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Old November 16th 07, 04:53 PM posted to sci.space.station
MetroHenrik
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"Craig Fink" skrev i en meddelelse
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MetroHenrik wrote:


" NASA Astronauts at the Space Station deserve to be treated fairly.
Vacation
time and a 40 hour work week, just like everybody else.

Curious--what parallel universe do you live in where everybody has
paid vacation and a 40 hour week?


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Well, the normal time of work in Denmark, are 37 hour, a week. 5-6 weeks
paid vacation, and when i get sick, the company accept 1-2 days a month.
If you calle that a parallel universe, thats just around the globe.
(where
the ISS never flies over)


Many people in the United States don't understand the parallel universes
that other people live in. And when do you get your 5-6 weeks vacation in
Denmark?

Here in the US, it's common practice to give no vacation time for a little
while. After six months to a year, usually a week or two. By the time
someone has been with a company long enough to earn 5-6 weeks of vacation
a
year, they are about to retire. That is if they didn't get layed off and
had to go back to a week or two of vacation with some other company.

Your talking to a bunch of serfs here on the other side of the Atlantic.
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I guess we are a bit OT, but to make it short.
In Denmark i'ts a law that telling you that you have a right of 3 weeks of
vacation in the summer. (May to Sept.)
And 2 weeks in the rest of the year.
The union agreement, for about 80% af workers, allows you to take 5
"vacancydays" when you want it.
Off course all vacations has to bed approved by your company.
If you at the end of the vacation year (May 1.) not has been allowed to do
your vacation, you shall have 2 days for every day you have missed. And the
conpany is getting fined. (a lot)

Henrik

Back to topic.


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Old November 16th 07, 09:29 PM posted to sci.space.station
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You don't know how good that sounds on this side of the Atlantic.

MetroHenrik wrote:


"Craig Fink" skrev i en meddelelse
...
MetroHenrik wrote:


" NASA Astronauts at the Space Station deserve to be treated fairly.
Vacation
time and a 40 hour work week, just like everybody else.

Curious--what parallel universe do you live in where everybody has
paid vacation and a 40 hour week?


--
Todd H.
http://toddh.net/

Well, the normal time of work in Denmark, are 37 hour, a week. 5-6 weeks
paid vacation, and when i get sick, the company accept 1-2 days a month.
If you calle that a parallel universe, thats just around the globe.
(where
the ISS never flies over)


Many people in the United States don't understand the parallel universes
that other people live in. And when do you get your 5-6 weeks vacation in
Denmark?

Here in the US, it's common practice to give no vacation time for a
little while. After six months to a year, usually a week or two. By the
time someone has been with a company long enough to earn 5-6 weeks of
vacation a
year, they are about to retire. That is if they didn't get layed off and
had to go back to a week or two of vacation with some other company.

Your talking to a bunch of serfs here on the other side of the Atlantic.
--
Craig Fink
Courtesy E-Mail Welcome @


I guess we are a bit OT, but to make it short.
In Denmark i'ts a law that telling you that you have a right of 3 weeks of
vacation in the summer. (May to Sept.)
And 2 weeks in the rest of the year.
The union agreement, for about 80% af workers, allows you to take 5
"vacancydays" when you want it.
Off course all vacations has to bed approved by your company.
If you at the end of the vacation year (May 1.) not has been allowed to do
your vacation, you shall have 2 days for every day you have missed. And
the conpany is getting fined. (a lot)


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Old November 19th 07, 09:08 AM posted to sci.space.station
MetroHenrik
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"Craig Fink" skrev i en meddelelse
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You don't know how good that sounds on this side of the Atlantic.



Ohh yes, i do.

My company, are working together with United switch and signal, and about
15-20 god americans, ahs been in Denmark on long term durations. They told
me how good it sounds.

Henrik


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Old November 23rd 07, 05:06 AM posted to sci.space.station
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On Nov 16, 9:18 am, Craig Fink wrote:

The cameras belong to the govt. The bandwidth to get the digital info
to the ground, and the radios used to transmit that info, likewise
belong to the govt.


Kind of sounds like a monopoly. Aren't there anti-trust laws in Space?


Monopoly? get real. You can go on Bigelow's station and take you
picture or get a commercial photosat do it
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Old November 23rd 07, 05:12 AM posted to sci.space.station
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On Nov 15, 11:38 am, Craig Fink wrote:
NASA Astronauts at the Space Station deserve to be treated fairly. Vacation
time and a 40 hour work week, just like everybody else. They should be able
to do whatever they want on their off-time. Like, stare out the window,
take pictures, play the guitar, go for a walk ... maybe even start their
own business.

I wonder what kinds of businesses Astronauts would start in their free-time
on-orbit?


"Vacation time and a 40 hour work week"? they get their time off
after the mission. ISS missions are just like Antarctic expeditions

Civil servants can't use gov't property for personal business. Also
civil servants can't have outside jobs that interfere with their
current jobs




 




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