| -> | | | | they are served with the expectation of a long |
| There is a saying in Spain that says: Tomorrow is the | | | | summer season with kids off school. That, believe |
| busiest day of the week. I think it is beautiful | | | | me, is not what many parent are looking forward to. |
| invention. It conveys a certain joy to life. Life is | | | | Fortunately, there is a solution: the summer school, a |
| already difficult enough so let's not be too serious | | | | program where kids are often taken to pass much |
| about it. Take it easy. | | | | of the summer before the holiday of the parents |
| At the other hand, things are changing, and it is | | | | starts, which is in august. Yet, this summer school |
| impossible to notice the increasing levels of stress in | | | | does only start in July. |
| business, in traffic and in public institutions. | | | | So this week between the end of the school and the |
| The National Institute of Social Security is such an | | | | beginning of summer school causes a problem. |
| institute. It issues various documentsby means of | | | | Something like a strike comes in handy. I observed |
| local agencies in towns like Fuengirola. Today the 25th | | | | that only half of the employees were available today, |
| (as well as the next three days) the agency was on | | | | and I imagine that they will switch with the others |
| strike. "Huelga," in Spanish. As a reason I could read | | | | workers on the next days. |
| something about better service ... | | | | The salaries in Spain are relatively low, so that |
| But why does this strike sound a bit incredible? To | | | | supports the idea of a strike. Also interesting to see |
| me it has to do with the following. | | | | is that nobody complained. You could argue, that if |
| Today is the first day of the school holidays. These | | | | you happened to be in a hurry for some social |
| summer holidays take three month in Spain. And at | | | | security procedure, you shouldn't have waited until |
| the end of the school period, parents most of them | | | | the deadline. |
| (both) working, have elevated stress levels. And than | | | | You're in Spain, so just take it easy... |