The ultimate participation trophy

[RB TexLa]

I found out Friday that my employer will give December 26th off as a holiday. I do not know what holiday is on December 26th. Christmas is on a Sunday, we have the day off. But apparently, we have to make sure everyone gets a participation trophy. Heaven forbid everyone's ego not be properly fed.

[rzemanfl]

1. This deserves a Bah! Humbug! trophy. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

2. We get 23, 24, 25 and 26th off--all with pay

Not sure that I am complaining about that...participation trophy or not

[rug]

3. "Don't be cross, uncle!" said the nephew.

"What else can I be," returned the uncle, "when I live in such a world of fools as this? Merry Christmas! Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in 'em through a round dozen of months presented dead against you? If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"

[mrs_p]

4. It is the observed holiday

People get it off from work to be wit their families. Why all the hate?

[mia]

5. Federal law

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/content/view.php?pk_id=0000000490

[RB TexLa]

8. I don't work for the federal government.

[KT2000]

13. what's the problem?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off is Friday if the holiday is on Saturday and Monday if the holiday is on Sunday. It has been this way for years and years.

[BainsBane]

6. It's Boxing Day.

Most people like an occasional day off.

[trof]

28. There ya go!

[Warpy]

7. Well, you can celebrate Boxing Day or the Feast of St. Stephen

by giving a box of goodies to an errand boy or inviting all the relatives you neglected to bury to a drunken feast and murder them.

[RB TexLa]

9. I will be at my job

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. You want to work on a day off?

And sounds like you want everybody to since you have a problem with it.

Unfortunately American workers have way too few days off and have way too harsh working conditions considering levels of pay and so on.

[MFM008]

11. my brothers always

talking about everyday being a feast day in the catholic saints calendar. His favorite is Saint Swithens day.. lol.

[ms liberty]

10. Boxing Day. n/t

[PoliticAverse]

12. Is it a paid holiday for you? n/t

[ret5hd]

14. I don't Grinch with you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5330132

[etherealtruth]

15. :-)

[cwydro]

23. Omg.

That's hilarious.

[HughBeaumont]

24. Comedy Gold.

[treestar]

29. I remember that

wow it was ten years ago!

[RonniePudding]

16. What a bizarre post

Employee to employer: "How dare you give me a day off!"

[ret5hd]

17. Oh, this guy is hilarious!!! You should do a site search and see for yourself!

I've long thought this was Andy Kaufman in drag.

[RonniePudding]

18. I'm thinking asperger's

Not trying to make light, but that post you linked to reminded me of several folks I've known who have had it.

[pinboy3niner]

19. I don't do site searches with you.

[ret5hd]

21. DAMMIT! I don't share taglines with you...so there!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

31. Poster really seems to hate the notion of getting days off work for holidays.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027979183

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. It could be worse: Employer could pass out Christmas doormats. nt

[ret5hd]

22. My god...is there going to be a door buzzard involved here?

All ya'll gotta quit! I have a cracked rib and ya'll are gonna end up killin' me!

[KG]

25. I larfed

[Bettie]

27. Why does having a day off anger you?

Seriously, becasue most people enjoy having a day off here and there, regardless of the reason.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

30. Huh?

You're complaining about a day off?

[cwydro]

32. Confusing lol.

But another poster downthread suggested searching the OP's history.

It's eye-opening.

[B2G]

33. So go to work. No one give a shit.

Me, I'll be eating a prime rib sandwich and playing with my toys.

Merry Christmas!