# Have to work on Veteran's Day?! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641 "2013-11-11T14:28:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/21 "2013-11-11T18:09:34Z")
I work for a restaurant that offers free dinners to current and past members of the military. I have to work 3-9pm. I am going to be soooo beat after work. Happy Veteran’s Day and thank you for your service. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/22 "2013-11-11T18:10:05Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Incidently, Veterans Day is one of three federal holidays celebrated on the actual day instead of being observed on a Monday or Thanksgiving Thursday. The other two are Christmas and New Years Day. You forgot Independence Day. So it’s really a 50-50 split between Federal holidays that are automatically moved to a Monday (MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day) and those that aren’t (Independence Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s). And there’s Inauguration Day for the tiebreaker: if its quadrennial appearance falls on a weekday, it’s a Federal holiday, and it is not moved to a Monday. [QUOTE=the poll] It’s Armistist Day idiot. [/QUOTE] That’s Armistice. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/23 "2013-11-11T18:20:33Z")
Sure, before I retired. School is in session and so they expect the teachers to show up. The only people I know who get the day off are people who work in banks or the post office. My parents always worked, too, so I would have to just vote yes without the WTF happened to the holiday because I don’t remember things ever shutting down for it. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/24 "2013-11-11T18:33:15Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > You forgot Independence Day. So it’s really a 50-50 split between Federal holidays that are automatically moved to a Monday (MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day) and those that aren’t (Independence Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s). > > And there’s Inauguration Day for the tiebreaker: if its quadrennial appearance falls on a weekday, it’s a Federal holiday, and it is not moved to a Monday. > > That’s Armistice. Labor Day has always been celebrated on the first Monday of September since it was enacted in 1894. So even though it fits the pattern of other holidays that were shifted to Monday or Friday to create a three day weekend, it still is the traditional day for the holiday. ---
**Author:** ![brad\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brad\_d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brad_d)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/25 "2013-11-11T19:25:11Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Sure, before I retired. School is in session and so they expect the teachers to show up. Interestingly, the public schools around here (greater Los Angeles) are closed. OK, I don’t know about _all_ of them, but Los Angeles Unified and Long Beach Unified are off today. My daughter’s (private) elementary school, on the other hand, is open; she’s only home today because she’s sick. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/26 "2013-11-11T21:36:15Z")
I had the day off today. But where I worked for more than a decade prior to this we didn’t ever get Veteran’s day off. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/27 "2013-11-11T21:40:12Z")
I was a Fed employee for 37 years and always had the day off. Now I’m a temp and if I don’t work, I don’t get paid. The company I work for, even tho it’s a gummint contractor, doesn’t give Veteran’s day as a holiday. But they do give the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve as holidays. Not that it does me any good - no work, no pay… ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/28 "2013-11-11T21:42:05Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > The only people I know who get the day off are people who work in banks or the post office. My parents always worked, too, so I would have to just vote yes without the WTF happened to the holiday because I don’t remember things ever shutting down for it. This, except I don’t know anyone who works in a bank or post office. I honestly didn’t even realize banks and the post office closed down for Veteran’s Day. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/29 "2013-11-11T21:48:25Z")
I am working but it was optional. Not sure about my friends. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/30 "2013-11-11T22:18:25Z")
I work in the private sector (market research), and I’m working today. I don’t think I’ve ever had it off, in my 24-year career. Most of the people I know who have it off work in the public sector (particularly teachers, though, as noted above, not every school is closed today). ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/31 "2013-11-11T22:22:13Z")
On most veteran’s days when I was on active duty I had to march in a VD parade while civilians took the day off to watch us. I have never had a veteran’s day off after leaving the Army. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/32 "2013-11-11T22:26:12Z")
I’m a consultant at the USPS office in Minnesota. I think the main reason they hire consultants is so they can take holidays off; I’ll also be working Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/33 "2013-11-11T22:45:13Z")
I can’t say my company sucks so I didn’t answer the poll. 🙂 We don’t get the “minor” holidays, but we get winter break between Christmas and New Year’s so I can’t complain. We get Christmas Eve Christmas Day winter break days depending how calendar falls New Year’s Day Memorial Day July 4 Labor Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/34 "2013-11-11T23:12:36Z")
I work every day, especially holidays. Though I guess it’s my choice. Back when I was employed I usually worked 180-200 days in a row with no days off, but that’s because I mostly worked seasonal jobs. I guess I usually got Veteran’s Day off then, but I was always at least going to school or something. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/35 "2013-11-11T23:14:00Z")
I don’t think I ever had the day off except when I worked for the school system. My daughter worked today. I worked too, as in I had my child home from school and I’ve spent what could be a nice quiet Monday entertaining her. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/36 "2013-11-11T23:31:08Z")
It’s Remembrance Day here. Many people get the day off but I had to go to school. In grade/high school we never got the day off. ---
**Author:** ![Zago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/37 "2013-11-11T23:45:44Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Incidently, Veterans Day is one of three federal holidays celebrated on the actual day instead of being observed on a Monday or Thanksgiving Thursday. Really? I can’t think of a single time when Veteran’s Day _ **wasn’t** _ observed on a Monday. My birthday is Nov. 10 so I’m aware of this. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/38 "2013-11-12T00:56:34Z")
> [@Zago](#): > > Really? I can’t think of a single time when Veteran’s Day _ **wasn’t** _ observed on a Monday. My birthday is Nov. 10 so I’m aware of this. [How about 2011?](http://archive.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2011.asp) Or [2010](http://archive.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2010.asp), or [2009](http://archive.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2009.asp), or [2008](http://archive.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2008.asp)? ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/39 "2013-11-12T01:01:46Z")
_It’s Armistice day, idiot._ We get Veterans day, but we’re allowed to use our holidays any day within the same month. So I’ll use it on Black Friday. Most people were in today, and will do the same. At my prior employer, we got the Big Six holidays, plus four floating holidays we could use any time during the year. We got them at the beginning of the year, so when I switched jobs in the middle of the year, I got a total 12 holidays that year instead of the usual ten. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641/40 "2013-11-12T01:07:05Z")
Yes, I work and so does everyone I know. My parents worked it when I was growing up, and I went to parochial school, so still went to school. It has never registered as a holiday on any level for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-work-on-veterans-day/673641.md?page=3)