Comments on: Scrapping Holidays

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Jordanian Blogosphere: An Iris Also Blooms

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:41:03 +0000

[…] In light of the King’s decision to scrap two public holidays earlier this year, Qwaider asks: “What is so wrong with employees getting some time off?” Meanwhile, Mohanned is confused over the mixed signals the government has been sending regarding energy policies. […]

By: Raya

Raya — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:40:53 +0000

Here is the comment I got with the email of the song

Although I don’t have a special liking to Kathem or his voice (nor is the music even to my liking)…I so loved the lyrics…
Here’s the link:

http://www.alsahir.com/site/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=33&func=fileinfo&id=91

By: Raya

Raya — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:22:38 +0000

Salaam All,

WOW…It only today that I was telling a friend about how many holidays we have in Jordan, like the king’s and the late king’s birthdays…and I said that I hope this would be abolished…the only person to have the common sense and authority to do this is the king himself…I mean civilised countries do not celebrate their rulers birthdays…take Europe or America…imagine Tony Blair’s birthday becomes a holiday in Britain…he’ll be ridiculed more than he’s now….

Very good move..GO JORDAN!…

3UGBAL il jiran…:)

by the way did you watch Kathem El saher’s new song about Iraq..it’s a must…you could have sth about it

By: Oula Farawati

Oula Farawati — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:16:22 +0000

while i think u right in most of what u said, holidays are good for employees who work full time. i take them as a chance to look after things that are lying around for ages waiting for the spare time i can give them. i like holidays, dont take them away from us (do i sound like a lazy employee now!)

By: Ola

Ola — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:50:22 +0000

Well, people who have fixed salaries gotta love the holiday, for me holiday means no work, no money… but you can’t hate holidays after all

By: Maha

Maha — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:48:37 +0000

Mabrook!!!
inshallah we’ll always be aiming for higher productivity

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:19:34 +0000

Not to downplay the king’s birthday, I’m all for this. Congratulations to the king for caring more about the economy than the celebration of his birth.

By: Lina

Lina — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:03:42 +0000

Yeah I read it this morning and thought it’s quite a good and much-needed move. Not that I mind extra days off, but we tend to over do it in Jordan rather than official holidays, I’d ask for a slight increase to the 14-day annual leave in the private sector…