Back to reality

[maryjane48]

http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/10631248

this is a good example of the perks the oil industry in alberta was getting .

who in bc is getting 2 fridays a m9nth off and paid for ? whats nore amusing is the babies c4ying about having to work those fridays now instead of being happy to have a job at all .

[dieseluphammerdown]

Who cares what they were getting? How does what they were getting effect you? Were you paying them?
Did you read the part about how they worked an extra half hour daily to get every second Friday off?
Again how does what people get in other private sector jobs directly effect you?
Why begrudge what others get ? especially when it doesn't have a damn thing to do with you.

[maryjane48]

Who cares what they were getting? How does what they were getting effect you? Were you paying them?
Did you read the part about how they worked an extra half hour daily to get every second Friday off?
Again how does what people get in other private sector jobs directly effect you?
Why begrudge what others get ? especially when it doesn't have a damn thing to do with you.

does that apply to marijuanna sellers ? hmmm or you picking and choosing .

and how does 4 hours equal a 8 hour day ? why you want defend folks who were living in dreamland?

[vegas1500]

http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/10631248

this is a good example of the perks the oil industry in alberta was getting .

who in bc is getting 2 fridays a m9nth off and paid for ? whats nore amusing is the babies c4ying about having to work those fridays now instead of being happy to have a job at all .

Why the heck do you even care. If your so upset about it, get off your$&@$ and go get a job in the oil industry in Alberta...do you begrudge other industries also? If someone can get a job working two days a week.....good for them!

[LTD]

I have a buddy who gets sundays off paid for at time and a half but he also works the other 6 days a week 12 hours a day and is gone from home 6 weeks at a time that's one of those perks to keep guys on board

[dieseluphammerdown]

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[Muzza]

Did you read the part about how they worked an extra half hour daily to get every second Friday off?

This is fairly common practice. I've never worked fro a company that did this, but some of my friend have. Not sure what MJs beef is......

[dieseluphammerdown]

and how does 4 hours equal a 8 hour day ? why you want defend folks who were living in dreamland?

Did you read the article you posted? or better yet did you read your own first post in this thread?
They get every second Friday off , so a half hour extra worked every day over a five day work week over a two week period equals what?

[Walking Wounded]

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[Smurf]

I worked a number of sites with similar perks that were paid for in similar ways. My son did it when he worked in Calgary and does it now at his job on the island during the summer. Mine were mostly union jobs his were/are private. Whatever works for the company and the employee.

You might be surprised how many companies do or would do it if circumstances were right. I know the companies I worked for thought it benefited them as much as us. They got a longer steady work day and said the benefits for them were huge in the amount of work done.

[Smurf]

One thing a lot of people won't do is leave home for weeks at a time and work 11 or 12 or 14 hour days and then they *bleep* when people do it and get a few benifits for it. Maybe they should try it some tome and see why those benefits are there.

[dieseluphammerdown]

One thing a lot of people won't do is leave home for weeks at a time and work 11 or 12 or 14 hour days and then they *bleep* when people do it and get a few benifits for it. Maybe they should try it some tome and see why those benefits are there.

I did this for quite a number of years, the one thing you realize (or at least i do) is that the older you get you realize you just don't get that time back that you missed out on over the years with family.
It's one of those things that if i had it to do over i might just choose differently.