Friday, October 14, 2005
Top Ten Signs That You're Working Too Much
No workout, just sleep. That's the plan until Monday... Deadlift day!
10 - The bags under your eyes have bags under their eyes;
9 - You make coffee nervous;
8 - Your kids start calling you "Auntie Mommy" (or "Tio Dad");
7 - You catch yourself dialing 9 before making calls on your home phone;
6 - You doctor reminds you to get 8 hours of sleep every day. You want to know if that includes time spent napping on the freeway;
5 - Your spouse stops in to update the photos of your kids;
4 - Domino's has limited you to 40 pizzas a month because they are genuinely concerned about your health;
3 - Everyone from day, swing, and graveyard thinks you work their shift;
2 - You catch yourself saying, "I only worked a half-day today, twelve hours!";
1 - God comes down from heaven to remind you that even He took the seventh day off.
Adapted from More Time for Life, brought to you by the International Workers of the World, whose preamble starts...
A quick statistical check-in
Chinese workers average 15 days of paid vacation per year, and European workers get 25 to 30 days (35 for Sweden!). US workers.... average 10 days after 3 years of employment.
So I should be happy that I'm privileged. No really. Even "revolutionary" co-workers/supervisors tell me that. Bull-puckey! There's no reason, other than greed and complete insanity, that in the richest country in the world we aren't making $20 an hour for minimum wage and working 20 hours a week. Homeless people should be rare. Prisons fairly empty. And its not because of people's "Godlessness" like the Televangelicals spew, but because of the greed and twisted mentality of those who use God as their excuse to continue to screw people and the environment.
OK, rant over.
Keep Lifting!
10 - The bags under your eyes have bags under their eyes;
9 - You make coffee nervous;
8 - Your kids start calling you "Auntie Mommy" (or "Tio Dad");
7 - You catch yourself dialing 9 before making calls on your home phone;
6 - You doctor reminds you to get 8 hours of sleep every day. You want to know if that includes time spent napping on the freeway;
5 - Your spouse stops in to update the photos of your kids;
4 - Domino's has limited you to 40 pizzas a month because they are genuinely concerned about your health;
3 - Everyone from day, swing, and graveyard thinks you work their shift;
2 - You catch yourself saying, "I only worked a half-day today, twelve hours!";
1 - God comes down from heaven to remind you that even He took the seventh day off.
Adapted from More Time for Life, brought to you by the International Workers of the World, whose preamble starts...
The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace as long as hunger and want are found among millions of working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life.
A quick statistical check-in
Chinese workers average 15 days of paid vacation per year, and European workers get 25 to 30 days (35 for Sweden!). US workers.... average 10 days after 3 years of employment.
So I should be happy that I'm privileged. No really. Even "revolutionary" co-workers/supervisors tell me that. Bull-puckey! There's no reason, other than greed and complete insanity, that in the richest country in the world we aren't making $20 an hour for minimum wage and working 20 hours a week. Homeless people should be rare. Prisons fairly empty. And its not because of people's "Godlessness" like the Televangelicals spew, but because of the greed and twisted mentality of those who use God as their excuse to continue to screw people and the environment.
OK, rant over.
Keep Lifting!
