Monday, September 03, 2007
Allanis Morisette Never works on Labor Day
As one of the tens of millions of service sector workers in America who are working this Labor Day to make the day-off enjoyable for mostly white collar types, I can say that irony is not lost.
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Hey Greg,
There are no damned holidays in the newspaper business, either (on the newsroom side, that is). Every day is Labor Day.
There are no damned holidays in the newspaper business, either (on the newsroom side, that is). Every day is Labor Day.
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: 1:46 AM
Glenn - I delivered the Detroit Free Press (almost) every morning for 8 years on my bicycle. I understand.
I was also watched the Free Press and the Detroit News crush their unions and violate their anti-trust exemption during the big strike.
I was also watched the Free Press and the Detroit News crush their unions and violate their anti-trust exemption during the big strike.
I've always been a little surprised that local merchants, etc. don't realize that an awful lot of people work holidays, weekends and nights in the modern economy. They miss a very strong potential market. Unless you are a professional person or tradesperson, the traditional day job where you work M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. is pretty much a thing of the past, at least in terms of jobs that pay a halfway decent wage.
A lot of folks regularly work holidays and weekends. I have most of my adult working life. For example, this past weekend, I worked three consecutive back halfs (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) on Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day. I wasn't alone.
Bill Donovan
A lot of folks regularly work holidays and weekends. I have most of my adult working life. For example, this past weekend, I worked three consecutive back halfs (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) on Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day. I wasn't alone.
Bill Donovan
Greg,
You'll get no argument from me on the union-busting front (and the demise of newspapers in general for various reasons, most of which have to do with the bottom line), but we'll have to do it over a beer. As the song from "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" goes, "I play it the company way..."
Bill: Welcome back to the blogging ranks. If one works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., what's that called (besides stupid)? Back other halfs? Quarter and a half back? To hell and back?
...Time for the revolution.
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You'll get no argument from me on the union-busting front (and the demise of newspapers in general for various reasons, most of which have to do with the bottom line), but we'll have to do it over a beer. As the song from "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" goes, "I play it the company way..."
Bill: Welcome back to the blogging ranks. If one works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., what's that called (besides stupid)? Back other halfs? Quarter and a half back? To hell and back?
...Time for the revolution.
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