Hmm, good luck with that. (FWIW, I can't remember what I wore to my sister's college graduation before she went to med school, nor can I remember what I wore to her graduation from med school, and more to the point, neither can she.) But I think it is ungracious of your sister, a bit.
...Oh, incidentally, this "10 days vacation a year" bit? It's one of the reasons I don't want to ever work in the US again. I get 42 days per year (34 days of leave + 8 days public holidays) where I am at the moment. And that's not even mentioning some of the other quality-of-life pluses over here.
[Do feel free to snarl at me. Yes, I'm gloating, it deserves snarled at.]
Which is why I also feel free to speak with some authority on what it's like with the NHS and "socialised medicine", incidentally. I've lived in both the US and here for some years, and I have immediate family on both sides of the Pond, and I deal with both systems on an ongoing basis. Of the two, I have to say that the NHS has its problems, but it is infinitely less broken.
Speaking of which, though, another nice perk I get (I don't know if it's universal to all employers in the UK, or just where I've worked) -- if I get particularly ill when I'm taking vacation time, if I get a doctor's certificate and submit it to my work, the days I'm ill will get reallocated to "paid sick leave" and the vacation days credited back to me. And I'm entitled to up to 3 months' sick leave at full pay and a further 3 months' at reduced pay, per year, if it ever came to that. Can you imagine that ever being offered in the US
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Shit...if she reacted like that I'd still wear the jeans...but then I'm very passive aggressive and don't appreciate being told what I can and can not do when it doesn't matter.
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...Oh, incidentally, this "10 days vacation a year" bit? It's one of the reasons I don't want to ever work in the US again. I get 42 days per year (34 days of leave + 8 days public holidays) where I am at the moment. And that's not even mentioning some of the other quality-of-life pluses over here.
[Do feel free to snarl at me. Yes, I'm gloating, it deserves snarled at.]
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Which is why I also feel free to speak with some authority on what it's like with the NHS and "socialised medicine", incidentally. I've lived in both the US and here for some years, and I have immediate family on both sides of the Pond, and I deal with both systems on an ongoing basis. Of the two, I have to say that the NHS has its problems, but it is infinitely less broken.
Speaking of which, though, another nice perk I get (I don't know if it's universal to all employers in the UK, or just where I've worked) -- if I get particularly ill when I'm taking vacation time, if I get a doctor's certificate and submit it to my work, the days I'm ill will get reallocated to "paid sick leave" and the vacation days credited back to me. And I'm entitled to up to 3 months' sick leave at full pay and a further 3 months' at reduced pay, per year, if it ever came to that. Can you imagine that ever being offered in the US ( ... )
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Very glad to be in sensible clothes again, though. Hurrah for T-shirts and shorts!
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lol
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