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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Lol. This country just voted to move in the opposite direction of this. We voted for less worker rights. Less power for the average person.

At this point, we'll need to start utilizing our 2nd amendment right if we want to get anything better than what we have. People died to give us the 40 hour work week. Looks like that's going to have to happen again for any further improvements.

Smarter countries did it without the bloodshed. America isn't that smart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

My dipshit coworkers think trump will actually be good for unions. Mfers.

I'd like to add that 32 hour weeks is pretty much purely something that works for white collar work. It's considerably harder to implement in blue collar settings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Your premise is flawed in the first sentence - "Want happier employees?" No American employer cares about that in the least. Being happy at being allowed to keep their job and keep showing up to collect your meager pay is about all you can expect.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

4 weeks is still not on par with other civilised countries. Living here in the UK now, 5 weeks is standard. When I was in the Netherlands I was getting six.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Know what really hurts?

Running into foreigners in your own city who tell you about how they're on a multi-week vacation to America and they'll probably do it again to another country again next year. I've had that happen multiple times while out at bars in my city.

Meanwhile, I've barely crossed state lines in my entire adulthood because it's hard to even get a 3-4 day extended weekend.

America sucks y'all.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 59 minutes ago

Join a union. I work part time in America. After just one year of working I had 3 weeks of vacation. After 3 I now have 4 weeks and am taking my 2nd international trip of the year and 3rd vacation trip of the year.

Or better yet, unionize your own workplace with vacations as the primary demand

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago

Unfortunately the leading point of view from employers

Is that if an employee is happy with their job... THEY ARE NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH.

They feel that ONLY those who hate their jobs .. are efficient

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Only 4 weeks? For an entire year? That's brutal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

i dont WANT happier employees i want MONEY!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 hours ago

Don't forget the healthy dose of salary and humane treatment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

Pay enough for them to afford two kids, a house and a car without dual-income and don't have them work so many hours they can't enjoy them.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago

4 weeks vacation is too small.

Make it 8. Rest is fine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Also worth mentioning from the article,

I work fully in the office. But I think remote work is better for work-life balance. I don't have the option to work remote

Well, why not? Covid showed how great this can work .. but so many companies went back to 20th century norms as soon as the pandemic ended*

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Maybe he is a hardware toucher

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

That goal is too modest. We shouldn't settle until Keynes prediction of a 15-hour workweek is fulfilled.

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