Posted by Lindenblüte on November 13, 2006, at 8:44:24
In reply to Re: Karma, posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 13, 2006, at 1:19:52
Hi Meri, Tex,
My working day looks a lot like yours Meri, except that I've been eating lunch at my desk, because I'm too poor to go out for lunch. I just bring in a sandwich or pop a lean cuisine in the microwave.
One of my friends works in Texas, but for a British tech firm. He gets 4 weeks paid vacation, and all the other benefits of the british system. A far cry from his previous job, where he only got 5 days paid vacation ALL YEAR!
He also got family leave when his daughter was born, I think about a week or two, so that's another nice benefit. US firms don't give a crap if one's spouse has just delivered a baby.
-Li
We had a French guy working with us, and he was ALWAYS getting in to trouble because he'd take off for 2 weeks on vacation a couple times a year. This is unheard of in the USA? Whatever. I do it, but I'm in academia. :)
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