# Did you get MLK Day off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761 "2012-01-17T02:38:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/1 "2012-01-17T02:38:40Z")
Today was the observed birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Did you get the day off in whole or in part (obviously only for workers in the U.S.)? What field do you work in? For that matter which holidays do you get off besides Memorial/Independence/Labor/Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s, if any? ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/2 "2012-01-17T02:45:07Z")
Yes, I had MLK day off. I’m in higher ed. I also get these holidays, in addition to the ones you listed: Presidents Day Good Friday Patriots Day Rosh Hashanah (when it’s on a weekday) Yom Kippur (when it’s on a weekday) Columbus Day Thanksgiving Friday And the week between Christmas & New Year’s ---
**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:** [January 17, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/3 "2012-01-17T03:16:59Z")
My [mandatory holidays](http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2012.asp), including MLK. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/4 "2012-01-17T03:17:04Z")
Yes, I was off today. Also in higher ed. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/5 "2012-01-17T03:27:26Z")
Yes I was off today. Military. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/6 "2012-01-17T03:32:42Z")
Today was a holiday for me, except that I was working on a special project all weekend, so I wound up getting 12 hours of holiday pay (on top of another 15 hours of overtime Saturday and Sunday). It didn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/7 "2012-01-17T03:33:39Z")
Sadly, yes, I did. Since I work contract, it cost me several hundred dollars in unbilled time. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/8 "2012-01-17T03:36:49Z")
Last year? Me yes and my husband no. This year? We are both retired. My husband has never gotten it off; it’s a busy time in his business. I taught public school. The kids always had it off but some years the teachers went in for meetings. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/9 "2012-01-17T03:39:38Z")
I was off. Higher Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/10 "2012-01-17T03:41:33Z")
I work in higher ed also. We get MLK (spring semester starts tomorrow), spring break of course, Memorial Day, July 4th (the latter two if you teach in summer), Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and winter break. Of course staff and administrators on a 12-month contract don’t get spring break, and a truncated winter break (usually just a day or two around Christmas). ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/11 "2012-01-17T03:50:52Z")
[Yep.](http://corporate.nyx.com/holidays-and-hours/nyse) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/12 "2012-01-17T04:10:13Z")
Yes. Not-quite-as-high-as-the-others Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/13 "2012-01-17T12:19:40Z")
Only because Monday is my scheduled day off. My store was open. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/14 "2012-01-17T12:27:51Z")
Technically, but I was here with the rest of my lab, including the boss. I’m trying to publish something and initiate Operation GTFO, so skipping work is counterproductive. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/15 "2012-01-17T13:33:58Z")
Nope. I’m a teacher. I know, we usually do. However, this year the day was too close to our return from Christmas break(Jan. 9), so we did not have it off. Very odd. ---
**Author:** ![JuliaSqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JuliaSqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JuliaSqueezer)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/16 "2012-01-17T13:46:18Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Nope. > > I’m a teacher. > > I know, we usually do. However, this year the day was too close to our return from Christmas break(Jan. 9), so we did not have it off. Very odd. Same here. I was surprised that the university chose to remain open. They did have commemorative events, but many students took the day off in protest, so attendance was low. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/17 "2012-01-17T13:47:13Z")
Yes. I did the preliminary work on setting up the 50 gallon aquarium! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/18 "2012-01-17T14:41:47Z")
Goodness, no–the commuter train was pretty full, too, so I’d say most other people in New York were working, too. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/19 "2012-01-17T14:45:19Z")
Unfortunately not, Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761/20 "2012-01-17T14:50:37Z")
Yes, but only because our part-timer could work today so it became one of my days off. It’s not a paid holiday for us. I work retail. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-mlk-day-off/609761.md?page=2)