Fizzzzle Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I can't help it, though, I don't have another outlet for this, so you guys are getting the rage dump that I can't put anywhere else. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT OF LABOR DAY. Isn't Labor Day supposed to celebrate the American work force? Why is it, then, that the only people who actually have to fucking work on Labor Day, are fucking laborers? You think Best Buy, Starbucks, Amazon, or any other retailer/service/contracting company are letting anyone (other than management) take that day off? How about construction companies? How is it that the only people who get "Labor Day" off are the people who don't do any actual labor? I have a proposal. Labor Day is the one day where the only people who are legally allowed to work are salaried employees. If you have someone on an hourly wage, they are legally not allowed to work, BUT companies still have to pay them for it. It is a nationally mandated PTO day for waged employees (who, btw, don't get PTO in the vast majority of circumstances). Companies can either shut down for the day because they don't have enough salaried employees to do the work that the waged employees normally do, or the salaried employees can spend a day in the workers' shoes. Either way, most of the country shuts down, and we *actually* get an appreciation for how much the country relies on people that live paycheck to paycheck. Maybe that would cause people to rethink their philosophies. Even the waged people who suddenly have that day off and nothing to do with it because all the bars are closed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Good, good, let the rage flow my friend. You’re doing excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Almost all of the hourly workers got labor day off in my company. Those that didn't got double-time-and-a-half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I'm salary and had off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Comrade @Fizzzzle speaks the truth! The farce that is "Labor Day" only serves to further mock the proletariat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualhunter Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Maybe if you included the u in labour, Labour Day would include you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Every other country has labor day on May 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 39 minutes ago, Jason said: Every other country has labor day on May 1. We’re not every other country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Biggie said: We’re not every other country. Exactly. If we were, this wouldn't be an issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Exactly. If we were, this wouldn't be an issue! Don’t make me go all Biggie Rich on you. Lol. I like that saying. Thanks @Fizzzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 You too can have the day off if you pull yourself up by your bootstraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 11:02 PM, johnny said: You too can have the day off if you pull yourself up by your bootstraps Why didn't I think of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 6:52 AM, mikechorney said: Almost all of the hourly workers got labor day off in my company. Those that didn't got double-time-and-a-half. See, there's no federal law that requires companies to pay time and a half on holidays. In all my years working, I have worked at exactly ONE company that paid 1.5x on holidays. You know what company that was? Abercrombie and fucking Fitch. I was 16. I stayed at that job for 3 months, long enough to by an Xbox 360. Since then, no company I have ever worked for or even knew anyone who worked for paid anyone extra for holidays. Maybe cashiers at grocery stores, but they are unionized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Every company I've worked for has paid 1.5-2.5 for working holidays. I don't know anybody who doesn't get paid extra for working holidays or they get the day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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