If only the French knew what the real working world was like outside of France.
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French Union Calls for Apple Retail Store Employee Strike Coinciding with iPhone 5 Launch
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You have no idea what you're talking about. I suppose you also think he is a muslim and not a US citizen. Turn down the Fox news bruh.
Got an idea for ya. Bring a water bottle and pack a lunch.
I know exactly what I am talking about bruh. And btw I don't watch the news. Watching human activity is like watching a monkey **** fight at the zoo. It stopped being interesting at about 6.
OMG, I thought Germany had more sense than that... No wonder the Euro is dragging the world down.
This is true, they do make more than most retail employees, excluding commission sales people.
Serious question: Which cartoon? Which country?
The sad thing is, the dishonest people, are going to have guns whether they are legal or not. There is no stopping it. So we should leave the honest people with no way to protect themselves, their loved and their homes/property?
I have no love for guns, or care to use them. But, when I have a family, I will have one in a safe place to ensure they safety of my family.
Well actually, Germany is the one propping up the Euro right now so I wouldn't be lecturing them
Not so easy..
In many European countries it is not that easy to fire someone. You might have to pay them months of severance pay and go through a lot of legal proceedings.
The GDP per capita is about $23k vs $37k in the USA. Over the long-term, going back to 1996, unemployment in France averages around 9%. We get upset in the US if unemployment is above 5% or 6%. Unemployment benefits last up to two years in France.
A good look at what our future holds...
In many European countries it is not that easy to fire someone. You might have to pay them months of severance pay and go through a lot of legal proceedings.
The GDP per capita is about $23k vs $37k in the USA. Over the long-term, going back to 1996, unemployment in France averages around 9%. We get upset in the US if unemployment is above 5% or 6%. Unemployment benefits last up to two years in France.
A good look at what our future holds...
No, annual christmas bonuses are a mythological creature that maybe existed 30-40 years ago in the US for certain types of workers
Ok I lie, I have had a bonus once or twice in my lifetime but the bonus was at most, 1 weeks worth of salary. Those are things that people just don't get unless you are already a pretty well paid employee (ie, not your average unskilled worker).
Also, in the US, many workers don't qualify for many benefits. Retail workers don't get things like paid vacations and very few get things like healthcare.
As for waitressess and such... that is a complicated matter. In the US, anyone who is expected to get tips as part of their job can be paid less hourly than someone who isn't expected to get tips. For instance, if the minimum wage for a normal worker is $8/hour, the minimum wage for a waitress could be $2/hour.
Not even close
GDP per person in France is about $23k, in the US about $37k. It doesn't matter how you add up the hours, they produce a lot less per person every year. In a global economy, they are not very competitive.
GDP per person in France is about $23k, in the US about $37k. It doesn't matter how you add up the hours, they produce a lot less per person every year. In a global economy, they are not very competitive.
Maybe if you travelled recently, you flew on a "Made in France" Airbus plane... Apple products are not made in America btw...
Are you kidding? The whole world knows that...Well actually, Germany is the one propping up the Euro right now so I wouldn't be lecturing them
That's why I'm worried....
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If it isn't Boeing, I ain't going!!
Not sure sitting on the sidelines and joining in when it is almost over counts for that much but if we must play this game what was the last war the US won without the UK on their side. Tiny Caribbean islands excluded.
Since you were talking about their vacation time. The proper data set you need to look into is GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) per hours worked.
But you don't believe that someone who is expected to get a thirteenth month of salary is usually paid less monthly than someone who isn't expected to get a thirteenth month of salary?
I don't know if that was meant as a pun, but you're right.
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How about instead: You work 12, get paid for 12 and the company gives you the entire month of triskadecanuary off?
Gun Control in this country can launch a long discussion, about the why of those rights and so forth. I'll just point out that our country's history with banning items is not a shining history of success. Our attempt to ban alcohol failed and brought in an impressive amount of crime, was undone. Our current drug wars is doing the same. So the idea that guns would be "third time lucky" seems a stretch.
As for the cartoon mocking faiths - I've seen lots of cartoons, TV shows, movies, and such mocking my religion, one shared by many of those crazed idiots with guns you consider so bad. And yet, Bill Mahr lives and Christopher Hutchens died of natural causes. It's only one specific religion that wants to impose its religious belief of "our faith trumps free speech on pain of death" on the world.
Yeah, it's all them damn rednecks. Damn them, hunting, feeding the family. Thank heavens we're not bigoted like they are, eh?
My initial reaction to the article was something like, "oh boy, when you're doing business in the these parts of Europe you run into this kind of things." It's a well known fact that the northern countries of Europe keep the more southern countries alive by infusing large amounts of money.
It's common in the Netherlands to receive a 13th month of payment and also a 14th month being an annual compensation for going on holiday, it's literally called 'holiday money'. On the other hand the tax pressure is immense and you easily spend up paying 70-80% of your income on taxes. Cost of living is also extremely high compared to USA (gas, food, electricity, housing).
It's common in the Netherlands to receive a 13th month of payment and also a 14th month being an annual compensation for going on holiday, it's literally called 'holiday money'. On the other hand the tax pressure is immense and you easily spend up paying 70-80% of your income on taxes. Cost of living is also extremely high compared to USA (gas, food, electricity, housing).
I don't know, are they? Salaried employees in the US are generally paid by $X/year. That $X/year obviously works out to an hourly salary but I couldn't tell you what my hourly salary is but I could calculate it.
If I was told by my company that I'd be paid $X yearly salary, it wouldn't matter if I was paid that over 12 months or 13, would it?
Also, in the US, there is a minimum wage but it is up to the employers discretion on how much you get paid. If you work for one company and they pay you less, why wouldn't you go work for another company? You wouldn't expect the same type of worker to get the same pay across different companies in the US. Also, in the US, I believe Apple is one of the highest paying retail companies so they are a bit of a rarity.
What about the difference between a waitress at iHOP vs one at Spago? Assuming both carry plates of food from the kitchen to the customer, and they both get paid a percentage of the bill, one is going to make considerably more than the other in tips, and no amount of fiddling with the minimum wage will make up for that disparity.
Apple pride themselves on being a higher class retail establishment than others, so I'd expect their pay and benefits to be better too.