On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Les Stroud <stroud....@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a side note, I have never understood the concept of paid vacation. > I think it is an artifact of trying to simplify payroll systems and > does not reflect reality. > I thought it was a result of social progress. In France, paid vacation was obtained after massive strikes in the mid-1930s, with help from a worker-friendly government. It's a shame that companies can't be flexible enough to let you take what you need to take and only pay you for what you work. Could be interesting, but it's a slippery slope to everyone just becoming a contractor. Moandji -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.