icecream Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I haven't had a day off in over a year (save for wkds) and somehow finagled my way out of the workday. I feel like I just robbed a damn bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 i work weekdays and weekends.. i've had maybe 2 weekends off since november. two jobs is a bitch. but when i have one day off it seems weird. i don't know what to do with myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 yes....yes I have....going from a job like that to being unemployed is weird as shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 That sounds awful. I have three weeks of paid vacation a year and two weeks of paid sick time a year (plus this year i took a three month paid paternity leave when my son was born). I love my time off... I couldn't handle working non stop without time away from the office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I've not had a weekend off, without requesting a day off in around 4 years. Working shitty hourly jobs is getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 i've never had a paid vacation in my life....i really hope whatever job I end up with (if ever) it has paid vacation time....i literally can't fathom not being at work and still getting paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 i literally can't fathom not being at work and still getting paid for it. It's glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 i literally can't fathom not being at work and still getting paid for it. It's glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 i've never had a paid vacation in my life....i really hope whatever job I end up with (if ever) it has paid vacation time....i literally can't fathom not being at work and still getting paid for it. I've never had paid vacation time either. I can't wait to get a job where I can, so I don't have to worry about taking days off or being sick, then being short on money that pay period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I got 40 hours paid time off plus time accrued after working at the place I'm working at now after only being there 6 months. Also, its super easy to ask off. The job is the most mindless, soul-sucking, menial thing ever, but with perks like that I can deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 You guys get screwed for paid holiday over there. I work 10am-6pm 5 days a week and get 25 days paid holiday a year plus 10 days at christmas when the magazine closes for the holidays which i don't have to take as part of my allocation. Most places in europe are similar if not the same as this if you're on a salaried job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 You guys get screwed for paid holiday over there. I work 10am-6pm 5 days a week and get 25 days paid holiday a year plus 10 days at christmas when the magazine closes for the holidays which i don't have to take as part of my allocation. Most places in europe are similar if not the same as this if you're on a salaried job. ...god...fucking...damn it. my last job, i worked 50-60 hours a week on average (sometimes more)....made about $15,000-$17,000 a year, no benefits, no paid vacation, no sick days, for the first 4 years i usually had 1 off day a week and if i had 2 they weren't consecutive...and for the first 4 years i had to work at least one shift a week closing (closed at 4a.m. didn't get out until around 6a.m. usually) I've been applying for jobs for about 2 months straight, almost every single day and haven't so much as gotten a call back yet....i'm fucking pissed right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 You guys get screwed for paid holiday over there. I work 10am-6pm 5 days a week and get 25 days paid holiday a year plus 10 days at christmas when the magazine closes for the holidays which i don't have to take as part of my allocation. Most places in europe are similar if not the same as this if you're on a salaried job. ...god...fucking...damn it. my last job, i worked 50-60 hours a week on average (sometimes more)....made about $15,000-$17,000 a year, no benefits, no paid vacation, no sick days, for the first 4 years i usually had 1 off day a week and if i had 2 they weren't consecutive...and for the first 4 years i had to work at least one shift a week closing (closed at 4a.m. didn't get out until around 6a.m. usually) I've been applying for jobs for about 2 months straight, almost every single day and haven't so much as gotten a call back yet....i'm fucking pissed right now I had no idea how badly you guys got treated until a couple of years ago. I worked with an american girl and her sister was forced to come visit her for a long weekend at a time to avoid using up considerable chunks of her 10 days annual paid holiday. It's absolutely ridiculous that people should be made to work with so little time off. We have it easy over here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I work 40-50 hours a week too, and only pull in about $15k after taxes. No benefits, no sicks days, no vacation. I pretty much got forced onto second shift too, so I'm here 4pm-midnight everyday but Wednesday and Thursday. I've been applying places too, but it's so hard to follow up with jobs you apply for online. Hopefully it'll all change if I can find a good internship in the Spring, and finally get my degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 ...god...fucking...damn it. my last job, i worked 50-60 hours a week on average (sometimes more)....made about $15,000-$17,000 a year, no benefits, no paid vacation, no sick days, for the first 4 years i usually had 1 off day a week and if i had 2 they weren't consecutive...and for the first 4 years i had to work at least one shift a week closing (closed at 4a.m. didn't get out until around 6a.m. usually) I've been applying for jobs for about 2 months straight, almost every single day and haven't so much as gotten a call back yet....i'm fucking pissed right now I had no idea how badly you guys got treated until a couple of years ago. I worked with an american girl and her sister was forced to come visit her for a long weekend at a time to avoid using up considerable chunks of her 10 days annual paid holiday. It's absolutely ridiculous that people should be made to work with so little time off. We have it easy over here! It all depends on where you work. Lots of companies offer decent salaries, paid time off, benefits, etc. It's not always a job you will necessarily enjoy, but you have to weigh that against the benefits you're receiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xlovecolouredx Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 my main job is interia design and i'm also a design lecturer at where i finished bachalor. also no a real day-off since september. but i'm fun with what i do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Why do you people put up with such crappy job conditions? Working fulltime for $15,000 is a joke. I'd rather be unemployed than not have a day off and be paid that. On the plus side, I work 8am-4pm and get 4 weeks paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, and every weekend off. Work to live, not live to work. #yourdoingitwrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Why do you people put up with such crappy job conditions? Working fulltime for $15,000 is a joke. I'd rather be unemployed than not have a day off and be paid that.On the plus side, I work 8am-4pm and get 4 weeks paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, and every weekend off. Work to live, not live to work. #yourdoingitwrong if it were that easy, I can guarantee you that I would have a decent job already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I too, would have left ages ago if I could. There really is not much for jobs in my area, Akron is just an old industrial town that has been dead since the rubber industry left. Hell, we lost 20k people between the last 2 censuses, dropping us below 200k for the first time in well over 100 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest errolwest Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 i racked up 17 hours of overtime in 5 days. i dont even know what a day off is. shiiiit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Move to a more prosperous town/country. America sucks for paying it's workers. I'd suggest moving to Canada. Or maybe even Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 or waltongoggins, australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisahiijack Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 i work nights, it's a whole other level of suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 or waltongoggins, australia. Congratulations for being an abortion survivor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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