Can Someone Please Explain "Vacations?"
I used to work in corporate environments where we received paid holidays and vacations. when I was younger, it seemed like a great idea; I didn't have to go to work that day! Since growing up a bit, I'm having more and more problem with the whole concept.
For example, why do we get paid not to work? Just a thought, but shouldn't the option be available to work and make more money?
Also, paid vacations simply mean that the firm pays us less than we could be worth because it costs them more to hire us. Here's how it works in a market economy: When the cost of something goes up, we use less of it. That works for gasoline or, if you happen to be an employer, it works for labor. Paid days off increase the cost of a worker not only because the company pays the wage for the worker that day but because the company loses the production from that worker for the paid day off. They hire less labor as the result of the higher labor cost.
Some companies have become wise to the whole folly of paid days off, sick days, etc. If you don't use your sick days, they reimburse you for them to some extent.
Wouldn't it be better to allow employees to schedule days off when they must have them, then deduct from their salary? The employee who doesn't need the days off can work, increasing his take home pay. The employee who doesn't need the take home pay can take the day off.
Companies have even become somewhat wise about this by announcing a certain number of holidays along with a certain number of "personal days" that the employee can specify.
Most companies still do not pay any more to the employee who works more days.
I'm going on "vacation" next week, but will take my laptop. I love what I do, I just want to do it from a warm beach for a week or so. Perhaps if I had lots of extra employees hanging about with the necessary skills to do what I do, I would not work for a week.
Maybe all those big corporations that have paid days off just have too many employees hanging about.
For example, why do we get paid not to work? Just a thought, but shouldn't the option be available to work and make more money?
Also, paid vacations simply mean that the firm pays us less than we could be worth because it costs them more to hire us. Here's how it works in a market economy: When the cost of something goes up, we use less of it. That works for gasoline or, if you happen to be an employer, it works for labor. Paid days off increase the cost of a worker not only because the company pays the wage for the worker that day but because the company loses the production from that worker for the paid day off. They hire less labor as the result of the higher labor cost.
Some companies have become wise to the whole folly of paid days off, sick days, etc. If you don't use your sick days, they reimburse you for them to some extent.
Wouldn't it be better to allow employees to schedule days off when they must have them, then deduct from their salary? The employee who doesn't need the days off can work, increasing his take home pay. The employee who doesn't need the take home pay can take the day off.
Companies have even become somewhat wise about this by announcing a certain number of holidays along with a certain number of "personal days" that the employee can specify.
Most companies still do not pay any more to the employee who works more days.
I'm going on "vacation" next week, but will take my laptop. I love what I do, I just want to do it from a warm beach for a week or so. Perhaps if I had lots of extra employees hanging about with the necessary skills to do what I do, I would not work for a week.
Maybe all those big corporations that have paid days off just have too many employees hanging about.
posted by Ben Pierce at 11:01 AM
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