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Star Wars Sickout

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-would-yoda-do dept.

Brahmastra writes "The New York Post reports that it will cost employers $628,880,000 in lost productivity on the first two days of Star Wars Episode III - Return of the Sith . How many of you are planning to skip at least part of your workday on the first two days?"

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  1. What's this "Star Wars" thing? by dheeraj · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hi. Am I the only Slashdot reader and geek* that has never seen a single Star Wars movie, doesn't understand the big deal, and is likely to never see one (mainly because the hype turns me off so much)? And I'm 30, so it's not as if I'm too young or too old.

    Just, you know, wondering.

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    * That could be on shaky ground, since (a) I was into Macs pre-OS X, (b) I have a girlfriend, (c) I'm kind of around my proper weight/height ratio.

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  2. Re:Fine... by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, I am a parent. Profane Muthafucka is a "stage name" and I've created a whole nasty personae around it. My other account id is 10000, but not as low as yours. :-)

    I think the main problem with your original post, and also with my response, is that they are generalizations based on stereotypes.

    examples: "Never trust anyone over 30" vs. "You couldn't understand because you're too young."

    All I know is that since I became a parent, I work much harder at my job, and I haven't taken a sick day in the 17 months my little daughter has been with us. Painting parents as slackers is as unfair as my painting singles as slacking pot-smoking sex fiends.

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