Oh
Oh lol no I mean *Flexi*days
18 fyi
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
yeah i really can't get my head around how little time off americans get
my public sector job here in the uk gives me 31 holiday days plus public holidays time off between xmas and new year ffs
― War, Famine, Pestilence, Death, Umami (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, March 7, 2018 6:06 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
probably fair to compare to similar us jobs
i don't know the exact details, but just from her casually mentioning it, i know someone who works for the city (of los angeles) and she can rack up 3-4 weeks of vacation time in just a few months plus she gets a week of sick days, but possibly even more, and she basically works 4 days a week
the private sector is where things get bad for US workers
on another note, i know union jobs don't have paid time off or employer-covered healthcare, but they get paid decently as a trade off (like $60-$80/hour, but i'm sure it depends on the trade)
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
"Liquour", "gasoline"
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 17:14 (six years ago) link
often thought that the US approach to acceptable amounts of paid leave points to the real sickness at the heart of the country― Under the influence of the Ranters (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:24 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Under the influence of the Ranters (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:24 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
mix this in with the fear of being fired 'at will' with zero safety net to catch you if that happens, then sprinkle in an unhealthy dose of youre a shit employee for taking any time off at all and youre probably spot on.
i worked for ibm in australia where i recieved 4 weeks of vacation (usable from my first day) with the option of buying another 4 weeks. I also got 365 sick days every two years (at 100% pay) in case i got cancer or something long termish.
Its been a rough transition to put it mildly.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
365 sick days every two years (at 100% pay)
w...w...whaaaa???
― had (crüt), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 21:58 (six years ago) link
yeah ibm is famous for that, the rest of us get 8 or maybe 12 per year
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
Is this if you get certified sick you get 50% pay, essentially
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
This is all because you people allowed communists to hold jobs and vote
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
Darragh if I was sick for 18 months I wouldnt get paid for 6 of those months but the other 12 would be paid at 100%. Weirdly the system never seemed to get abused but the odd thought of a fakey dr certificate and a second job to double my income may have crossed my mind. It almost seems like treating employees with respect results in those employees being respectful. Crazy.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Thursday, 8 March 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
Weirdly the system never seemed to get abused
i've wondered if it's like when we had tiny internet caps (10gb/mth) we'd squeeze out every last gig, but when internet plans grew to >1tb/limitless we stopped worrying
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 8 March 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
115. pallid, yellow eggs with extra-fragile shells
― just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Thursday, 8 March 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
get you some good farm eggs
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 March 2018 00:07 (six years ago) link
milk duds which i love much more than is warranted
― estela, Friday, 9 March 2018 00:47 (six years ago) link
Cataloging all the different state license plates you see on road trips
― El Tomboto, Friday, 9 March 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
80% of people on a domestic US flight ordering dry ginger ale
― milquetoast malone (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:04 (six years ago) link
i would love to know how ginger ale worked its way so firmly into the american psyche as something you drink on the plane. surely this must constitute the bulk of the ginger ale business. whenever else do you even see it??
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:06 (six years ago) link
I know rite!!!
does it even go with free pretzels???
― milquetoast malone (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:08 (six years ago) link
it was the only soft drink except coke on a recent Europe-Japan flight I took, so maybe it’s a flight thing now?
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:12 (six years ago) link
really noticed this on a flight between Noo Yawk and Miami, and it was one of many soft drink options
― milquetoast malone (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:16 (six years ago) link
never really seen it ordered on non-US flights
I don’t take caffeine so I asked for it and the stewardess had to go search for it lol
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:18 (six years ago) link
You guys have some problem with drinking booze on a flight?
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:31 (six years ago) link
I don’t like getting dehydrated so I rarely drink on flights. This last trip (12+ hour flight) I was bumped up a class on air france and the stewardess, relieved to find a French speaker, talked me into wine.
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:33 (six years ago) link
Yes, I wouldn't normally drink on flights either, but on a long flight I'm not going to drink ginger beer tbh
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:44 (six years ago) link
I am a savage it is true
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:47 (six years ago) link
the thing is.. drinking ginger ale on a plane fuckin rules
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 11:10 (six years ago) link
I bought a 2-liter of ginger ale lemonade, and I'll tell you something, it ain't the same.
Last time I was on a plane, I asked for either a Sprite or a 7-UP. They said they only had Sierra Mist.
So I drank ginger ale.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:08 (six years ago) link
ginger ale isn't ginger beer btw
ale's ok as a mixer, beer is good any time
― bad left terf nut (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:12 (six years ago) link
ginger ale is an abomination tbh
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
About as much of an ale as root beer is a beer.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
i'm old enough to remember people ordering tomato juice because they thought it was healthier/would keep them hydrated
i usually just drink water, but will sometimes opt for orange juice
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
well tbf https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/weird/WHYY-Why-do-we-Drink-Tomato-Juice-on-Planes--278032761.html
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 16:56 (six years ago) link
i've also noticed the tomato juice on a flight thing!
― surm, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
actually i never thought of ginger ale on a flight but there's something about the marketing of ginger ale that i find very appealing at large. it's an ale! it's healthy! no caffeine! still tastes great! etcdef my favorite soda even though crush is my close #2 haha
― surm, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
literally the last thing i ever want to happen on a flight is some gastrointestinal emergency and ginger ale helps mitigate that risk
tomato juice on the other hand i have no fucking clue
― brendon urine (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:55 (six years ago) link
it's an ale! it's not it's healthy...
― just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:57 (six years ago) link
i was on flights in the early 80s and distinctly remember my dad ordering ginger ale. it's just what you do.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
Ginger is an anti-emetic so it’s meant to stop you vomiting over everything though idk how much actual ginger is involved in ginger ale.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 19:24 (six years ago) link
ginger ale and tomato juice are what i remember adults drinking when taking a break from being actively, aggressively alcoholic. (c. late 1970s)
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
ginger ale works well as a mixer but that's about it
was recently advised that in certain south east asian countries, ginger intake is less about the stomach and more about giving zing to the, uh, gentleman and lady parts
― milquetoast malone (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
prices on store shelves or menus not including the sales tax
― Lee626, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 04:08 (six years ago) link
^ this is almost as insane as tipping but doesn't get the same press
― just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 07:14 (six years ago) link
always get caught out on the sales tax, every freaking time
― milquetoast malone (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 07:28 (six years ago) link
“Resort fees” at hotels, too.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 07:28 (six years ago) link
When I was in Manhattan a couple of years ago I said to the guy in a store where I'd just bought a map, "I keep forgetting about the sales tax". His reply: "How do you think we pay for all these wars buddy?"
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 08:00 (six years ago) link
most places in Miami had a 'service fee' and expected a tip!!!
outrageous!!!
― Cardigan B (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 08:43 (six years ago) link
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:00 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that's...not how it works in america but ok
― NBA YoungBoy named Rocky Raccoon (m bison), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 11:00 (six years ago) link
It was said w/ some humour, yr honour.
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 11:43 (six years ago) link
humor, yr honor ... remember what thread you're in.
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 11:45 (six years ago) link
:-)
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 11:57 (six years ago) link