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Archive for the ‘Job Benefits’ Category

July 31st, 2007

Americans are busy, time is scarce

An article in the UMass Amherst alumni magazine, Keep On Keepin’ On, talks about work being a “greedy” institution, it takes all your time.
According to the story, people have less time than ever, and, even though the work week is the same, people are devoting more time to paid work than ever before, and, […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

March 12th, 2007

Rationing sick and vacation hours

I am fortunate to have a job that has paid sick and vacation days.
Before I had children, and, aging parents, I didn’t think much of the hours, they were there if I needed them, and, I accrued them at some rate or another, it didn’t really matter much.
But, then along came children, and, I had […]

By elizabeth -- 4 comments

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