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Too many days off
Posted by:
state employee
()
Date: January 02, 2012 08:59AM
Its hard getting so many holidays like today this time of year.
It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and another 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK 4 day weekend is just two weeks away.
I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all this time off?
It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and another 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK 4 day weekend is just two weeks away.
I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all this time off?
Re: Too many days off
Posted by:
Fed Employee.2001
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Date: January 02, 2012 09:14AM
Plus use or lose, some have off since mid Dec.
state employee Wrote:
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> Its hard getting so many holidays like today this
> time of year.
> It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day
> then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and another
> 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day
> weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK 4
> day weekend is just two weeks away.
> I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as
> taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all
> this time off?
state employee Wrote:
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> Its hard getting so many holidays like today this
> time of year.
> It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day
> then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and another
> 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day
> weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK 4
> day weekend is just two weeks away.
> I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as
> taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all
> this time off?
Re: Too many days off
Posted by:
state employee
()
Date: January 02, 2012 09:32AM
Fed Employee.2001 Wrote:
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> Plus use or lose, some have off since mid Dec.
>
> state employee Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its hard getting so many holidays like today
> this
> > time of year.
> > It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day
> > then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and
> another
> > 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day
> > weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK
> 4
> > day weekend is just two weeks away.
> > I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as
> > taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all
> > this time off?
Our fiscal year ends on june 30th. The week before forth of july weekend huge numbers of people are off trying to burn up their floaters and personal days they would otherwise lose.
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> Plus use or lose, some have off since mid Dec.
>
> state employee Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its hard getting so many holidays like today
> this
> > time of year.
> > It starts with a 3 day weekend for vetrans day
> > then a 4 day weekend for thanksgiving and
> another
> > 4 dayer for christmas. Now we are doing a 3 day
> > weekend for new years and the lee-jackson/ MLK
> 4
> > day weekend is just two weeks away.
> > I will be glad when all this is over. Do we as
> > taxpayers really need to foot the bill for all
> > this time off?
Our fiscal year ends on june 30th. The week before forth of july weekend huge numbers of people are off trying to burn up their floaters and personal days they would otherwise lose.
Re: Too many days off
Posted by:
Les
()
Date: January 02, 2012 09:49AM
It's actually true of almost all workers, state-employed or otherwise.
Taking the time off saves them the need to find temporary arrangements for their kids who are off from school.
Taking the time off saves them the need to find temporary arrangements for their kids who are off from school.
Re: Too many days off
Posted by:
seen it before
()
Date: January 02, 2012 10:49AM
If you knew the salary they pay you would be surprised. I would bet most qualify for food stamps.
Re: Too many days off
Posted by:
wnrsm
()
Date: January 02, 2012 11:25PM
seen it before Wrote:
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> If you knew the salary they pay you would be
> surprised. I would bet most qualify for food
> stamps.
That depends heavily on the particular government organization. All the GS'ers near me aren't missing any meals.
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> If you knew the salary they pay you would be
> surprised. I would bet most qualify for food
> stamps.
That depends heavily on the particular government organization. All the GS'ers near me aren't missing any meals.