A DAY OFF
July 15th, 2005
SO YOU WANT A DAY OFF. LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR. THERE IS 365 DAYS PER YEAR AVAILABLE FOR WORK. THERE IS 52 WEEKS PER YEAR IN WHICH YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO DAYS OFF PER WEEK, LEAVING 261 DAYS AVAILABLE FOR WORK. SINCE YOU SPEND 16 HOURS EACH DAY AWAY FROM WORK, YOU HAVE USED UP 170 DAYS LEAVING ONLY 91 DAYS AVAILABLE. YOU SPEND 30 MINUTES EACH DAY ON COFFEE BREAKS THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 23 DAYS LEAVING ONLY 68 DAYS AVAILABLE. WITH A HOUR LUNCH PERIOD EACH DAY, USING UP ANOTHER 46 DAYS THAT NOW ONLY 22 DAYS AVAILABLE FOR WORK. YOU NORMALLY SPEND 2 DAYS PER ON SICK LEAVE THIS LEAVES YOU 20 DAYS AVAILABLE FOR WORK. WE ARE OFF 5 HOLIDAYS PER YEAR SO YOU ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 15 DAYS PER YEAR. WE GENEROUSLY GIVE YOU 14 DAYS HOLIDAY PER YEAR WHICH LEAVES YOPU WITH ONLY 1 DAY AVAILABLE FOR WORK, AND I’LL BE DAMNED IF YOU ARE HAVING THAT DAY OFF.