So Jason Giambi made a heartfelt apology to Yankee fans the other day.
I saw this. His not explaining what he is apologizing for is worth $82 million, perhaps. I could be persuaded to not-explain for that sum.
Guy looked like he was waiting for his own execution, though. Which, I mean, this is New York -- he pretty much was.
Have nothing to say about jobs, people-hours, pay per people-hours, and benefits accrued therefrom. It is Friday and I am one meeting and one complicated email away from the weekend.
Sick Time Non-exempt (me) 10 days
Sick Time Exempt 2 months at the start up to 1 year after you have worked 10 years
Vacation Time Clerical (me) 15 days, and one extra day for every year worked after 4 years, up to 30 years.
Vacation time Supervisory and Faculty starts at 25 days, but still maxes out at 30 days.
I would have thought that Vacation would be more of a contrast. I guest lower level people can't get sick?
I guest lower level people can't get sick?
Or maybe if they die, they're easier to replace?
Science fiction writer Jack L. Chalker died today after a long illness.
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I couldn't tell you how many sick days we have. I think it's more honored in the breach. But I've never heard of sick days that carry over - I thought they were generally a use or lose proposition.
In dog news, I had a note from the new dog walker last night after his second visit saying that he still can't believe how well behaved Lucy is, especially compared to some of the other dogs he sees. I'm just ridiculously pleased by this.
Looks like Arthur Miller did, too.
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I've read some of Chalker's books. I can't remember them real well though.
In work news that continues to make me laugh. The memo I drafted to clear up this mistake/non mistake whatever decision by my boss was 5 lines long. 3 sentences. I have just been told, but have not seen, that his re-write is 4 paragraphs long. It is so far out of my hands now I don't even have to type it up.
ALso? How is it only 1:40? It feels at least like 3!
ALso? How is it only 1:40? It feels at least like 3!
I KNOW! I haven't even eaten lunch, yet. My tummy is grumbly.
10 days of vacation a year, no sick days. With perfect attendance I can earn one more vacation day every four months.
On a noneconomic note, would we still like to watch gymnastics if we could see them in freeze frame?
So she sells fruit in the market, cleans floors, and takes in laundry. This is your lottery winner? He's a gardener, a manual labourer for hire, and he paints houses when he gets a chance.
I think part of the reason for our different perception is that I think of "jobs" as formal employment with income tax withholding and stuff. So I know people who set out a blanket in the market or paint houses in exchange for medical care are working hard, but I don't think of them as having multiple jobs, American-style. Maybe that explains the different perception.
There is no welfare or medicaid or pension or other form of government money to help the family keep their heads above water.
That would tend to make you appreciate the third job more, considering how bad things would be if you didn't have it. Hmm... I just ran into a contradiction. American's hours worked declined the richer the country got -- we used to work 10-12, six days a week like they do in China today. That doesn't make us seem especially hardworking.
What if your husband disappeared, cleaning out the checking account and leaving you $150K in debt, your kid needs braces and you have no dental insurance, one of your jobs is solely to pay for the daycare you need to pay for so you can work the other two, and so, you barely see your own children? What if the other two jobs will only put you in at 32 hours a week so they don't have to give you any benefits?
That's the bad sense of uniquely American -- I don't think they do credit card debt or braces in Malawi. I would hope this person could file for bankruptcy. It's in the third world, where your options could be work three jobs or starve, that winning the third job in the lottery could be crucial.
