Date:         Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:59:51 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Stats.
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
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Hi Joy,

A lot (some? many?) of employers refuse to pay for a stat holiday if
you were not at work the day before it. So I suspect half the work
force will come in sick on that day just to make sure they get paid
for the holiday, and thus the stats balance.


Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca
www.busesofthecorn.com



On 14-Nov-07, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:

> Actually, that means it is odd.  It should be more than 40%, on the
> assumption that some people call in sick to take long weekends.
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> :::Of Greg Potts
> :::Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:28 AM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: Stats.
> :::
> :::Hi Al,
> :::
> :::Not Odd. 100% statistically probable.
> :::
> :::40% of the 5 day work week is made of of Fridays and Mondays.
> :::
> :::If it were less, that would be odd.
> :::
> :::
> :::Happy Trails,
> :::
> :::Greg Potts
> :::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> :::www.pottsfamily.ca
> :::www.busesofthecorn.com
> :::
> :::
> :::
> :::
> :::On 12-Nov-07, at 5:55 PM, Pensioner wrote:
> :::
> :::> Turns out that 40% of the sick days taken by US workers are
> either
> :::> friday or
> :::> monday.
> :::>
> :::> Odd?
> :::>
> :::> Perhaps just getting a jump on the westy camping traffic.