Will the world come to an end if I go into work on Monday? Remember when sacrifice was considered

[RB TexLa]

an American value? Before we began referring to ourselves as "precious, precious Americans."

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Hand over the popcorn, with butter preferably

[Warpy]

2. Wake me up when capital is expected to make a few sacrifices

Until then, it's just more of the same, labor making all the sacrifices as they face speedups along with depressed wages.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yup

[lunasun]

4. People gave their "precious" life for labor reform if you are working a fed.holiday you should be

compensated beyond the reg 40 hr work week pay.
That sacrifice should be remembered when employed by those without values.
Don't let them have died in vain and lose it all on some propaganda company pride

[RB TexLa]

7. I'm paid the same for 80 hours a week as 40

[Live and Learn]

9. Then you are also paid the same pay for 20 hours a week.

The labor laws were put in place to prevent companies from abusing workers and I resent your implication that we should do away with them.

[Rex]

5. Go ask someone that is self employed.

They will laugh at you over holidays. Why not try it and let us know how that works out?

[RB TexLa]

8. I have. I was taught there are 7 days in a week, there are 7 workdays in a week.

[Violet_Crumble]

12. If only someone could invent a 9 day week...

And harangue workers for daring to have a day or two off!

btw, I was taught from the first day I started work that while there's 7 days in a week, only five of them are days we work, and if we're required to work on Saturday and Sunday, then we can choose to do so knowing we'll be paid time and a half for the first few hours and double time for the rest, including double time all Sunday and public holidays. Work/life balance is a pretty big deal in my part of the world, and smart employers understand why...

[ExCop-LawStudent]

13. There are 7 days in a week

and thanks to organized labor, the work week is only 40 hours - 5 days. You can also thank them for employer furnished health insurance, paid vacation, overtime, workplace safety, and a host of other things that most people take for granted.

[petronius]

6. Depends, I guess. Do you do the kind of work that could potentially destroy the world?

If so, it might be better if you took the day off...

[Starry Messenger]

10. Sucker. nt.

[Fumesucker]

11. How many people at the end of their lives think; "Hey, I should have spent more time at the office"?

Charles De Gaulle once remarked that the graveyards are full of indispensable men.