With the utmost respect, I throw this out there to consider. If the former president of The United States of America did not take the $400,000 a year salary, is he considered not an actual government employee?
The question raised that if no salary was taken, then no employee handbook applies as he was not an official employee and did not fall under their jurisdiction. This of course raises the question on if he did not take a salary, who was he actually working for? Interest always to be had somewhere where priorities lay. Obviously profited from trips to his property and golf courses, but not taking the salary in any capacity leads to three question, Was he an official president of The United States?
I ask that before going into what is expected of the working class and paid time off. Twice I've lost accrued time off that should had been mine to take with me anywhere. Once from a company bankruptcy and the other from retaliatory termination. Time saved up and earned on either account taken away to still be considered insult to injury. Any one terminated should be allowed to take with them their earned vacation as it was parts of services rendered and earned.
The idea of 2-3 weeks paid vacation annually has changed over the years where now some companies offer massive different approaches to that structure. If a presidency was to follow the same structure, you would have a different output. I understand different positions have different responsibilities and I'm still team expanding on the 2 presidents/2vice-presidents idea. If only for mental health reasons alone and more sound judgement and decisions, it opens the door to proper use of vacation and what is healthy for any human to not be 24/7.
Questions raised that if President Donald Trump was not a paid employee of The United States of America, I cannot fault him for the massive vacation time spent during his 4 years. Would this have made him a part-time president? Did he not actually serve his full term before looking at the idea that if he waived his fees, did he waive his right to the presidency and acted in an illegal capacity for 4 years?
The question remains on did he or did he not take a salary. If he did, he lied to the American People. If he didn’t then it opens the door of legality and where his true interests were. I assume his family members took salaries for sure, but opens the door on legitimate legal basis.
The idea of a 2-president system opens up the conversation on appropriate time off based on capacity and earned. Day shift. Night shift. Meetings in-between. In the world where American struggle for vacations and to make ends me, it is fair to talk the appropriateness of vacation depending on position and how it is healthy to do so in a balanced manner.
This post has been edited for typos at 4:51 PM. Grammar obviously a mess.
Typed from my phone.