True Color of the Golden Week

True Color of the Golden Week
Apr 29, 2006 02:10
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: offline	Well, some foreign friends seem only know we will have a golden week, but they may not know how the three days off turns out to be a golden week. This is the true color of the Golden Week: We actually get three days off according to the government rules, that is May 1, May 2, and May 3. We work in advance to compensate May 4 and May 5, plus a weekend, that is 7 days. Is it golden enough??:-) Why is everybody as happy as everything, we work 7 days in the previous week, exhausted?? ^_*

Apr 29, 2006 02:10

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Well, some foreign friends seem only know we will have a golden week, but they may not know how the three days off turns out to be a golden week.

This is the true color of the Golden Week: We actually get three days off according to the government rules, that is May 1, May 2, and May 3. We work in advance to compensate May 4 and May 5, plus a weekend, that is 7 days. Is it golden enough??:-)

Why is everybody as happy as everything, we work 7 days in the previous week, exhausted?? ^_*

Apr 29, 2006 02:23

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Well, it seems that China has a great deal of public holidays compared to most other countries. In Singapore, we have only 11 days in a year of public holidays. HK used to have quite a fair bit of ph too - I think 13-15 days/yr.
So we were told that China has 1 week each for May & Oct + 2 weeks for Spring Festival = 1 month !
With playing catch-up in economy, u guys/gals got to work as hard as other countries now. So sorry to hear !
But working hard before to earn extra days together as holiday is not a bad idea.
Btw, do employees have entitled "leave" from employers ? We get about 14-21 days' leave a year (on top of the public holidays).

Apr 29, 2006 20:54	#2
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	At least we have seven days, not a weekend plus three day. So we can go out to enjoy a trip.

Apr 30, 2006 01:04	#3
ALTUR Points: Join Date: Nov 9, 2005 Status: Offline	RITA Thanks for that explanation. You must have a better boss than some of my friends if that is the way it will work for you! My friends get the holiday this way. They work the Saturday and Sunday ( today). Then get May 1, 2, 3, 4, off. Then work next Friday, Saturday and Sunday to make up for their 'holiday'. What colour week does this become? Altur

Apr 30, 2006 02:37	#4
CONNY129 Points: Join Date: May 25, 2005 Status: Offline	the time is fixed , but 7 days holiday passed more quickly than seven work days :(

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