Employers play Scrooge when it comes to holidays
How have we let corporate America become Scrooge? For millions of Americans, there is no longer a holiday season. One day at Thanksgiving and one day at Christmas make the holidays more of an inconvenience and intrusion into the work week than a benefit. Many are not allowed vacation around these days to extend the holiday.
Gone are the days when you could visit family any distance away for holiday gatherings. Instead, you have to use the little vacation time you have to make these trips, and often not at the traditional holiday time.
How have we let greed so overtake the business world that they no longer acknowledge their money is made by people with a home and family life? No other country works as much as Americans and no country burns out its work force as badly as we do. If this has to be the way of the future, then at least move all holidays to be observed on a Friday or a Monday, such as Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Experts tell us that work is less important than family, but actions and holiday schedules speak louder than words.
Carole Greeson
Greensboro
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How insensitive can one be to exclude other holiday celebrations like Kwanza, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Winter Solistice, hanukkah, Halloween, etc?
Posted on November 26, 2007 9:29 AM
"How have we let corporate America become Scrooge?"
Because we want 27/7 customer support for the products we buy, we want stores open 24/7 to visit anytime we wish, etc. I'd love to know if Ms. Greeson ever relies on an eeeeevvviiillll corporation to purchase goods/services or get assistance outside the hours of 8-5 M-F.
Advice: go work for a bank. They work 9-5 M-F and get every imaginable holiday off.
Posted on November 26, 2007 11:45 AM