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In reply to the discussion: One Quarter of Americans Don't Get Paid Days Off [View all]AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)9. Paid days off? What's that?
Meanwhile, all the salaried people where I work are busy taking their vacations, while the office heads into the busiest time of the year shorthanded.
Most of the employees (myself included) are temporary full time. If we get sick, or just decide we need a day off, we don't get paid. So, we don't get sick, and we don't decide we need a day off (in most cases).
It's actually a pretty good deal for the office --we don't get any kind of benefits, can work all sorts of God-awful hours, and are also the scapegoats and whipping boys if something goes wrong, so hey! What a deal! For them.
But at my age (52) this is the best I can probably do in this economy.
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With more and more people having to cobble together various part-time gigs... no wonder.
LooseWilly
May 2013
#4
We do have an advanced economy by today's definition, it's our society that's backward. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
May 2013
#8
typical of corporate America - companies are shooting themselves in the foot on this one
laundry_queen
May 2013
#18