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Subject: Re: Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers Posted on: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:08:19 +0000 (UTC)


Bailey Legull wrote:
> Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> > At least they can always pretend everyone envies them.
>
> I'm constantly astonished by the stupidity of American workers. They
> work 50-hour weeks, get two weeks paid vacation, and still cheer when
> the boss tells them to. "This is the greatest country in the world!"
> they yell. "We're not like those stupid French!"
>
> All this without realizing the French work 35 hours a week, get three
> weeks off per year, and take two hours off at lunch to DRINK. Yeah,
> that's stupid all right. America *is* Number One -- in hours worked
> per person per week.

French unemployment rate: 10%
US unemployment rate: 5%