Let’s Put an End to the Charade

May 9th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

We’ve been reading a lot of stories about how employees from Malaysia to Tunisia and all parts in between will be calling in sick to the office a lot during the World Cup. We’ve heard how some of you are plotting to watch the World Cup and we’ve gone so far as to pen a note to your boss explaining your World Cup illness. Today we even read that an insurance company in the Netherlands is offering policies to Dutch employers to help insure them against large-scale absenteeism. There seems to be an obvious solution to all of this.

NONE of us should work a single second from June 9 – July 9.

That’s right. If all 6 billion of us on this planet called into our bosses and said we were taking the month off, what would they do? Fire us all?

There’s no reason to pretend to be sick. There’s no reason to use vacation days. There’s no reason to quit your job. The world can get by with no workers for one month out of every four years. Look at France. Hardly anyone works there and their economy is just fine.

Approximately 5.98 billion people read World Cup Blog on a daily basis so we need some help spreading the word to the remaining few out there. Let them know that the World Cup is an official world holiday and by international law they must stay home and watch the games – even Saudi Arabia vs. Tunisia.

This can be done. This must be done. Power to the people!

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Luis

Bob – you revolutionary! Careful, Bush and his right wing junta are watching. :-)
http://aprettymove.blogspot.com Lynda

First we’ve got to do something about that pesky Puritan work ethic, at least in the US. I couldn’t even get a friend of mine to call in sick or take a long lunch to watch the second leg Barca v AC Milan match!
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/some-love-the-world-cup-some-do-not.html Some Love the World Cup, Some Do Not – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] Here at World Cup Blog we are in full solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh. Everyone else around the world is putting their lives on hold for a month and students should have that opportunity as well. Besides, you can learn a lot more watching Tunisia play Saudi Arabia then you can studying for a silly exam in aeronautical engineering. The world needs more football fans, not engineers. [...]
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/forget-military-reform-lets-watch-the-world-cup.html Forget Military Reform, Let’s Watch the World Cup – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] Lawmakers in Portugal have heeded World Cup Blog’s call for an international World Cup holiday by announcing today that Parliament will not be in session during Portugal’s match against Mexico on June 21. Instead of debating something silly like military reform, the lawmakers will be joining the rest of the conscious world in watching a game that could very well determine the winner of Group D. A true war it will be. [...]
http://www.ipatrix.com/2006/06/01/fifa-world-cup-2006/ FIFA World Cup 2006 at Nerve Endings Firing Away

[...] The FIFA World Cup 2006 is upon us and entire countries are either shutting down or postponing major decisions until after the tournament. Heck, one country ended its civil war to cheer its team on. Bangladesh burned furniture and demanded vacations to watch the drama unfold even though it isn’t playing. Even the serious National Geographic is getting in the act and asking questions like, why soccer rules the world? The women are loving it too. I am not in India right now and the United States seems pretty much aloof from the football-crazy rest of the world. As I have mentioned before, I no longer have a cable TV connection at home and I simply download the shows I want to watch [I loved ABC’s Full Streaming concept]. This strategy has worked like a charm but doesn’t work for events like the World Cup where live action for all 64 games is a must. [...]
Altintop

What do you mean when you say “even Saudi Arabia vs. Tunisia.” don’t you think you are showing direspect for those two nations footballing abilities. For your information those two countires have a proud footballing tradtion. As much as I agree with you to unite the soccer front around the world and show solidarity, I however, do not agree with the way you make a mock out of some nations by usinf them in examples such as this. I would’ve prefered if you used the terms like, even some useless games which do not effect the groups outcome.
joão

The Portuguese will do anything for a holiday and to dismiss Parliament
is a stain on the already tarnished reputation we have.

I have to work, my friends have to work but the government gets to have the afternoon off.

I call FOUL!