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Excluding walkouts, How do people find time to go to these events?
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How do people afford time off work if they are working? Missed wages or time off requests? Vacation pay? Unemployed?
Directly US answers only please. I already know our job system is laughable, and your country gets paid time off and free healthcare.
In my life, I’ve held an array of jobs. Sometimes I’d just be off randomly on a Friday (because I’d have to work all weekend).
Some people in this economy are struggling to find full time/permanent jobs, so they can spare time to protest.
Speaking from my current situation, I have a bank of time I could pull from if I wanted to take time off. Many people can easily fake saying they are sick to get time off on short notice. Some people probably have cool bosses who will let them request vacation at the last minute. There’s a million possible scenarios.
My workplace would allow me the time off if I put the request in ahead of time, but i would take a financial hit for taking days off. Im not as free as I want to be.
Unpaid time off sucks, I’ve been there too. The American economic system feels designed as if everyone has a full time job with benefits.
You don’t have paid leave?
In the US, you usually only get paid time off if you’re in a full-time, salaried position. Even then, most people only get two or three weeks, and it accrues over time, so you have to save it up for winter holidays, etc
No, most US jobs dont.