Working on Juneteenth?

[BryceC]

Honestly I didn't even know companies gave it as a day off.

Either way it's certainly deserving of recognition.

 

[simply1]

We got it off once in 2021.

 

[cycart]

First year having it off. Banks are closed so we’re closed

 

[Jeremy]

We got it off once in 2021.

That's weird, that's the one year I wouldn't have expected it since it was kind of a last minute add.

 

[cstrunk]

Our client has it off (state), we do not (private).

 

[Freebird]

Off. Paid.

 

[quasistellar]

Working. We get the bare minimum of holidays off (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day)

Ditto. Unfortunate side effect of working for (relatively) small and service based company. We do get one floating holiday a year, though. Well, technically three, but two are always used by the company so that you always get the friday after Thanksgiving, and an extra day for Christmas/Christmas Eve, depending on where in the week it falls.

Current company doesn't acknowledge the holiday, and likely won't.

 

[madguy30]

Did you ask him why he went out to eat when the server should have had it off also?

I’ve found it confusing for people upset about working on a holiday because they wanted to do other things on that day, which would require other people to work on that day.

Yep the restaurant/seevice industry will surely have places open on Easter, Christmas Eve etc. I realize Easter is a Sunday but there's lots of weekend places closed too.

 

[bos]

I work in the financial sector and we don’t have it off. Wife works in quasi gov and they don’t either. Maybe someday.

 

[houjix]

I work in the financial sector and we don’t have it off. Wife works in quasi gov and they don’t either. Maybe someday.

My wife works for a major financial institution. Her department is off, but many of their call centers are open.

 

[nfrine]

I thought Juneteenth was a Texas holiday. When did it become a federal holiday?

Thursday, April 11, 2002, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA) signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday in Iowa.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Get it off but company took away a vacation day.

 

[Nor'easter]

Do you work for Tony Soprano?

No just the military industrial complex

 

[houjix]

Thursday, April 11, 2002, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA) signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday in Iowa.

Sure, but not as a paid holiday for state employees. Only about half the states have done that in the last couple of years.

 

[ISUTex]

Thursday, April 11, 2002, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA) signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday in Iowa.

I lived in Texas in 2002. Texas doesn't have to follow Iowa laws.

 

[bos]

My wife works for a major financial institution. Her department is off, but many of their call centers are open.

Does her employer have any openings?

 

[simply1]

That's weird, that's the one year I wouldn't have expected it since it was kind of a last minute add.

Yeah i think it was because of the unrest going on

 

[brett108]

Did you ask him why he went out to eat when the server should have had it off also?

I’ve found it confusing for people upset about working on a holiday because they wanted to do other things on that day, which would require other people to work on that day.

My mom has refused to shop or eat out on holidays for a while because of this. Holidays are literally spent at home,

 

[brett108]

Thursday, April 11, 2002, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA) signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday in Iowa.

While that cool did you not take basic civics? State and Federal are different things. By design in fact.

 

[NATEizKING]

15 paid holidays but today is not one, get the Monday before the 4th off but wish I got Wed. the 5th instead.