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litterascriptor
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Language center slave here..
I worked thursday friday and just got home from work. I get sunday, monday, tuesday off. |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010
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Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:03 am Post subject: |
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y'know, this just goes to show how good we all have it here in our china.
not only are we overpaid, held in awe, and 'work' ridiculously light
schedules, but our chinese overlords are considerate enough to give
us filthy capitalists a day off to celebrate international communist day! |
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NoBillyNO
Joined: 11 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| May Day has its origins in the good ole US or A and is as "American" as baseball and apple pie. The American Federation of Labor proclamation "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labor from and after May 1, 1886." |
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Javelin of Radiance
Joined: 01 Jul 2009
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Location: The West
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| NoBillyNO wrote: |
| May Day has its origins in the good ole US or A and is as "American" as baseball and apple pie. The American Federation of Labor proclamation "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labor from and after May 1, 1886." |
International Women's Day also has its origins in that commie hotbed known as the United Socialist States of America. |
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rioux
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| Non Sequitur wrote: |
You still don't get it.
Would you be cool with a scheme in your own country that suggests that it would be better if Christmas Day was 'Monday-ised' ie it's a bind always having it on December 25th. |
Not a problem because I would get that one individual day off. Plus the fact it accompanies New Year's Day which would be more than a week off anyway. I would think it is absurd if I had to "make up" for a certain day at a different week. |
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NoBillyNO
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| International Women's Day also has its origins in that commie hotbed known as the United Socialist States of America. |
Ahmmm Sir, that is the UNited Snakes of America.....and for the women I know... it seems everyday is Womans Day....and remember.. all the good holidays are from the US or are Christian in origin....
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| I would think it is absurd if I had to "make up" for a certain day at a different week. |
Think of it as a debt or a loan, I would glad work and extra day next week if I could have an off day today...this is called the Wimpy Switcheroo.... |
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thechangling
Joined: 11 Apr 2013
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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It makes sense to me that single day public holidays should be tacked on to a weekend so working people have a chance to rest and recover. But Xmas and New Years (at least in NZ) are 2 day holidays during the time when a lot of people are also taking annual 4 weeks holidays as well. I know this situation is not universal but to some extent the core idea could be applied elsewhere.
In China the travel rush is a big problem so staggered holidays might be more useful. |
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Babala
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Henan
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I noticed one poster here mentioned they worked Thursday, Friday and today. By law in China if you work on a stat holiday then you are to be paid 3X your salary for those days. |
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Non Sequitur
Joined: 23 May 2010
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Location: China
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| thechangling wrote: |
It makes sense to me that single day public holidays should be tacked on to a weekend so working people have a chance to rest and recover. But Xmas and New Years (at least in NZ) are 2 day holidays during the time when a lot of people are also taking annual 4 weeks holidays as well. I know this situation is not universal but to some extent the core idea could be applied elsewhere.
In China the travel rush is a big problem so staggered holidays might be more useful. |
The travel 'rush' is a cultural phenomenon - not an inability to plan holidays.
I've known students who spend more that 48 hours on trains just to get 2 days at home on Qing Ming, or other significant observance. |
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mnguy29
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| Very common in China. Better get used to it. |
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Non Sequitur
Joined: 23 May 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Exactly! |
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