Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 16, 2014 17:58:42 GMT -5
No, we only get paid holidays on the designated federal holidays, and Good Friday is not a federal holiday. So I will be working.
The federal holidays are as follows:
MLK Day Presidents Day Memorial Day 4th of July Labor Day Columbus Day (for some reason) Veteren's Day Thanksgiving Christmas
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 16, 2014 18:06:15 GMT -5
We are a catholic hospital but open 24/7. I've always thought they should pay time and a half on Easter Sunday, but they don't.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 19:00:45 GMT -5
Originally I was going to have it off but we had so many snow days that the school had to add Good Friday back in or extend the school year later in June. My son attends school in a different district and he too is going in to make up a snow day. My husband has the day off and his office closes at noon on Thursday. He told me that he may not bother going in tomorrow.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 16, 2014 19:17:48 GMT -5
Good Friday is a holiday at my company. It all depends on when Easter falls as to whether or not i can actually have the day off. Last year it fell on month end close so finance had to work. This year it is the week before month end close so I'm off.
I spend 17 years in public accounting. Easter usually fell during our busiest time so not only wasn't it a holiday but we were usually very busy
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Post by weltschmerz on Apr 17, 2014 2:40:03 GMT -5
We never close. It doesn't matter if it's the holiday when they celebrate Jesus coming out of his cave and seeing his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter. We're always open and I'm working right through.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2014 7:46:23 GMT -5
The boss might let us go early, but it's up to her discretion. The only holidays we get are: New Year's Day Memorial Day (it's a looooong stretch between these two!) 4th of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas She has been known to let us out early on Black Friday or, say, give us the Friday off if Christmas is on Thursday, but it's always up to her (so we try to stay on her good side).
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Post by steph08 on Apr 17, 2014 8:03:11 GMT -5
We don't get Good Friday off.
We do get the day after Thanksgiving and all day Christmas Eve, so that is nice.
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Post by amishgal on Apr 17, 2014 10:29:56 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. We will be "worshiping" at the Great Lakes Science Center. I work in a very religious area so almost all businesses are closed, and DD does not have school. DH has to do a little work in the morning (from home) then we'll head to Cleveland for a fun weekend. DD11 insisted on a new Easter dress...we do not attend church so I'm not sure when/where she plans to wear it.
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 17, 2014 10:53:15 GMT -5
DS has the day off and is trying to get DH and I to take the day off so we can all head up to the Twin Cities- he apparently needs more bowties at the Mall of America and to go out to his favorite Indian Restaurant.
Teenagers He suggested I lie and tell the boss man I can't come in because I have my period. FWIW I'm going to be here at work but I may cut out early since the family will start showing up at my parents tonight and tomorrow for the weekend.
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Post by bookkeeper on Apr 17, 2014 11:12:22 GMT -5
DH is the boss at his workplace. He used to dismiss anyone who wanted to attend Good Friday services during the afternoon. (We live in a mostly Roman Catholic community). All his linemen wanted the afternoon off to go to church, but when he did a drive around our small town, most of them chose to go to the bar instead. Turns out most all our local churches have Good Friday services in the evening as well. Now everyone at his workplace gets to work the regular daytime hours and attend their favorite religious service in the evening.
There are no Easter holidays at his workplace anymore. If it is that important to you, you are free to use your paid time off. To date, no one has.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2014 11:16:31 GMT -5
The kids have been off all of this week and they're getting Monday for Passover as well. I was thinking of taking them down for the Dyngus Day Parade so they can connect with their Polish Heritage. www.dyngusday.com/ETA: the problem is that they both want willows to beat each other with....
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Apr 17, 2014 11:53:59 GMT -5
Our office is open but it'll be a ghost town. They usually let people go around 2 pm, but since I'm working from home tomorrow, I'll be working all day.
That's OK though since I have a lot to get done. Two RFP's came in this week that need to be answered.
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Post by greeniis10 on Apr 17, 2014 13:31:39 GMT -5
The boss might let us go early, but it's up to her discretion. The only holidays we get are: New Year's Day Memorial Day (it's a looooong stretch between these two!)
4th of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas She has been known to let us out early on Black Friday or, say, give us the Friday off if Christmas is on Thursday, but it's always up to her (so we try to stay on her good side). I hear you! I'm fortunate to get Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and President's Day off so I also take off the Friday before those days and get a four-day weekend each in Jan. and Feb. Those have quickly become my favorite holidays of the year because I have them to myself! Certainly not like the busy, activity-filled Thanksgiving / Christmas holidays. And, Good Friday is a holiday for me and I'm taking Monday off, so I'm looking forward to a four-day weekend now, too!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2014 13:34:40 GMT -5
<< jealous >>
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Apr 17, 2014 14:04:27 GMT -5
March, June, and August are the 3 months without a paid holiday for us. In total we get 11 paid holidays and 1 personal day, plus vacation (currently have 4 weeks). So that's a total of 6 weeks off every year. Guess when I write it out like that it seems as though I get quite a bit. But in reality it goes by way too fast!
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 18, 2014 7:31:53 GMT -5
Look at me, surrounded by more churches and Christians than you can imagine and very few GOOD FRIDAY services! How odd is that?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 7:37:17 GMT -5
My husband just said anyone who wants to work can. Anyone who wants to stay home can, but it's not paid.
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Post by teen persuasion on Apr 18, 2014 8:57:19 GMT -5
The kids and DH are off this week plus Dyngus day for Easter break, and I took the week off without pay. My employer is always closed on Friday, so no need for a Good Friday holiday. We headed south for a beach vacation with extended family, but it has been cold! At least we missed the snow back home.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 9:08:28 GMT -5
<< jealous >>
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 12:42:40 GMT -5
One of our floating holidays is our choice of President's Day, MLK Day, Good Friday and the founder's birthday, which is in July. I was glad I chose today; work has been insane and although I was in the office 12+ hours yesterday (OK, an hour was at the company gym) and got to last night's church service at the beginning of the sermon, I finished what I wanted to finish. DH and I took the last hour of the overnight vigil this morning at church; I went through Bach's St. John Passion on my iPod with the German libretto. I find that the combination of words, music and the fact that it's in German, keep me focused.
Not much else to do today except hit the gym. I needed this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 21:39:11 GMT -5
We don't celebrate MLK or the crucifixion/resurrection of Jesus. Maybe if MLK rose from the dead, we'd think about it.
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