Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Secular Talk"
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Carlos Santiago You constructed a massive straw man that bore no relationship to what I said. I never argued that people should not have more time off work - I argued that it was not the employers' duty to pay for that additional vacation, and I argued that contrary to what Kyle repeatedly said, being paid to do work does not automatically make you a wage slave.
Nevertheless, to address the issues you raised: the number of days that you work has ZERO to do with your health (and by that I can only assume that you are talking mental health primarily).
Daily physical and mental activity are both good for you. It's stress and physical exhaustion that are bad for you, neither of which are givens if you take work that you enjoy, or you work under reasonable conditions.
There's a difference between working to put food on the table and being a wage slave. But, to extend your example, all mankind is a slave to work, even if he works for himself. That's what happens when food doesn't simply run to the table!
As for the final full paragraph, I completely agree, that there is MUCH more to life than work. For most people, work does occupy an unnecessarily significant percentage of their lives, and that IS because of our capitalistic desires, which have been foisted upon us by marketing people.
Work is a necessary evil that will one day become all but obsolete. I'm all for spending one's time on physical and mental enrichment. The only trouble is, that's not how most people spend free time. As soon as they get free time, they turn into couch potatoes and do as little as possible, which is far more emotionally damaging than going to work. As the saying goes, "The biggest killer of old people, is retirement."
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amoscarmel Another straw man. Do you see me arguing against time off work? I simply argue against employers having to pay for that time to an unreasonable degree.
As for getting paid to work weekends, you get paid a week's wage. That is expected to be enough to live on for 7 days, not 5. Clearly, if you are asked to work 7 days (which I certainly do NOT in the slightest bit advocate) then I would expect that you would receive extra compensation for providing 40% more labour.
The nonsense of this video, is that Kyle is going off on one as though everyone is going to be suddenly FORCED to work 7 days, and for no additional compensation. Both propositions are ridiculous, not least because few, if any employers would manage to hire staff under those terms.
I think that it's fair that employers should be expected to pay for two or three weeks of paid vacation time per year, simply as part of their duty of care to their employees. I'm not even convinced that it's reasonable, under current working conditions, to permit employees more than that - even if they do so unpaid. After all, training employees takes time, and the business still needs to run, even if employees are away on unpaid vacation.
If you want more vacation, then set up your own business and become self-employed.
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