Labour Day, Back in The Day

What’s up, packing for the long weekend? Having International Working Day on a Monday is almost better than black ice cream… almost!

Today one can not not love a bank holiday, but back in the day in Communist Romania, there was a parade to perform perfectly in front of Ceausescu, after rehearsing for weeks for a pointless, propagandist, mandatory mass manifestation. Presence was mandatory and it was quite a pain in the arse, especially if you were a kid or athlete.

Labour Day was initially introduced to celebrate the protests for reduced working hours (from 12-14h, to 8h a day), which was a real issue for factory workers. On the other side, I guess office workers always had it better. I mean, we all know those who always sigh and complain of the amount of work they do, while compulsively scrolling and alt-tabbing. I mean, they are so good at it, that they teach others how it’s done.  Can you imagine there’s a request for this?

Anyway, a quick thought on Romanian May Day: When getting ready for this long weekend of relaxation and fun, just take five seconds and think it could’ve been like this:

Cheers!