[Dan27186]

All that you have heard is more or less true. Vacations are typically two weeks and never any more unless you’re lucky or are a student without a job. Most people work overtime all the time, and though most receive time-and-a-half wages, many others don’t receive extra compensation, or they don’t get as much as those with better jobs. And employers constantly manuever to maximize profit and minimize cost, even if it is at the expense of their employees. That’s why there’s always a huge panic whenever two corporations merge, because mass layoffs and huge shakedowns are inevitable in order to successfully birth the newest conglomerated behemoth.

As for gaining satisfaction from this, it is my observation that a fortunate few gain satisfaction from their jobs, and the rest are simply trying to earn a living. Also, Americans are fully accustomed to this, being isolated from the rest of the world geographically, and being told from day one that hard work is the greatest virtue; even if ‘hard work’ means working 90 hours a week at a job that will probably give you a serious heart attack by the time you’re 40. There are unions and labor measures, but they’ve lost steam in the past few decades, and many times fight losing battles. You should also research working conditions of immigrants, particularly those from Mexico/Latin America and the Far East. In the United States, as far as business goes, maximum profit and minimum expenditure is the ultimate standard.

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Name : Dan27186, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,