Comments on: Pondering the American Work Ethic http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The new work ethic « SLU Public Finance Spring 2009 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 The new work ethic « SLU Public Finance Spring 2009 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:12:11 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/#comment-4798 [...] new work ethic In economics on March 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM This blogger ponders a question that has great relevance during the current recession, namely whether there will [...] [...] new work ethic In economics on March 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM This blogger ponders a question that has great relevance during the current recession, namely whether there will [...]

]]> By: Abhishek Sainani http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 Abhishek Sainani Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:39:46 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/#comment-4416 If you're working on something you're interested in, then hard work doesn't hurt, but i guess most of the professionals are NOT really happy with their job...! If you’re working on something you’re interested in, then hard work doesn’t hurt, but i guess most of the professionals are NOT really happy with their job…!

]]> By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Presh Talwalkar Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:55:41 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/#comment-2205 <b><em>Ewan Black PhD</b></em>: I love this comment! I have already told it to several of my friends who all agree that America is laughably backwards about vacation time. The one defense is that some higher paying jobs have better time. Consultants often get 15-20 days, plus "comp" days (unofficial vacation days after long projects). But you're right that several jobs do start out at a mere 10 days. Ewan Black PhD: I love this comment! I have already told it to several of my friends who all agree that America is laughably backwards about vacation time.

The one defense is that some higher paying jobs have better time. Consultants often get 15-20 days, plus “comp” days (unofficial vacation days after long projects). But you’re right that several jobs do start out at a mere 10 days.

]]> By: Ewan Black PhD http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Ewan Black PhD Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:56:20 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/#comment-2203 Call me naïve, but I recently applied for a job in the US (scientific research, in Boston). I was really excited at the prospects of moving from Europe to the US; at the interview salary was discussed and things went well. When I got home to Ireland, and the contract arrived in my mail box, I thought the HR girl was making fun with me: the vacation entitlement was 10 days! This is similar to what low category prisoners get for Christmas release! This really shocked me and ruined the job altogether, as 10 days vacation to me and most Europeans would be completely unacceptable. I have since took up employment in Denmark, were the vacation time is 30 days!! I holiday twice a year, once in Europe and once abroad. With the greatest respect: America may be the home of the brave, but it sure as hell is not the land of the free! Call me naïve, but I recently applied for a job in the US (scientific research, in Boston). I was really excited at the prospects of moving from Europe to the US; at the interview salary was discussed and things went well. When I got home to Ireland, and the contract arrived in my mail box, I thought the HR girl was making fun with me: the vacation entitlement was 10 days! This is similar to what low category prisoners get for Christmas release! This really shocked me and ruined the job altogether, as 10 days vacation to me and most Europeans would be completely unacceptable.

I have since took up employment in Denmark, were the vacation time is 30 days!! I holiday twice a year, once in Europe and once abroad.

With the greatest respect: America may be the home of the brave, but it sure as hell is not the land of the free!

]]> By: My Secret to Feeling Like a Million Bucks : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 My Secret to Feeling Like a Million Bucks : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:34:06 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/23/pondering-the-american-work-ethic/#comment-2137 [...] there’s another reason for our neglect of sleep. It is the result of our tireless American work ethic and our drive to be busy. Paul Martin, Ph.D., captures our strange view of sleep: A century ago the [...] [...] there’s another reason for our neglect of sleep. It is the result of our tireless American work ethic and our drive to be busy. Paul Martin, Ph.D., captures our strange view of sleep: A century ago the [...]

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