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View Poll Results: Should the U.S. mandate paid vacation / days off for all employees?
Yes 58 37.18%
No, keep it the way it is 94 60.26%
No opinion 4 2.56%
Voters: 156. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-09-2013, 10:06 PM
 
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Ehm what type of job is that? I live in the northeast.
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Old 07-09-2013, 10:08 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Ehm what type of job is that? I live in the northeast.
You can lead a horse to water...
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:21 AM
 
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We need government mandate because corporates do not care about their workers!!!! There is no mandatory unpaid vacation either in America!!!!
LOL, well, I don't know about you or the companies you work for, but the companies I'm around take amazing care of their workers. Heck the company I work for, starting off give you 30 days paid vacation yearly....
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:24 AM
 
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Few retail workers gets paid vacation. I work in retail and get absolutely no paid vacation. I'm in fear taking more than a week off UNpaid vacation. Corporations only usually gives two weeks off.... Wow big deal.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm pretty sure that evil wal-mart gives paid vactation....

So, wait, you went from "THEY DO NOTHING" to now they give 2 weeks....

You cannot even keep your story straight in your own sentence....
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:29 AM
 
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Ehm what type of job is that? I live in the northeast.
Suck it up and move or stop complaining, that's what's wrong with people...

Or stay right there, where you are, complain some more, how bad you have been treated in your job...and NEVER NEVER NEVER try and do more for yourself....that's just not how it's done anymore...you complain, GOVERNMENT TEAT....please..............

Sick.....
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:33 AM
 
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Ehm what type of job is that? I live in the northeast.
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You are welcome, all in the NorthEast.....

Took all of 2 minutes to do that search...
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:41 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Yeah, in this economy it is very easy to find or change jobs
Corporates takes advantage of giving horrible benefits to workers

Nevertheless, a company is under NO obligation to provide you with a job!
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:58 AM
 
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Yes the government should mandate that employees be given at least 5 days of paid leave for each year worked and be given the 6 major holidays off or pay at triple time or double time and another day off for each holiday worked.
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:59 AM
 
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Yes the government should mandate that employees be given at least 5 days of paid leave for each year worked and be given the 6 major holidays off or pay at triple time or double time and another day off for each holiday worked.

Why?
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Old 07-10-2013, 08:31 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Why?
Because it makes him feel good.
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