Who Gets Off For Columbus Day, anyway?

I'm off.

I worked for a City in Arizona. We never had today off. The reason for that, apparently, is because employees get the Friday after Thanksgiving off instead.

I not only have off on Columbus day, I also have off on Leif Ericcson Day, Vasco Da Gama Day, and a host of other maritime explorer-themed holidays.

But I'm a freelancer, so I have a lot of flexibility.

What? Lording their 'special status'? I guess I'm not getting where a day off is lording anything. I'd be interested in knowing why you think this is somehow unfair.

Oh, and the military bases are business as usual around here and the kids are in school. No mail however... and I'm not torqued up about it.

I'm at work - But (obviously) I'm goofing off.

I'm off and I work for a bank...yay Columbus Day!!! Yay any Monday holiday The kids around here go to school though. Except my brother who is in parochial school, he's off.

I always figured there were a certain number of 'extra' vacation days, so companies picked and chose whichever fit in best. I also don't remember us not getting mail on Columbus Day before so, I'm kind of thinking it's a budget cut thing. The woman who delivers the mail out at my parent's house doesn't get paid for off days and my buddy who works for the county doesn't work on Fridays anymore. Maybe this is a way to save money.

Sorry if I sounded aggressive. I've had a huge cup of coffee and I'm kind of running fast this morning.

While I don't get off, I do enjoy it, and stuff.

Our schools are in session around here. My cousin lived in an area with a higher concentration of Jewish people and had a lot of days off school that I never did. My husband works Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Good Friday, and just about every holiday but Christmas... because he works in retail (and no one wants to give up their ability to shop on the holidays.)

Seems to me, most of us would love to have extra time off, but are rather jealous of those who do have it and often demand equality in that none of us should have it. (Look at the complaints against teachers and their "six" hour work day, with weekends and summers "off".)

Today is Thanksgiving here. My family has it off.

Our post office has it off which seems like a first but I could have just convienently forgotten about it. I'm just miffed this year because they're holding my vanilla beans hostage until Tuesday. They refused any packages Saturday because Monday would be their holiday so I've had to wait an extra three days for it to come when I could have had it Saturday if Monday hadn't been a holiday.

Wish I could have worked where they had Valentines day off......lol

Oh, wait....I am retired...so I have everyday off. (Even if I don't get off anymore...)

I'm off... and to make it even sweeter, my #1 client is currently in my backyard with one of his employees and Ol' Boy building my new deck.

Michael Wolfe said:

I not only have off on Columbus day, I also have off on Leif Ericcson Day, Vasco Da Gama Day, and a host of other maritime explorer-themed holidays.

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i'm not off today but along a similar vein we are off on leif garrett day.

I'm not getting off today, but the night is still young...

I don't ever remember having the day off in school and the only reason that I even remember this day exists is because my grandmother's birthday was right near Columbus Day.

I think if you work for the feds, you are off. That doesn't count for military or police. Also, its a holiday so unions may have the day off, depending on your contract. I think those things are negotiated with an eye towards spreading the days off.

I have today off. When you think about it, that's the important thing!!

Diana Hignutt said:

Is this one of those days where our public servants get to lord their special status which entitles them to extra days off that no one else get over the rest off us? I don't like it.

So, who's got off and who has to work?

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I'm off, and I'm not lording anything over anyone.

Diana Hignutt said:

And you don't work for the government. Oh well, it was a good theory for a second there....

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Technically, I'm unemployed. But I start my new job tomorrow, in Federal Government. So I'm assuming I'm not starting today because it's a Holiday.

Shadow_Ferret said:

Technically, I'm unemployed. But I start my new job tomorrow, in Federal Government. So I'm assuming I'm not starting today because it's a Holiday.

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Congrats!