I blame the Navy

[joflasher]

for me actually having to work Patriots Day. See, most of New England got yesterday off work in order to honor those decades dead patriots but not us. It seems back in the early 90's the Navy pitched a hissy fit because Draper, a government contractor, got more holidays than they did. Draper employees pissed a hissy right back because, dammit, whos gonna accept loosing a holiday quietly? To keep everyone happy, Draper adopted the policy of only recognising the same holidays as the federal government but they allowed themselves some leeway as to the number of days.

What effect did this have on us? We don't get Patriots Day off any more but we have an extra floating day around the 4th or Christmas. We still have one more day off than the Navy, it is just timed differently.

While most of Boston was off watching the Marathon, I was in my office wishing I was outside in the BEEEeeautiful warm day. Oh well.

Comments

[luminifer.livejournal.com]

if you really wanted, couldn't you have used the floating holiday..? :)

[flasher.livejournal.com]

No, its not that type of floating holiday...we get it either at July 4th or Christmas and its decided which on a year to year basis. We (the employees) don't get to decide when to use it.

[luminifer.livejournal.com]

can they even CALL that a floating holiday? yeesh!

[freeptop.livejournal.com]

It could be worse. You could work for a startup that gives only about four holidays a year, and only one week of PTO per year...