Comments on: Why am I working today?

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:14:59 +0000

I bet its paid days off per year. considering many, many Americans work part time jobs that offer no paid time off (sick, holiday, or vacation) and most trade union jobs are also that way (their “vacation time” is worked in to their hourly wage and they therefore only get paid when they work). If thats the case, averaging lots of people who get zero, I bet 13 isnt too far off the mark for Americans.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:06:59 +0000

Is this just vacation, or vacation plus statutory holidays? If it’s just vacation, some of these numbers are probably too high (most Canadians get only two weeks, or 10 days a year.) If its vacation plus holidays, the number for the U.S. seems low.

By: jameshigham

jameshigham — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:59:45 +0000

You could be in Korea or Japan, you know.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:21:54 +0000

One could make a comment regarding workload and management demands but one won’t. Happy holidays anyway!