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American Holiday Schedule Sucks

Mermaidman

Mermaidman

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This is a list of holidays observed by my company's worldwide locations. Only one country has fewer holidays than the USA. Poland has 6 holidays compared to 7 for the USA. Spain has 16!

Australia
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
January 26 ? Australia Day
April 18 ? Good Friday
April 21 ? Easter Monday
April 25 ? Anzac Day
May 1 ? Labor Day
June 9 ? Queen?s Birthday
December 25 ? Christmas Day
December 26 ? Boxing Day

Brazil
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
January 25 ? Sao Paulo Anniversary
March 3,4 - Carnival
April 18 ? Good Friday
April 21 ? Tiradentes
May 1 ? Labor Day
May 29 - Ascension Day
July 9 ? Revolution Day
September 7 ? Independence Day
October 12 - Day of Our Lady
November 2 ? All Souls Day
November 15 ? Republic Day
December 24 ? Christmas Eve
December 25, Christmas Day

Germany
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
January 6 ? Feast of Epiphany
April 18 ? Good Friday
April 21 ? Easter Monday
May 1 ? Labor Day
May 29 ? Ascension Day
June 9 ? Whit Monday
June 19 ? Feast of Corpus Christi
October 3 ? National Holiday
November 1 ? All Saints? Day
December 25 ? Christmas Day
December 26 ? Second Christmas Day

Poland
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
April 21 ? Easter Monday
May 3 ? Constitution Polish Day
August 15 ? Feast of the Assumption
November 1 ? All Saints? Day
December 25 ? Christmas Day
December 26 ? Second Day of Christmas

Singapore

January 1 New Year's Day
February 1-4 Chinese New Year
February 12 Hari Raya beloved patriot
April 18 Good Friday
May 1 Labor Day
May 15 Vesak Day
August 9 National Day
October 23 Deepavali
November 25 Hari Raya Puasa
December 25 Christmas Day


South Africa
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
March 21 ? Human Rights Day
April 18 ? Good Friday
April 21 ? Family Day
April 27 ? Freedom Day
May 1 ? Worker?s Day
June 16 ? Youth Day
August 1 ? National Women?s Day
September 24 ? Heritage Day
December 16 ? Reconciliation Day
December 25 ? Christmas Day
December 26 ? Day of Goodwill

Spain
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
January 6 ? Epiphany
March 9 ? San Jose
April 17 ? Maundy Thursday
April 18 ? Good Friday
April 21 ? Easter Monday
May 1 ? Labor Day
May 2 ? Fiesta de la Communidad de Madrid
May 15 ? San Isidro
May 29 ? Ascension Day
October 12 ? Columbus Day
November 1 ? All Saints Day
November 9 ? La Almudena
December 6 ? Constitution Day
December 8 ? Immaculate Conception
December 25 ? Christmas Day

United States
January 1 ? New Year?s Day
May 26 ? Memorial Day
July 4 ? Independence Day
September 1 ? Labor Day
November 27 ? Thanksgiving Day
November 28 ? Day after Thanksgiving
December 24 ? Christmas Eve
December 25 ? Christmas Day
 
I'm in the USA, in Florida, and we also get Martin Luther King's Birthday and Good Friday. We don't get Christmas Eve, however.

I guess your company expects you to work for the money they are paying you. Sucks to be you, doesn't it.
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
How does it suck? And since when is Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve a holiday?
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Holidays observed by his company.

Plus every company I've ever worked for gave us off Friday after Thanksgiving and XMas Eve.
 
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
How does it suck? And since when is Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve a holiday?
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Holidays observed by his company.

Plus every company I've ever worked for gave us off Friday after Thanksgiving and XMas Eve.
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Ahhhhh ok, I thought he meant national (actual) holidays. I've had to work both of those days, unfortunately 🙁
 
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

Thursday, January 1- New Year's Day

Monday, January 19- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, February 16- Washington's Birthday

Monday, May 31- Memorial Day

Monday, July 5- Independence Day

Monday, September 6- Labor Day

Monday, October 11- Columbus Day

Thursday, November 11- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 25- Thanksgiving Day

Friday, December 24- Christmas Day

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

Thursday, January 1- New Year's Day

Monday, January 19- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, February 16- Washington's Birthday

Monday, May 31- Memorial Day

Monday, July 5- Independence Day

Monday, September 6- Labor Day

Monday, October 11- Columbus Day

Thursday, November 11- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 25- Thanksgiving Day

Friday, December 24- Christmas Day

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
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are you looking for developers? 🙂
 
A friend of mine in the Netherlands get's 30 days of vacation a year. He went to Chechnya for a month this year and camped on the side of a lake, with his wife and kids by the way.

We just have different cultures I think. In the US you can only do that stuff if you're wealthy or a bum. It's not so easy for the middle class to do it here. At least the Saturday work day has been eliminated from US customs. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

Thursday, January 1- New Year's Day

Monday, January 19- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, February 16- Washington's Birthday

Monday, May 31- Memorial Day

Monday, July 5- Independence Day

Monday, September 6- Labor Day

Monday, October 11- Columbus Day

Thursday, November 11- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 25- Thanksgiving Day

Friday, December 24- Christmas Day

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
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I get the same thing as a state employee...although I get 7hrs/month for vacation
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
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Wow! Do you have to work a few years before getting 4 weeks of leave annually?

Originally posted by: Thera
A friend of mine in the Netherlands get's 30 days of vacation a year. He went to Chechnya for a month this year and camped on the side of a lake, with his wife and kids by the way.

We just have different cultures I think. In the US you can only do that stuff if you're wealthy or a bum . . .
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LOL--We are slaves to materialism.
 
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Originally posted by: Fausto
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
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Wow! Do you have to work a few years before getting 4 weeks of leave annually?
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You accrue 4 hours per pay period (every two weeks) for three years and then 6 hours after that. Works out to 19.5 days of leave per year (roughly four working weeks).

 
Maybe this is why it was recently widely reported that 49% of Americans are unhappy with their current jobs.

You notice that our elected officials (who recently voted themselves a pay increase) have off for "the holiday".
Like they were trying to get out of town last week for the "Thanksgiving Holiday".
Or they take off the second week of August for the "Labor Day Holiday".
What's up with that?

I would prefer to have a weaker economy (if that's possible) and have a little more time to LIVE LIFE.
Americans take fewer holidays than any other major economy in the world.
And we have more strokes and heart attacks.

Now they have discovered that most Americans are reluctant to take extended vacations, because they fear that their jobs may somehow be at risk.
I know that's a fact where I work (big three telecom) where we are laying off thousands and thousands.
So you defer vacation for a presumed better stature at work and you get canned anyway.

I work a 60 hour week at times I need to feel guilty about wanting to take a weeks vacation?
And I get FOUR WEEKS PAID vacation?

Slave to the corporation who view us all as just another expendable asset.
Like the furniture and the computers.
 
I hate to take extended vacations because my work accumulates while I'm away. I dread going back to work after a week or two off!
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Hehe....sometimes I love being a federal employee.

Thursday, January 1- New Year's Day

Monday, January 19- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, February 16- Washington's Birthday

Monday, May 31- Memorial Day

Monday, July 5- Independence Day

Monday, September 6- Labor Day

Monday, October 11- Columbus Day

Thursday, November 11- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 25- Thanksgiving Day

Friday, December 24- Christmas Day

I get about 4 weeks of annual leave on top of all the above holidays. 😀
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So you get 6 hrs of AL as well? It is nice being a federal employee 🙂 Especially since every Friday is my AWS day and christmas and New years are on thursdays. This way I can only take 3 days off (12-29 - 12-31 ) and get ~12 days off 😀
 
Originally posted by: wizardbud
Maybe this is why it was recently widely reported that 49% of Americans are unhappy with their current jobs.

You notice that our elected officials (who recently voted themselves a pay increase) have off for "the holiday".
Like they were trying to get out of town last week for the "Thanksgiving Holiday".
Or they take off the second week of August for the "Labor Day Holiday".
What's up with that?

I would prefer to have a weaker economy (if that's possible) and have a little more time to LIVE LIFE.
Americans take fewer holidays than any other major economy in the world.
And we have more strokes and heart attacks.

Now they have discovered that most Americans are reluctant to take extended vacations, because they fear that their jobs may somehow be at risk.
I know that's a fact where I work (big three telecom) where we are laying off thousands and thousands.
So you defer vacation for a presumed better stature at work and you get canned anyway.

I work a 60 hour week at times I need to feel guilty about wanting to take a weeks vacation?
And I get FOUR WEEKS PAID vacation?

Slave to the corporation who view us all as just another expendable asset.
Like the furniture and the computers.
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Why not go into business for yourself?

I never understood why so many people whine about being stuck in a crappy job. Free enterprise affords you the opportunity to start your own business and be your own boss. No one should be locked into thinking they have to work for someone else.
 
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