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Originally Posted by KEMINOKANA
Nerima,
Dont think we r on the same page. It is not necessarily walmart. In general, US workers get paid less and part of the reason is coz of lack of unions. When I got here, I was told my pay would be $15 an hr higher than US....at least $5 an hr extra minimum. Clearly even $5 an hr is good...that's $200 a week better off. Enough to pay your monthly rent.
Did I say in Aussie people get 4 weeks vacation per year minimum? People who work on weekends/holidays such as nurses get paid extra and get extra days for vacation. In US to get 4 weeks vacation u'd have to work for a company 5 or so years at least.
Not to say it is all perfect....but America is abit on the extreme. What am saying is every country has upsides and downs and one shouldnt just look at the name/glory of a country to make a decision. Sometimes the devil is in the details.
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I'm not really sure if I would like to be unionized. Then there's the union dues and all that crap all in the name of a 20cts raise...eish.
I also came to learn most European nations tend to have good vacation plans esp UK,France et al. I decided if I get pregnant *oh lawd not yet* but just in case, I would fly my ass into France or the UK. After watching "Sikko", every to be mother should give birth in those nations. You get almost 6 months off in total and additional "state" help. Also some mama comes to check on you all the time, all free of charge from the govt. Here in America you get a C-section, you go home in 3 days, and your employer expects you back in a month or 2. Woe unto u if you had taken a month off before the due date. No wonder u see many Kenyans shipping their parents to the US so they can be "watching" the kids...lol...