# Are you working today (11/11)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201 "2004-11-11T14:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/21 "2004-11-11T16:36:59Z")
Self-employed, big deadline next week. Working. I’ll miss the midmorning excitement that is the daily mail delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/22 "2004-11-11T16:38:33Z")
3 veterans in my office. We’re all working. Seems like vets should get like, free drinks, flowers, limo service, etc. provided by non vets. I’ve ALWAYS wondered why non-veterans get Veteran’s Day off. Anyone care to shed light on that? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Biggles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@Mr.Biggles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Biggles)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/23 "2004-11-11T16:59:53Z")
I’d answer this question, but my boss might get pissed if he caught me surfing the net. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/24 "2004-11-11T17:02:09Z")
Working. Well, goofing off. It’s lunch time. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/25 "2004-11-11T17:04:02Z")
I’m a financial DBA for a government contractor. While most of the people who work out in the field have the day off, most of the corporate employees are here. Therefore, I must be, too. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/26 "2004-11-11T17:09:46Z")
Veteran here, unfortunately still working. But I’m self-employed and I’ve got some critical stuff to get out ASAP. Well, not that critical, as I’m still posting here… 🙂 I might take some time off in the afternoon, though, to walk around downtown. I’ve been meaning to visit the Wisconsin Veteran’s Museum, so that might be cool and apropos to the day. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/27 "2004-11-11T17:11:18Z")
I work for the State, too, and we have the day off. My wife just called me from work to say that she has to stay late and work overtime. Poor baby! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/28 "2004-11-11T17:29:37Z")
Another veteran, working. That it’s a really slow day isn’t surprising. A large majority of our customers are military. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/29 "2004-11-11T17:38:14Z")
Another non-working government worker checking in. Alas, LilMiss had school today. There are only two holidays when I have off and she doesn’t- today and Presidents Day. I celebrated by hitting the local secondhand store which has everything 50% off on holidays. (I did check my work voicemail, which I changed to “You have reached [MissTake]. Our office will be CLOSED Thursday, November 11th in honor of Veteran’s Day”. Two messages state they need me to call them back today. :smack: ) ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/30 "2004-11-11T17:48:39Z")
Another working vet here. Actually I’m working voluntarily, trading today for the Friday after Thanksgiving off. It’s working out well, I’m on an Air Force base, so everyone else is gone, and I’m getting an incredible ammount of work done. I may ask to work holidays more often. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/31 "2004-11-11T17:59:33Z")
I’m at work. I had Columbus Day off, though, so it balances out. I guess. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/32 "2004-11-11T18:00:59Z")
I’d answer the OP’s question, but I’m too busy with working today and all. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/33 "2004-11-11T18:17:01Z")
My company doesn’t have holidays (everyone has one big pool of “paid time off” that we use as we see fit), so we’re business-as-usual today. On most “holidays” we’ll get notification that the building won’t be open to the public (we have card key access in those cases) or that we won’t have front desk coverage or something, but we didn’t even get that today. The deli on the first floor of the building across from ours seemed pretty busy an hour ago, too. I don’t think many people (in general) took today off. I’m just really happy that I remembered to put my flag out before I left today (I usually forget). 🙂 Oops, gotta go to my 1:30 meeting! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/34 "2004-11-11T18:30:28Z")
I’m a librarian at an art museum and I don’t have the day off. I wouldn’t have known it was Veteran’s Day except I was twenty minutes late to work because I didn’t know there was a parade downtown. It’s not a big holiday here in the South, I don’t know anybody who had the day off. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/35 "2004-11-11T18:50:19Z")
I’m at work. Pretty quiet though, so I’ll get some homework done. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/36 "2004-11-11T18:56:07Z")
The clinic I tutor at is closed today. I don’t know why. I’m not seeing the obvious connection between tutoring and veterans. If memory serves, we didn’t take off Labor Day, so why today? ---
**Author:** ![ExoticMango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@ExoticMango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExoticMango)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/37 "2004-11-11T19:27:49Z")
I live in Montreal, and I work in the global secusrities industry. Verdict= Day off. Yipee! ---
**Author:** ![ExoticMango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@ExoticMango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExoticMango)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/38 "2004-11-11T19:29:43Z")
> [@ExoticMango](#): > > global secusrities industry. oops, i meant “securities” ---
**Author:** ![pencilpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pencilpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pencilpusher)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/39 "2004-11-11T19:58:33Z")
I’m at work. I’m ALWAYS at work. Never get a day off much less holidays. Vacation? HAH. Sick days, HAH!NEVER any days off… ☹ At least for the next 16 years. Such is the life of a stay at home mom… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201/40 "2004-11-11T21:35:05Z")
Yes and no. I had a test at 9:30 this a.m. After I came home and went back to sleep until 3 because I didn’t have to go to work at the campus library. I hate a.m. classes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-working-today-11-11/274201.md?page=3)