America Works

Wall Street Journal ^ | Aug 29, 2003 | Editorial

[The Raven]

Probably it comes as no news to the American people that we still rank among the most industrious workers in the world, that our vacation days are far fewer than the famously generous holidays dispensed in, say, France, Italy and Germany -- and that a fair number of us don't even take all the holidays we are entitled to.

[The Raven]

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[raybbr]

Perhaps most disappointing to those waiting to liberate us from our capitalist chains is that most of us also feel our own loyalty to our own companies is reciprocated, and that our employers care for us.

This is a total crock. I would like to see the types of employees they surveyed.

[fightinJAG]

For an interesting comparison to what's happening in Europe, go here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/785227/posts

[samtheman]

I feel loyalty to my company. I feel justly compensated for my efforts.

[FLAUSA]

"This is a total crock. I would like to see the types of employees they surveyed."

Probably the key word here is "employees." Now if you surveyed those former employees who were laid off due to NAFTA or outsourcing to China, you might get a different perspective. When I was an "employee" I thought my company was pretty decent, however, when they moved my job out of the US and closed the plant, I thought they sucked!

[banjo joe]

This is a total crock. I would like to see the types of employees they surveyed.

Yap - no one I know. I enjoy my work, enjoy those I work with and would do nothing to harm the multi-nat I work for, and I work hard (they pay me, after all). This is the extent of my loyalty: you pay - I work. I feel as much loyalty to them as they do for me: as long as we need you, and can't get it done cheaper, and not a moment longer.