| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:16 PM |
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Blondino
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dirty mind eh ? shame on you 
working hours than other countries ???? and less days off ???
in Uk the normal working week is 35 hours then double time.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:18 PM |
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chinabull2000
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in Uk the normal working week is 35 hours then double time. Not where I'm from Blondi! 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:19 PM |
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ash_is_unforgetable
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Geesh I need to move! A normal full time job work week here in the States is 40 hours and then its only time and a half (atleast around here where I am)
*AsH
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:20 PM |
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Blondino
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China what is your profession ?
I get 7 weeks paid vacation too
[Edited on 12/7/2006 12:22 PM]
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:21 PM |
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julia143
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I don't think so! I work 25hrs at most.....ok...fine 24 a week.
I think Europe has a 37 hour work week - not sure.
Besides, it depends on the job and individual.
Did I mention I only work 23 hrs a week?
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:23 PM |
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chinabull2000
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Well, right now I'm self-employed so that doeesn't count, but in the past when I was salaried in the UK I was in medical research logistics, adn I worked 40+ hours each week with no overtime. Of course, that was nearly 10 years ago now, so maybe things have changed since then.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:23 PM |
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Blondino
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so many people I speak to in USA work 50 hours or more ... and dont seem to take vacations much.
self employed does not count ...he he he .. as its your choice 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:25 PM |
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kattsmeow
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40 hours and more. Vacation time? I am trying to think, I never seemed to have a job where I get paid time off for a vacation. Except for my last job in Michigan.
I was working 12-15 hour days there. I was working on getting a vacation them I got married and moved.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:29 PM |
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Blondino
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My American friends all seem to work long hours and leave early in the morning and get home late.
Here if you do that its from choice ... I work to live ... not the other way around ....heeeeee heeeee
our kids get paid 60 dollars a week to go to school once they are 16
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:30 PM |
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kattsmeow
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I want to move to where you live! 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:34 PM |
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Blondino
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and I get 500 dollars a month just for being a lone parent .... its called tax credit for working parents 
good as it keeps me in travelling money
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:39 PM |
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sciurusniger
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40 hours a week is the minimum here to be considered a full-time employee. Most places still start out with two weeks vacation each year on top of a handful of holidays as time off.
Generally speaking, time and half is given for what are called "exempt" positions if the employee works more than 40 hours in a week. "Salaried, non-exempt" positions may be given bonuses or "comp time" in return for a great deal of extra hours. There's a whole bunch of other legalities regarding compensation as well.
That said, it is not uncommon for most corporate folks to work closer to 50 hour weeks without extra compensation, and managers' vacations are often interspersed (read: interrupted) by problems at the office.
But if you find a good company and can stick with them, it's not all so bad. After 22 years with my employer, I now have five weeks of vacation a year and between standard US holidays and the work holidays set by my customer, that adds almost another couple of weeks of downtime.
I ain't complainin'. No how, no way.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 12:45 PM |
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Blondino
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22 years OMG .. no way I could stay in one place for that long 
I work 26 hours from choice .... Just one to be a good time girl
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:03 PM |
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Classy_Blonde
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You think that's bad. I retired, after working for the same company for 27 years, and 6 months. 40 hour work weeks, and time and half OT. Double time and a half on holidays.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:04 PM |
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Blondino
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mmmm I am not a sticking in one job type of a girl
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:10 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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I don't think so! I work 25hrs at most.....ok...fine 24 a week.
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Did I mention I only work 23 hrs a week?
Something tells me Julia is a very honest person...she's at least admitting the more time she spends on MD the less hours she works!!!!!  Psssttttt, Julia.....here comes the boss!! 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:16 PM |
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julia143
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But......But...Eyes....I am the Boss 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:19 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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Then I must ask...exactly what kind of an example are you setting for your employees?!?!?!
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:21 PM |
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julia143
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A good one I hope...
but your right...I work way to much...
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:25 PM |
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Blondino
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are you "working" right now Julia 
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