tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308034272015481679.post2689924989915907923..comments2011-10-23T14:45:19.786-05:00Michael Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321694088078012688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308034272015481679.post-76913046978836808892007-09-02T06:11:00.000-05:002007-09-02T06:11:00.000-05:00Perhaps my priorities are wrong. I take all my alloted IBM vacation every year. I wouldn't dream of giving any of it up to finish or complete a project. Don't let this IBM vacation hype fool you. Americans are loosing out on what they once had. In the 1960's my grandfather received 2 months vacation every year. Most years he took what seemed to be the entire summer off to relax and go fishing. When I started out in IBM in the 1970's the new hires were given one week of vacation. The gray hairs with 20 - 25 years got 5 weeks. Today the new hires get 2 weeks off, but if they ever survive to be a gray hair at IBM (not much of a chance) the max vacation time is 4 weeks. IBM has a way of spinning their hype in a way that makes their USA employees feel good and totally misunderstand what is being taken away from them, like when they replaced fully paid retirement health insurance with the FHA or Future Health Account which allows a retiree to purchase insurance at inflated rates thru the IBM plans until the money in your "account" is used up, and most report at IBMs insurance rates it will dry up in 3 to 5 years. Watch the twist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308034272015481679.post-8242920957494306632007-09-01T23:35:00.000-05:002007-09-01T23:35:00.000-05:00I'm surfing on u blog,look great,<BR/>well,thinks for you info<BR/><A HREF="http://www.mate-travel.com" REL="nofollow">mate&travel</A>,<A HREF="http://www.ideaforvacation.com" REL="nofollow">Find More....</A>alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475528259859096932noreply@blogger.com