andi9899
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 30, 2015 9:58:34 GMT -5
We are closed on Friday. I'm pretty excited about it too! I need a 3 day weekend.
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swamp
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THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
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Post by swamp on Jun 30, 2015 10:13:40 GMT -5
We're working. Unfortunately, summer is our busiest time of the year anyway (2/3 of our business is tied to general construction which happens in the warm months in the northern states and government where we get year end orders as people try to use their budget by June). We do double or even triple the business in June, July, August and September that we do in December, January, February. So closing down is not a good idea.
Not complaining about it at all, but we also just got an unusually large order that we're filling as well. So we and some of the employees have been working OT and coming in on weekends. We won't ask any employees to come in on July 4, but DH and I may go in for a bit to get things ready for Monday.
Before you think we're too evil, we balance it out by closing down (and still paying everybody regular wages) for a week or two around Christmas. We already thought you were evil.
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milee
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Post by milee on Jun 30, 2015 10:20:20 GMT -5
We're working. Unfortunately, summer is our busiest time of the year anyway (2/3 of our business is tied to general construction which happens in the warm months in the northern states and government where we get year end orders as people try to use their budget by June). We do double or even triple the business in June, July, August and September that we do in December, January, February. So closing down is not a good idea.
Not complaining about it at all, but we also just got an unusually large order that we're filling as well. So we and some of the employees have been working OT and coming in on weekends. We won't ask any employees to come in on July 4, but DH and I may go in for a bit to get things ready for Monday.
Before you think we're too evil, we balance it out by closing down (and still paying everybody regular wages) for a week or two around Christmas. We already thought you were evil. I know.
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jun 30, 2015 10:53:53 GMT -5
Closed Friday. Will probably authorize a 1 to two hour early dismissal Thursday.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 14:01:02 GMT -5
Two more hours and I'm off for 6 days! Woohoo!
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toomuchreality
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 1, 2015 2:43:05 GMT -5
EVERY day's a holiday!
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Jul 1, 2015 16:45:55 GMT -5
Two more hours and I'm off for 6 days! Woohoo! We are closed Friday and then I am on vacation until July 14th
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sarcasticgirl
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 2, 2015 9:26:12 GMT -5
we are closed friday... and we're all anxiously waiting to find out if we are allowed to leave early today. Only time will tell.
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cael
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Post by cael on Jul 2, 2015 11:22:54 GMT -5
I'm a municipal hack, so we close early today and I have tomorrow off
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ZaireinHD
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Post by ZaireinHD on Jul 6, 2015 1:30:38 GMT -5
We are closed on Friday. I'm pretty excited about it too! I need a 3 day weekend. and to my surprise I did not go into the office to get work done!
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Opti
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Post by Opti on Jul 6, 2015 2:40:12 GMT -5
Why would you go in if you do not have to, unless they have better air conditioning?
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spartan7886
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Post by spartan7886 on Jul 6, 2015 8:20:11 GMT -5
Why would you go in if you do not have to, unless they have better air conditioning? Because you have deadlines to meet? I took my laptop home and worked from there, but if I had a desktop, I'd have spent half a day in the office Friday. I have a major project coming up at the end of the month, and if I don't have the documentation, equipment, and permitting ready, it will cost the company approximately a million dollars a day.
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Opti
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Post by Opti on Jul 6, 2015 10:35:17 GMT -5
Why would you go in if you do not have to, unless they have better air conditioning? Because you have deadlines to meet? I took my laptop home and worked from there, but if I had a desktop, I'd have spent half a day in the office Friday. I have a major project coming up at the end of the month, and if I don't have the documentation, equipment, and permitting ready, it will cost the company approximately a million dollars a day. In those cases, I used to work the weekend and request another day off after the project deadline.
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spartan7886
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Post by spartan7886 on Jul 6, 2015 12:08:05 GMT -5
In those cases, I used to work the weekend and request another day off after the project deadline. Comp days... I've heard of those. Official policy for us is if you are working offsite (in theory 12 hrs days, in reality 14-17) all weekend you get one comp day (9 hrs). I'd get laughed out of the office for requesting one-to-one. I just need to plan my work better... which would be doable if management would make a %&%$! decision.
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