MaoistLandlord [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agoWhat’s the point of federal holidays if companies aren’t required to give you time off?message-squaremessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up158file-text
arrow-up158message-squareWhat’s the point of federal holidays if companies aren’t required to give you time off?MaoistLandlord [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]hexbear16·2 years agoIsn't that because America has no real holidays except for Independence day? Everything else is appropriated from other cultures for the sole purpose to increase consumption through holiday gifts, goods, and celebrations link
minus-squareSadStruggle92 [none/use name]hexbear16·2 years agoWell; there's also Labor Day, President's Day & Memorial Day. But aside from that, yes. link
minus-squareNephewAlphaBravo [he/him]hexbear23·2 years agoLabor Day is even more artificial than those other ones, it only exists to keep May Day from being a thing link
minus-squareTeekeeus [comrade/them]hexbear8·2 years agoTIL that yanks don't have labor day on 1 May Damn that's super weird link
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Isn't that because America has no real holidays except for Independence day?
Everything else is appropriated from other cultures for the sole purpose to increase consumption through holiday gifts, goods, and celebrations
Well; there's also Labor Day, President's Day & Memorial Day. But aside from that, yes.
Labor Day is even more artificial than those other ones, it only exists to keep May Day from being a thing
TIL that yanks don't have labor day on 1 May
Damn that's super weird
That's called "Patriots day" here