Hello All, These are excellent points, and I am whole-heartedly behind more generous vacation time for American workers, but I wonder why no one seems to...
Hello David, Good point, and I totally agree with you; however, I believe we need a 4 - 8 hour day workweek and not 4 - 10 hour days. 10 hour days become 14...
Greetings, I live in Ashland, OR, and work in Hollywood. I decided what hours I wanted to work, with what kind of person, and added as many details as I could...
Andrew, It's good that you are where you are in your life, but the vast majority of people are not there - and probably never will be. It's good of you to...
that's easier said than done. I've been trying to think of something that I can do where I can work on my own, make my own hours, work for who I want,...
I'm really happy to have joined this campaign. This is something I've been ranting and raving about for years. I would love to move to Europe just to get 4...
Frank, I agree with you! I have also been trying to think of something I can do from home, but like you, I have not come up with anything. A friend of mine...
I don't think the campaign is really restricted to corporate full-timers, and generally what starts in one quarter eventually makes its way to the remainder....
After following my spouse around the country for years with his job and me "starting over" each time at a new job, I have come to realize how important...
Hello everyone, The Work to Live Campaign is getting more and more media attention! This was in the Chicago Tribune today, Thursday, April 14, 2004 and ...
I am a new member of this group and I just wanted to say "Hello" and introduce myself. I have been an IT professional for 3 years with a major company. 6...
Here is a short article on health and vacation I found on Compuserve a few days ago: Heart Attacks Blamed on No Vacation? Here's the best reason ever to start ...
I'm speechless really. Sounds like an approach one might find in communist Russia - measuring performance by hours on the job. Really dumb. Scott Kashkin ...
Brain, Welcome and thanks for the link to the very interesting article. The stats mentioned in the article just confirm what we have been saying all along and...
Hi, You may have an interesting case. The question is this: if you do not work 2,080 hours, then do you still receive full salary? If not, then the firm...
Your company judges you by the number of hours you work? Sounds like those who run your company are morons. You should set an example and refuse to increase...
WOW!!!!! i would totally lie about the hours you are working. my philosophy on working is.. if it gets done who cares. can a place of employment require...
Thanks for all of your replies. The communist Russia comment really cracked me up! I get paid on a salary, and am working full time, so officially that means...
Thanks for all of your replies. The communist Russia comment really cracked me up! I get paid on a salary, and am working full time, so officially that means...
Hello everyone, Joe Robinson (Work to Live Vacation campaign) was on CNN's "In the Money" on Sunday, April 25. You can read the transcript of this TV show at...
I can appreciate that you're probably in a very difficult situation. I work in IT and have worked as a consultant, as well, so I know that there's a newfound...
Hi! Are the majority of people who are here interested in the concept because they already have the "Job from Hell" (TM) or is it more of a matter of...
Hello group, By you you have had a sampling of the issues I am dealing with at my workplace. My main concerns are what effect company policies are having on...
Hi everyone, Joe Robinson and the Work to Live campaign will be mentioned in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, May 4. The article is about vacations. I...
Hi Ryan, Just back from 1 week of vacation. We get 3, but due to the need to have others cover for you while you're vacationing, we must separate its use -...
Three is not bad! The one-week-at-a-time thing wouldn't bother me because that's how I usually prefer to take it...it would be nice to see some stats from...
Someone actually gets three glorious weeks of vacation? PAID?! Oh my goodness! At this point, I'd settle for a few days! It was only AFTER I was hired and...
Hello! Doesn't it strike anyone as ironic that companies often insist on separating work time from personal time, don't want employees to make personal calls ...
Hi, I've been reading the contributions from the people around, since I subscribed to this yahoogroup. Ons thing that surprises me is the argument that if you...
