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> The article basically says people like holidays more than vacation. Maybe its the family/friend aspect, or that everyone is off at the same time. At one poin
by tivert 3y ago
> The article basically says people like holidays more than vacation. Maybe its the family/friend aspect, or that everyone is off at the same time.
At one point, in a moment of supreme rationality, the Soviet Union implemented "continuous production week," which eliminated common weekends in order to increase the utilization of factory equipment and to stamp out religion. Even they failed because of the irrational desire of people to have time off at the same time as their friends and family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar
- chung8123 3y agoWhy is it irrational to have time off at the same time as your friends and family?
- johnthedebs 3y agoI read the comment you're replying to as very sarcastic - I'm assuming they don't actually believe wanting time off together with friends and family is irrational.
- antisthenes 3y agoThe Soviet Union had 28 days of paid vacation, which workers were strongly incentivized to take. Part of the reason the revolution happened in the first place was the normalization of the work week and time off work. You can blame the Soviet Union for a lot of things, but preventing workers from taking vacation is certainly not one of them. Doing so betrays a large gap in history knowledge.
- tivert 3y ago> You can blame the Soviet Union for a lot of things, but preventing workers from taking vacation is certainly not one of them. Doing so betrays a large gap in history knowledge. Except I didn't do that. Maybe you should read my comment again. I was talking about weekends, not vacation, and said they staggered them, not eliminated them completely.