people in this country who work jobs where, if you don't show up, you don't get paid. And it's not just the low-skills either. Anyone who is self-employed probably fits in this statement as well. If a one-man a/c repairman shop, the guy can't go to work today, he's not getting paid either.
There's a tradeoff with every decision. If someone goes to work for themselves that's part of the tradeoff they get for being their own boss and setting their own hours. IIRC, Russian is self-employed and I think SFP may be as well. I don't see them here bitching about not having paid sick days mandated to them by the All-Seeing Mommy State.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:57 pm to benhamin5555
US gives out more foreign aid than anyone else.
Maybe we just can't afford it?
Maybe we just can't afford it?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:59 pm to heartbreakTiger
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Those with legitimate jobs usually have sick leave
This.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:37 pm to benhamin5555
I have paid sick leave and if it is extended down time I have short term disability insurance.
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