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Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by righttoolforjob on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:01AM (#36175235)
What do you mean? That's the entire point of talking about things.
Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by sfe22 on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:35AM (#36175403)
I may agree that 25 days off at a certain job is better for that individual, or even me. What i am against is creating creating government rules that impose such schemes into everyone without their consent.
Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by piva00 on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:44AM (#36175444)
Without the government imposing such schemes you end up where the USA is right now: a few skilled jobs are granted the extreme privilege of time off, for the rest you grant nothing. Are they peasants in your eyes?

The government should be responsible to provide a minimum of quality of life to its citizens, to give away this power is to relinquish one of the main benefits of being a State.

End of child labour and slavery was imposed onto a lot of societies without everyone's consent, it doesn't mean it is wrong for the government to do so.

Imposing a minimum of paid time off to humans, allowing humans to have time off from work to actually enjoy being humans, is to determine a minimum baseline of quality of life to all of your citizens. You seem to rather prefer to only allow that to a privileged class, because that's what happens in reality when the government does not impose a modicum of morality into the system.

Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by sfe22 on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:53AM (#36175497)
> a few skilled jobs are granted the extreme privilege of time off, for the rest you grant nothing. Are they peasants in your eyes?

No not at all. I believe lower skilled workers are on this position due to the policies we have had for some time now, which most of them actually support. I respect all workers that contribute honestly.

Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by ulfw on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:56AM (#36175522)
LOL what bollocks. Do you even know what governments are for?

Hint: Not to protect the handful of super rich billionaire type owners. I know, I know, unique concept as an American...

Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by sfe22 on Saturday June 03, 2023 @07:11AM (#36175624)
You think in your country the government serves you. That is a very naive way of thinking. Why would they love you so much, is it because you bother to show up at a polling station once in a couple of years, or is there some other source of attraction?
Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by ulfw on Saturday June 03, 2023 @08:49AM (#36176251)
No other source. Getting elected is kind of important for a democratically elected leadership though.

Not every country has 'SuperPACs' and other corrupt ways of getting elected by throwing enough corporate millions and billions one way though.

Re:Ask HN: How much of unlimited PTO do you use? by sfe22 on Saturday June 03, 2023 @10:44AM (#36177092)
Keep dreaming buddy. You may love your ruler, but that is a one way relationship. Your ruler doesn’t even think about you.