A Month's Vacation Yearly

I don't understand the French. This guy thinks everybody ought to get a month’s PAID time off every year, so they can take a long, “unscheduled” vacation. This is considered a “right” in France, which long ago mandated a 36 hour work week, and now they wonder why they’re in financial trouble. I shudder to think how much the national productivity went down the drain when this mandate came into being. Think about it; 4 hours lost productivity from every citizen immediately every day, and an entire MONTH lost from each citizen once a year. And that’s not all—those who work more than 36 hours a week anyway, accrue more than a month’s vacation a year; some up to 11 weeks. He thinks (and I agree) “vacations” should be completely UNSCHEDULED, which is something my own sister would not understand. Her vacations are TIGHTLY scheduled. One time she came to Denver and scheduled only an hour for me. The next time, after hearing me grumble about that hour, she scheduled a whole afternoon for me. Oh, well. I love her, so I’ll take whatever time she’ll give me. (CNN Travel)