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Cause the family still has to eat? nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #1
Well, for all those people living paycheck to paycheck, MadHound Oct 2012 #2
Huh? Bills and living expenses don't just stop. nt NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #3
wow. what can you say to this? bowens43 Oct 2012 #4
You haven't met my family!! Major Hogwash Oct 2012 #5
Popcorn? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6
Nevermind the popcorn SmileyRose Oct 2012 #16
But it should be just as hot nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #19
Told you it would be entertaining nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #98
Just to bug you. Brickbat Oct 2012 #7
+1. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #23
Assume much? salin Oct 2012 #8
You're just DYING for someone to ask if YOU can afford to take off for two weeks without pay, right? Cirque du So-What Oct 2012 #9
What about people living paycheck to paycheck? I guess they shouldn't get a vacation. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #10
It's not his job to worry about those people, yunno Cirque du So-What Oct 2012 #11
Those people don't count! sheesh eShirl Oct 2012 #53
Damned over-privileged Americans. Zalatix Oct 2012 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author Lex Oct 2012 #12
Don't go changing.. Fumesucker Oct 2012 #13
paid vacation doesn't have to be spent with family fishwax Oct 2012 #14
If potato chips are so good, why do people drink coffee? nt Bonobo Oct 2012 #15
Exactly. Heidi Oct 2012 #99
Work time is important. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #17
did you forget this? MrsBrady Oct 2012 #18
A little new here, I see. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #20
I wonder . . . Lex Oct 2012 #25
Is he the infamous "don't drink with you" guy? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2012 #31
OH yes . . . HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #37
Second reference. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #51
Here JonLP24 Oct 2012 #61
Comedy GOLD. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #68
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #97
I miss Redstone. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #96
i've been here since 2007 n/t MrsBrady Oct 2012 #100
I meant "new to this particular troll", sorry . . . HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #105
Even if I could afford to take a couple weeks extra OnionPatch Oct 2012 #21
See, if you can't afford to take off from work - unpaid - for a coupla weeks Cirque du So-What Oct 2012 #22
so that people can afford to take a vacation. makes for a more productive employee so seabeyond Oct 2012 #24
Mark the cakendar again! Opie agrees wholeheartedly with seabeyond for the 2nd time in a month! opiate69 Oct 2012 #30
WINNER! Incitatus Oct 2012 #26
You have it all wrong...people with no vacation burn out. dkf Oct 2012 #27
Question: Indpndnt Oct 2012 #28
What the fuck? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #29
+1 Union Scribe Oct 2012 #66
This isn't right wing stuff pintobean Oct 2012 #75
i see you've met RB Texla.. dionysus Oct 2012 #92
Isn't this purely a semantic issue? Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #32
Nice way to keep people slaving away 52 weeks a year Warpy Oct 2012 #33
Nah you should pay triple to people on vacations RegieRocker Oct 2012 #34
"Are there no prisons, and the Union Workhouses, are they still in operation?" sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #35
Unfortunately no. Typical drive by flamebait from Tex. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #76
Really? Can't say I am very familiar with this OP. Which is why I assumed it must be sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #109
Naw...just typical for the OP. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2012 #116
Did you forget a sarcasm tag, maybe? Chorophyll Oct 2012 #36
Worst.Argument.Ever. Barack_America Oct 2012 #38
No it isn't. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #82
I don't vacation with you. Electric Monk Oct 2012 #39
+1 lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #40
Ha! And that thread is even linked here... senseandsensibility Oct 2012 #90
You might take your case to the Germans and question their 6 weeks of paid vacation. pa28 Oct 2012 #41
I don't know how to respond to this, so here's a picture of two cats who are best buds! eqfan592 Oct 2012 #42
Am I missing something here?? thelordofhell Oct 2012 #43
Perfect response to the OP. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #104
LOL, no kidding! liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #112
I call Bullshit on the OP cbrer Oct 2012 #44
NO U. JoeyT Oct 2012 #45
When you get your offer letter it says you're being paid annually... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #46
Why Berserker Oct 2012 #47
Waste of time brush Oct 2012 #48
How about you explain how the "Most Advanced Nation on Earth"... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #49
Yet BlueinOhio Oct 2012 #60
Cheers Cal Carpenter Oct 2012 #80
Why are employees important to a company? Rex Oct 2012 #50
Wow .... That is a rather extreme ANTI progressive sentiment ya got there .... Trajan Oct 2012 #52
Hey, don't be giving them any ideas liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #86
Unfortunately for many families it is unpaid LynneSin Oct 2012 #54
dumbass KG Oct 2012 #55
I don't get your point. Is this a current topic? Have you been eating lead paint? Are you Paul Ryan? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #56
If our pay was better, then maybe B Calm Oct 2012 #57
If family time is so important why shouldn't vacation time have to be paid? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #58
Only the rich should be able to afford vacations! aandegoons Oct 2012 #59
Wind up thread. lol Dash87 Oct 2012 #62
I think you have it backwards. Vacation isn't time demanded by employees.... Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #63
What the hell? HappyMe Oct 2012 #64
well yea,duh, and furthermore, why should employees get a whole quinnox Oct 2012 #65
For that matter why do we only work 8, 12, or 16 hours a day? RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #102
It's the RB TexLa show... SidDithers Oct 2012 #67
He's been here a long time so it's admin territory TBF Oct 2012 #73
This. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #85
Same Dicktime, same Dickstation! nt Codeine Oct 2012 #94
Right on the money Sid. Rex Oct 2012 #95
It's how EstimatedProphet used to reply the to OP's posts... SidDithers Oct 2012 #103
Interesting. Rex Oct 2012 #113
Where are the troll hunters when you need them? n/t Caretha Oct 2012 #69
This one's kevlar lined with titanium and tungsten. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #70
Maybe Lex Oct 2012 #93
I'm trying to figure out..... rppper Oct 2012 #71
It's cute how you fancy yourself some sort of T. Boone Pickens. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #72
If profits are so important Tsiyu Oct 2012 #74
lol!! darkangel218 Oct 2012 #77
It's called a benefit! liberal N proud Oct 2012 #78
Some things in life are very very good. 99Forever Oct 2012 #79
It isn't paid really treestar Oct 2012 #81
The content of the question makes no sense. It's passive aggressive. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #83
the point, I would guess, is a smug salin Oct 2012 #87
Also, ronnie624 Oct 2012 #88
My brother moved to Europe. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #84
Comedy goes in The Lounge. Iggo Oct 2012 #89
i don't take family time with you. dionysus Oct 2012 #91
lol...nice. nt U4ikLefty Oct 2012 #108
Just because trolls don't have expenses RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #101
Please go spend some time with your family. We're sick of your shit here. neverforget Oct 2012 #106
Why work for money at all? Work for free and you can spend a lot of time with your family, Autumn Oct 2012 #107
Oh God. Zalatix Oct 2012 #110
I'm just checking in CreekDog Oct 2012 #114
How are you even here on DU? GObamaGO Oct 2012 #115
another example La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2012 #117
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