# Any other Americans at work today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506 "2002-11-29T16:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/1 "2002-11-29T16:09:01Z")
While the rest of my family sits at home in full digestive torpor, I was forced to journey to my place of employment. Here I sit, contemplating one of the imponderable questions of life. Namely, “what sort of congenital idiot schedules a two-hour conference call to begin at 11:30am EST the Friday after Thanksgiving?” Anybody else stuck at work today? ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/2 "2002-11-29T16:15:59Z")
I’m here, but basically doing not much. My boss and I had a meeting this morning to decide where to go to lunch. I’ll be leaving early this afternoon to go riding, though. Only 3.5 more hours! ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/3 "2002-11-29T16:18:49Z")
Yep. Working on a perl program. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/4 "2002-11-29T16:19:47Z")
Me, just trying to keep my staff motivated. But it’s hard to do when your Executive VP (the guy above me) is openly playing Diablo. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/5 "2002-11-29T16:20:33Z")
I have some work to get done by a Sunday deadline, but I was given a choice as to whether or not I wanted the project, and it’s only 4-6 hours more work. Thus is the life of the self-employed work at home types. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/6 "2002-11-29T16:39:48Z")
Gotta start parking cars today at 2 pm…four hours ahead of schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/7 "2002-11-29T16:45:34Z")
Always. I get Thanksgiving DAY off; Christmas DAY off; and New Year’s DAY off, this time of year. All the eves? All the Fridays after? etc.? Yougoddabekiddinme. ---
**Author:** ![Darkrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Darkrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkrabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/8 "2002-11-29T16:51:44Z")
Yup. I change jobs so frequently that I never have enough vacation time to take the day after thanksgiving off. This time around, it’s my last day on this contract job so I really have no choice but to be in the office. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/9 "2002-11-29T17:01:37Z")
Yeah, I’m at work… My office is actually closed, and no one else is here, but I have a boss who is crazier than the bosses for hte whole rrest of the department, and so here I am. I haven’t done jack, today, either, because there’s not really much to be done when all the other offices I’d have to talk to shut down till monday. But my very presence makes my boss think I’m dedicated, so what the hell. It was funny riding the train in today. There were about six people in the entire compartment. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/10 "2002-11-29T17:42:54Z")
Yep, I’m at work too. Dangitall. Not that I’m getting much done, y’understand. Things are _really_quiet. It’s almost eerie looking out the window because there are so few cars and people moving around. I guess they’re either at the mall for the annual shopping frenzy or they’re stilll sacked out and digesting, like pythons. ::sighs:: Veb ---
**Author:** ![Typo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Typo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/11 "2002-11-29T17:50:39Z")
Yep, the clinic’s open today and I’m transcribing like mad trying to get caught up. Worked all day yesterday, too, trying to clear out the backlog while the clinic was closed. We don’t get holidays off unless we SPECIFICALLY request them off well in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/12 "2002-11-29T18:06:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Milossarian \* > Always. > > I get Thanksgiving DAY off; Christmas DAY off; and New Year’s DAY off, this time of year. > > All the eves? All the Fridays after? etc.? Yougoddabekiddinme. Trying to build up my annual leave. I’ll get there late next year and then be required to take six weeks every year whether I like it or not. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/13 "2002-11-29T18:13:59Z")
I am not at work yet, but I will be tonight. I work at a restaurant and it is either going to be dead as a doornail because everyone is still full from yesterday, or really busy becuase no one wants to cook today. I don’t have the SDMB to keep me company when I am board either. I only have the company of an insanly annoying co-worker who thinks making fart noises is funny.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/14 "2002-11-29T18:18:03Z")
I’m heading in for a half-day. Mostly just to tie up some loose ends that I couldn’t get to this week. And work out. I gotta hit the gym. 😃 Tripler Uffdah, that’s a lotta turkey dere. . . ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/15 "2002-11-29T18:19:03Z")
Yep, I’m at work. Slaving away at the endless toil of, um … posting on the SDMB, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/16 "2002-11-29T18:43:06Z")
Yep! But, on the plus side, I’m putting together the itineraries of all of the attendees of the SIX year-end meetings that my company is planning. No interruptions today! And, by Monday, it’ll be too late for the whiners to change their itineraries without penalties! ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/17 "2002-11-29T18:57:30Z")
I’m at work. Of course, je suis canadienne, so it’s not terribly surprising. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/18 "2002-11-29T19:33:37Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Duckster_ > \*\*Trying to build up my annual leave. I’ll get there late next year and then be required to take six weeks every year whether I like it or not. 😃 \*\* This time next year, or maybe two years from now, you’ll be in the same “use it or lose it” category as the rest of us gainfully employed people. Hang in there. And, **tisiphone** , what did you do on Tuesday, November 12th? **TVeblen** , I got a _crap-load_ done today. The phone didn’t ring, I got no whining e-mail… Where in hell do you work? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/19 "2002-11-29T20:34:04Z")
EMS never takes a holiday. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506/20 "2002-11-29T20:48:14Z")
Well I had tole myself to get some things done today but spent half the morning sleeping. Sheesh. I’ve set myself a deadline to finish a project by the end of the month (which is tomorrow) so that I can bill 100%. or else Santa won’t come !! But here I am on the SDMB. \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-americans-at-work-today/139506.md?page=2)