(09-01-2021, 08:09 PM)Jags Wrote: I like how the people that could use an extra day off, say first responders and actual laborers have to work Monday.  While the people sitting up in an office have the day off. 

I’m not bitter.  Seriously I’m not.  I’m not even upset. Just think it’s a bit [BLEEP] up.  I know there are exceptions.  But there are few exceptions without consequences.  Hey have Monday off! But I’ll see you the following Saturday.

limited personal experience though is that working on the holiday either earns 1.5x rate of pay (esp for hourly wage) or 1.5x leave accrual (salaried). If neither is the case, that boss is a grade A anus.

I can remember in the days of working two jobs, the salaried career job gave me the day off and I'd volunteer to work the other job for the extra paycheck. And this was retail (video store), which is HARDLY essential work. Everyone else was home, though, so we did do better than average business those days and everyone who came in was rewarded.

I think on one occassion the career job needed a volunteer to work on a holiday (someone in the building while floors cleaned) and I volunteered to do so. I worked for four hours that day, but was able to take 6 hrs off during the week to offset the compensation due.

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