# So Who Else Is Working Today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755 "2011-05-30T14:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/1 "2011-05-30T14:23:00Z")
I am working today from 9 am until 6 pm Eastern Time Zone. I am in a call center of sorts. They asked for volunteers, they said “we were real busy last year.” I don’t have any kids, I had a 4-day weekend last week and it’s double and a half holiday pay. I figured what the hell. All the places to buy lunch are closed, so I brought an MRE for lunch, rather appropriate for this holiday I think. So far, no calls. Just reading the intranets. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Animastryfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/2 "2011-05-30T14:31:07Z")
I don’t think anyone in my physics research group even considered not working today. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/3 "2011-05-30T14:42:09Z")
> [@Animastryfe](#): > > I don’t think anyone in my physics research group even considered not working today. Yea! I’m not alone! What are you researching? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/4 "2011-05-30T14:46:03Z")
Today is a holiday for me, but I logged on and did what work I had available – which wasn’t much. One file is simply emailed to Experian. There was one other file that came in, and the only thing I do is run it through a program I wrote (it’s in fixed-block text format, so I don’t even have to convert it) and send the output to three places. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/5 "2011-05-30T14:46:48Z")
Sorry to threadshit Brian but no I’ve got the day off and I’m not even 'merkin! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![abel29a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@abel29a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abel29a)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/6 "2011-05-30T14:48:31Z")
Why is it a day of, btw? I assume its an American thing? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/7 "2011-05-30T14:48:59Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Sorry to threadshit Brian but no I’ve got the day off and I’m not even 'merkin! 🙂 You crazy celt! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/8 "2011-05-30T14:51:53Z")
> [@abel29a](#): > > Why is it a day of, btw? I assume its an American thing? Memorial Day . > [@Wikipedia](#): > > Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service. First enacted by the an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War – it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/9 "2011-05-30T14:52:11Z")
I’m working. No bank holiday here in Sweden. _however_ Thursday is a bank holiday. And then I get Friday off as a “squeeze day” (no idea how or why, it seems that if a bank holiday is one day from the weekend you sometimes get the friday off too, depending on your employer). And then I get Monday off as that is Sweden’s national day. Brilliant. thurs-mon all off. You may all start hating me now. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/10 "2011-05-30T14:54:08Z")
> [@abel29a](#): > > Why is it a day of, btw? I assume its an American thing? In the US, it’s Memorial Day - a day to remember those who lost their lives serving our country in the armed services. \ These days, it’s always part of a three day weekend, so many people party, BBQ, etc..often forgetting the reason we have the day off. \ I have the day off, but my company headquarters is in Canada, and they are working today. (Payback for Victoria Day last weekend..) I’m monitoring e-mail, but haven’t had to do anything yet. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/11 "2011-05-30T15:14:26Z")
I wish I worked today. I’d be making time and a half, but sadly, I’m not scheduled. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/12 "2011-05-30T15:20:43Z")
Though I’ve had a FT, permanent job for 9 months, I was unemployed for over two years before that, so I’m incapable of turning down freelance when it’s offered – so I’m working on a freelance job right now. Should finish the current chunk in an hour or two, then will do some stuff around the house I need to do, then will start on the next chunk of this job. Or take a nap. Seems wrong to have a three-day weekend and not take a single nap, and I was out both of the last two afternoons. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/13 "2011-05-30T15:25:00Z")
My office is open every day but my current schedule has me off on Sunday and Monday. So no, though holidays are usually pretty slow. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/14 "2011-05-30T15:28:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Though I’ve had a FT, permanent job for 9 months, I was unemployed for over two years before that,… Preach it brother. being laid off for the entire year of 2009 was enough “vacation” for a good long while. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/15 "2011-05-30T17:18:42Z")
Yup. Festival season is ramping up and all the techs, directors, coaches & singers have rolled into town, so no days off for me for a while. Company doesn’t recognize Memorial Day or July 4 as holidays. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/16 "2011-05-30T17:22:03Z")
What do you do? I’m a corporate travel consultant, since I last posted I’ve had 2 calls. Woo-hoo. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/17 "2011-05-30T17:35:08Z")
Business as usual here in the Great (formerly White, now Sunny) North. Unfortunately it rained all last weekend and this weekend but today the sun has made an appearance and by all accounts it’s here for the next 7-10 happy happy days. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/18 "2011-05-30T17:54:07Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > …Unfortunately it rained all last weekend and this weekend but today the sun has made an appearance and by all accounts it’s here for the next 7-10 happy happy days. Tell me about it. I had to book tomorrow off as vacation to get my [del]hay field[/del] lawn cut. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/19 "2011-05-30T18:07:34Z")
I’m still a n00b and they don’t want to give me holiday comp, so I’m off. I’m hoping this attitude extends through July 4th but I’m not holding my breath. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755/20 "2011-05-30T18:13:31Z")
I would be ( I don’t get any holidays off automatically as we’re on a 24/7 schedule), but it just so happens Monday is my normal day off. As a consequence Monday holidays have a tendency to trip me up and confuse me - “what do you mean the bank is closed?” ;). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-is-working-today/583755.md?page=2)