Some people working corporate/administrative positions, which is sometimes the outcome of spending a ahit-ton of time and money on higher education, are rewarded for their mundane working conditions by having paid vacation days, or even - more likely - paid holidays off. Some companies however, especially those run by employers claiming to ‘not be American’ (aka, the expats who have come to the states to capitalize on us Americans) don’t quite apply to our employee-friendly work standards. I happen to work for such people, and find myself the only office worker in the country (it seems) stuck in my office today…July 3rd… prep day for the 4th of July.

Thank god I am not lucky enough to have a house or a yard where, let’s say, I might want to have a super fun outdoor 4th of July BBQ tomorrow and invite all of my friends. That would be a disaster, as - being stuck in the office all day - when would I have the time to plan or shop for my super fun July 4th bash??? The excuse my employers use is that they are ‘not American’. This means I am also stuck on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and I would probably be here Christmas too if the company were open that week. This logic, of them not being ‘American’ and therefore not granting their administrative employees (who’s liasons ALL have the day off, btw) the day off paid, would lead to the assumption that they would then adhere to the work standards of their own country and at least give us THOSE holidays off. Well, sadly, this is not the case.

They are in a very fortunate [for them] position of avoiding giving ANY country’s holidays off, and they have managed to create a world for themselves in the middle. How nice for them. They reap the benefits of their employees’ hard work, while giving absolutely no gratitude or incentive in return.

I’ll have to remember this attitude when I am a money grubbing entrepreneurial employer, wanting to stay at the tippy-top while everyone around me struggles to make a living. Just claim I am from no country
(yes, I can do this too because I have dual citizenship… yup, 2 passports!) and I can make up my own rules and not feel guilty for denying a gift as pathetic as paid holidays off.

I sure can’t wait for Labor Day in the office

Guess they haven’t google’d the meaning of that one yet… Here it is guys..