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Post by tractor on Apr 16, 2014 15:06:53 GMT -5
Are you working this Friday? Our company shuts down, so that means I also have to shut down all our subcontractors.
I'm a religious person, but up until I started here three years ago, I really thought nothing of working on Good Friday. Now I view it as a free day off. I do feel bad for our hourly subs, they simply will have to take the day off without pay, although there's nothing I can do about it.
I work for a utility cooperative, and all employees statewide get the day off.
Does your company shut down on Friday?
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Post by Abby Normal on Apr 16, 2014 15:09:06 GMT -5
No. We shut down a few other days that most companies don't get. Like Christmas Eve day and a couple others.
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Post by midjd on Apr 16, 2014 15:10:28 GMT -5
I work for the state, our offices are closed on Good Friday.
But DD's daycare is open - I'm taking her in and coming home and napping all day! Thank you Jesus!
DH works for a car dealership, they are open Friday and Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 15:14:26 GMT -5
It's a paid holiday for me. We'll be worshiping at the zoo.
The kids are off of school from now until next Tuesday...going to have line up something for older son so he's not just playing video games the whole time.
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Post by movingforward on Apr 16, 2014 15:14:42 GMT -5
It is not technically one our holidays but we typically close. We don't usually find out until the last minute though. It kind of depends on work flow... March - June is typically our slow time so I am thinking we will find out tomorrow that we will close on Friday. I work for a small office so deciding to close at the last minute is easy. Also, half the office is already gone on Fridays as 1/2 work Mon. - Thurs. and half work Tues. - Fri. I hope we close because that will give me 4 days off!! Also, I have already scheduled a massage for Friday so hoping I don't have to cancel it.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 16, 2014 15:18:20 GMT -5
Technically our company closes, but everyone in accounting (including my dept) will be in for the quarterly close. Earnings release is next week.
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Post by busymom on Apr 16, 2014 15:25:31 GMT -5
I wish! DH has to work Good Friday AND Easter Sunday.
So much for celebrating a holiday with the family...
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Post by lexxy703 on Apr 16, 2014 15:30:35 GMT -5
We are open but usually close a few hours early if we aren't busy.
Busy have your dinner/brunch whatever you have on Saturaday instead.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 16, 2014 15:34:03 GMT -5
We are open, though I expect it will be quiet, as most of our clients and dependent businesses will close.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 15:34:25 GMT -5
we are open 365 days a year
volunteer staff for the major holidays.....the slots always get filled
i dont like this policy, and have tried to change it, but the owner isnt budging on this one.....at least not yet
i am persistent....i will get it done
i hate the word no......
personally, i am flying out friday morning.....the dominican
sand, sun, warm temps, and a much needed vacation
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 15:35:03 GMT -5
Sometimes it's a weather day in our district, but not this year. We had no weather days built in and missed at least 7 or 8.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 16, 2014 15:37:13 GMT -5
Not a holiday but the office is a ghost town on GF. I did not take off.
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Post by movingforward on Apr 16, 2014 15:38:23 GMT -5
we are open 365 days a year volunteer staff for the major holidays.....the slots always get filled i dont like this policy, and have tried to change it, but the owner isnt budging on this one.....at least not yet i am persistent....i will get it done i hate the word no...... personally, i am flying out friday morning.....the dominican sand, sun, warm temps, and a much needed vacation Do you have enough business to stay open on Christmas and Thanksgiving? I can understand your industry staying open Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, etc. because I would think sales would be worth it but Christmas and Thanksgiving...
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Post by busymom on Apr 16, 2014 15:41:39 GMT -5
We are open but usually close a few hours early if we aren't busy. Busy have your dinner/brunch whatever you have on Saturaday instead. Thanks Lexxy, but DH works Saturday, too. Don't worry though. I'm still making a traditional dinner. I'll just have to save some for him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 15:41:52 GMT -5
we sell cars every day
hell...we sold 4 cars the day of snowmegeddon
remember our customers are the NEED customers
not the want customers
when you have to have something....it doesnt matter the day of the year
but...imo....no we dont sell enough to cover all the expenses to open
but i havent been able to convince the owner of that yet
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 16, 2014 15:42:57 GMT -5
We are open. It will be a regular full work day for everyone.
We are closed: New Years day (and close early NYE), closed Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, XMAS eve and Christmas. Other than that if it's a week day we are open.
Now we are pretty flexible. We have had some very cold and snowy days that resulted in us closing early.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 15:45:30 GMT -5
I'm at work but I am a grad student. The only days I take off are if the daycare is closed. Hell, before my DD was born I work X-mas eve because my cells needed me too.
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Post by Tiny on Apr 16, 2014 15:46:17 GMT -5
It's not a holiday -- but some of our foriegn offices are closed for Good Friday. I've never worked for an employer that gave Good Friday as a Day Off.
The office has been quiet - becuase people take off for Passover and/or Good Friday/Easter.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Apr 16, 2014 15:48:51 GMT -5
It's a half day at my office.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 16, 2014 15:51:01 GMT -5
I'm off all day. DH has a half day. The kids and I are going to dye Easter eggs.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Apr 16, 2014 16:07:38 GMT -5
We used to get Christmas Eve, but they took it away to give us Good Friday instead. While I am Christian and both holidays have huge religious significance for me, I would much rather have Christmas Eve off.
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Post by michelyn8 on Apr 16, 2014 16:10:25 GMT -5
Our Corporate holiday Good Friday but the site we are on with our client gets Easter Monday. Since I am normally off on Friday's anyway, I get this one as a floater. We used to be able to get paid for the day (giving us a 50 hours week) but the policy of our new owner nixed that. I'm taking off tomorrow for a 4-day weekend and with the client employee's being off Monday, it will be a good day for catching up. The employees in our engineering group are having to take off Monday with the client but they also work 5-8's.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 16, 2014 16:12:13 GMT -5
Most universities I've worked at are open on Good Friday. A few times they have released employees at noon though...
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Post by muttleynfelix on Apr 16, 2014 16:26:48 GMT -5
We only get 6 major holidays - New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although the boss usually gives us black Friday off and a half day on Christmas Eve. The boss may lest us go early on Friday, but he'll be out of town. So it will be more if he remembers to call and say go home. Otherwise we have a full day. We are pretty busy and I have stuff to get done on Friday.
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Post by swamp on Apr 16, 2014 16:41:10 GMT -5
The office closes at noon on good Friday. I, however, am on vacation and will not be there.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 16, 2014 16:49:17 GMT -5
we don't close for good friday. I'm sure it will be quiet though.
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Post by ners on Apr 16, 2014 17:26:17 GMT -5
My business is closed on Good Friday.
Last fiscal year since there were no raises they gave us off on Thursday also.
Tomorrow will be quiet. Students are gone for the break, faculty is off.
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Post by kittensaver on Apr 16, 2014 17:35:15 GMT -5
I work for a non-profit that among other things is contracted to provide direct service. We pretty much don't close for anything, including holidays. (For most holidays we are half-staffed, for example: all the people who take off Christmas eve work New Year's Eve, and vice versa. And a few unlucky souls get to carry the on-call cell phone on the few actual holidays we are closed). BUT we do get two discretionary, no-questions-asked personal days each year and yes, a number of religious folks take off Good Friday. Heck, I'm a nice Catholic Italian girl who just used BOTH of her personal days to put together a Passover Seder for her DH and 20 of their closest friends and family. I had to come back to work to rest up! No Good Friday off for me . . .
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Post by simser on Apr 16, 2014 17:50:09 GMT -5
We were lucky enough to get Easter off this year if we are not critical. (With a caveat that any religious holiday needed to be respected if you're not Christian). That's for the m-f crowd, the others will work their normal days. I'm actually surprised by this!!
I'm on call. I had to block out "do not call me, call someone else" time on my calendar so that I can sing in the church choir for tridiuum. My Easter dinner invite included a "ok but can I have your wifi password?"
I've never had Good Friday off! Unless the whole week was off of school for spring break.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Apr 16, 2014 17:55:57 GMT -5
My office is technically open but very few people will be in. They'll get to leave early. I work a flex schedule so I worked last Friday when I should have been off to be off this Friday. I'm also off on Monday but that's a combination of vacation/sick time.
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