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Just found out I get Monday off!

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I love it when I get an unexpected long weekend!

I'm in Canada but my client is in the U.S. so we follow their holiday schedule. I just found out right now that I get Monday off! Bless you Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Bless you.
 

goodcow

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MartinLutherKingHistory.jpg

"I HAVE A DREAM... THAT MANICS GETS MONDAY OFF!"
 

Nerevar

they call me "Man Gravy".
same here. My company (consulting firm) doesn't have Monday listed as a holiday, but I found out this morning that my client (a bank) in fact does get it off. That means no work for me on Monday!
 

Teflar

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We get monday off too :D

Also, I work for a bunch of conservative Jews... we get like all of September off :lol
 

Tazznum1

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I work for jews but since I am not black I do not get the day off.

Pretty sad when it is actually said that the only black guy can take the day off, but since I'm a whitey I get to come in.

WTF is that about?
 

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Tazznum1 said:
Pretty sad when it is actually said that the only black guy can take the day off, but since I'm a whitey I get to come in.


I don't understand what you're trying to say.
 

Pimpwerx

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La di freakin da. I get Monday off too. I had two weeks off for Christmas too. I'm the fucking coolest. Envy me, bitches. PEACE.
 

Grizzlyjin

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I'm black and I don't get today off...I blame whitey. Meh, it's only 5 hours anyway.

I don't think you have to be black to take MLK Day off, they're not going to say stop you if you want to celebrate. I doubt some office is going to start telling people what days they can take off based on race, that's lawsuit material right there. Some people are going to have to come in no matter what, and some places make you ask for today off ahead of time. I sure as hell don't want to go in...
 

Grizzlyjin

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Tazznum1 said:
The black guy in the office get's the day off if he chooses, but since I am white it is mandatory to come in today.

Damn, they got your ass. Tell them your dad is black and then start screaming about racism, they'll give you as much time off as you want.

They really shouldn't do stuff like that, everybody should get the day off. Of course not everybody can be away from work today, but they shouldn't let some people just slide because of race. I know my mom use to take days out of her vacation if she couldn't get MLK day off.
 
Tazznum1 said:
I should have became a teacher. They get the entire summer off. Bastards.

Teacher, yes! I don't know if I could put up with all of those brats, though. And it doesn't pay much, so I wouldn't be able to do much with all of the time off.

Mr. Lemming said:
Next up: President's Day! Woo!

I hate you. :mad:
 

Tazznum1

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Yep.

But the screwed up part is I'm part Italian and I don't get Columbus day off either....until this year when I confront him.


How can you pick and choose based on race/religion. Screwed up.
 
Tazznum1 said:
The black guy in the office get's the day off if he chooses, but since I am white it is mandatory to come in today.


Um, pigment altering surgery...DUH.....

Hasn't Michael Jackson taught you anything missy?
 

Mejilan

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I'm working today. :(

Still, my office is down to about 10% staff up until and including Wed., so it's the next best thing to a 5 day weekend.

(Jeans, sneakers, and a very slow, relaxed workflow.)
 

Tazznum1

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Mejilan said:
I'm working today. :(

Still, my office is down to about 10% staff up until and including Wed., so it's the next best thing to a 5 day weekend.

(Jeans, sneakers, and a very slow, relaxed workflow.)


I dress down everyday. King Kong ain't got $hit on me!!!!
 
I had the option to take off, but I declined to exercise said option. Instead I came in and get paid time and a half, plus a free floating holiday to take on the day of my choice. Not too shabby. :)
 

bishoptl

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Seems like we Canadians have time off at least once a month. We should call the holidays "The Queen Is On The Rag" day and leave it at that.
 

Gek54

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Tazznum1 said:
The black guy in the office get's the day off if he chooses, but since I am white it is mandatory to come in today.

Thats racial descrimination no matter how you put it. Its grounds for a suit.
 

Future Trunks

lemme tell you something son, this guy is SO FARKING HUGE HE'LL FLEX AND DESTROY THE SUN no shit
I had to work today....damn the space program!

...but in all fairness, we get to use our missed MLK day as one of our 6 or so working days off for Xmas. In fact, all we get are Thanksgiving, Xmas, 4th of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day.

And you know what the suckiest part was? Explaining to every person who called me on my cell at my desk why I was at work and didn't have the day off so the company didn't sound like a group of racist b*stards or something.
 
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