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Normalize businesses having enough employees that they can take their time whenever they want as long as notice is far enough out. Or people can call in sick without a replacement being required because you were already operating with a couple "extra" people.
And definitely normalize closing on holidays. The sheer number of American employers that require holiday work means it's not actually a holiday unless you're wealthy enough. If you absolutely, holy shit, must be open for a holiday, hire people who don't celebrate it. Maintaining a diverse staff means you can give holidays to the requisite groups without worry. Just put it on the application, "check the box for each holiday you must have off".
Im not saying to not give people off. All I’m saying is there is no context here. From personal experience most people are selfish and there needs to be some kind of structure when giving PTO. Everyone should have an opportunity to be off but many places can’t shut down their business for 2 weeks because the home sports team made the playoffs. Again I’m speaking from experience. Some people need to be told no so that someone else that earned it or asked earlier can be off.
And just to add this but hiring so anyone can be off at anytime is not possible. You are essentially saying it’s ok to discriminate. For example if my business is in a predominantly Christian community many employees will want to be off on Sunday but that is a peak day because after church many people want to eat at my restaurant. Should I then reject any applications from Christian’s so I ensure I am staffed?
You don't earn PTO. It comes in your contract and you can request it whenever you want it. Get out of your American bubble.
Earn in the context of they put in a lot of hours to finish a project or whatever.
Also don’t mention contracts if you don’t know what you’re talking about. There are plenty of contracts that offer zero pto. Again it’s all context. I swear y’all just want to argue and don’t even read what I’m typing. Business bad people good. That’s the extent of this argument at this point.
Get out of your American bubble
People don't need to put in extra hours to get the justified amount of PTO that is on their contract.
Ignorant American, thinking is hard huh