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pstokely

(10,529 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:55 PM Oct 2012

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Does anyone in the private sector have Columbus Day off, or even the public sector?

Its a federal holiday and state holiday in Missouri (probably Kansas too) but the schools are still open and its a normal day for most people. UPS and FedEx are still running normally. Only thing in the private sector closed is banks. Same with Veterans Day. I don't ever remember having school off on Columbus Day and graduated high school a long time ago. My college also had class on President's Day but not MLK Day. Is Columbus Day some kind of Northeastern thing, it's not much of a Midwestern thing?

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Does anyone in the private sector have Columbus Day off, or even the public sector? (Original Post) pstokely Oct 2012 OP

MA holiday for schools etc. virgogal Oct 2012 #1

I know I gotta work! Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #2

Do you mean American Indian Genocide day? we can do it Oct 2012 #3

Exactly. Thank you. nt DLevine Oct 2012 #21

a day of shame not celebration nt bowens43 Oct 2012 #26

I'm off. :) nt justiceischeap Oct 2012 #4

Our private school is closed in MD. (K-2). kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #5

My friend is off on Monday. Lugnut Oct 2012 #6

NYS worker and I get twelve holidays AndreaCG Oct 2012 #7

What states have a holiday on election day? pstokely Oct 2012 #10

Meh Cirque du So-What Oct 2012 #8

Florida state employees don't have Columbus Day off. Not sure about others. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #9

Do they get any Jewish holidays off? pstokely Oct 2012 #11

Nope, just these... porphyrian Oct 2012 #12

My husband has off HockeyMom Oct 2012 #28

No. When is it? nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #13

Monday pstokely Oct 2012 #16

I think they do in Columbus Ohio n/t doc03 Oct 2012 #14

schools, gummint, banks and those of us who interact with same daily, get monday off. ellenfl Oct 2012 #15

my day job right now is in a federal setting... MrsBrady Oct 2012 #17

My office is closed. My wife is off too, but works for the water company. n/t FSogol Oct 2012 #18

County government in Illinois. We are closed on Monday. davsand Oct 2012 #19

What about the schools? pstokely Oct 2012 #20

My daughter's high school is closed. davsand Oct 2012 #30

I get that day off BlueinOhio Oct 2012 #22

Banks do in my part of the world. Whovian Oct 2012 #23

They do all across the country FBaggins Oct 2012 #27

In my town the schools are open krispos42 Oct 2012 #24

Shit no. But I will be... RagAss Oct 2012 #25

got one foot on the platform......and the other..... Gabi Hayes Oct 2012 #32

Both of us do. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #29

Saw a sign on my bank door that it IS open Columbus Day treestar Oct 2012 #31

It's a ridiculous holiday, and shameful to boot Nevernose Oct 2012 #33

We gave it up years ago for the day after Thanksgiving. Jazzgirl Oct 2012 #34

My office is closed onenote Oct 2012 #35

Off on Monday BlueInPhilly Oct 2012 #36

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

1. MA holiday for schools etc.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:56 PM

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Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)

2. I know I gotta work!

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:57 PM

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But at least I get holiday pay. Luckier than some I'd wager.

we can do it

(12,189 posts)

3. Do you mean American Indian Genocide day?

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:57 PM

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DLevine

(1,788 posts)

21. Exactly. Thank you. nt

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:53 AM

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bowens43

(16,064 posts)

26. a day of shame not celebration nt

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:18 AM

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justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

4. I'm off. :) nt

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:58 PM

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kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)

5. Our private school is closed in MD. (K-2).

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:58 PM

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Lugnut

(9,791 posts)

6. My friend is off on Monday.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:59 PM

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She works at the local City Hall and is represented by SEIU. She and her co-workers get every major holiday off.

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)

7. NYS worker and I get twelve holidays

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:00 PM

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Including election day.

pstokely

(10,529 posts)

10. What states have a holiday on election day?

Reply to AndreaCG (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:19 PM

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Normal day for the state government in Missouri, schools are still in session. Would turnout be higher if it was on a Monday or Friday or would it just become another vacation day?

Cirque du So-What

(25,949 posts)

8. Meh

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:02 PM

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If I'm going to get another holiday, I prefer one that doesn't honor the individual who ushered in the era of conquest and genocide against the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Besides, I'd rather have a holiday when the weather is nicer.

porphyrian

(18,530 posts)

9. Florida state employees don't have Columbus Day off. Not sure about others. n/t

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:03 PM

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pstokely

(10,529 posts)

11. Do they get any Jewish holidays off?

Reply to porphyrian (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:26 PM

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Or is that only in Miami?

porphyrian

(18,530 posts)

12. Nope, just these...

Reply to pstokely (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:33 PM

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http://www.dms.myflorida.com/human_resource_support/human_resource_management/for_state_hr_practitioners/2012_and_2013_state_holidays

However, full time employees can save up enough leave to request days off. I and the other supervisors I knew would have let people take off for any religious holiday if they had leave and asked enough in advance. I didn't have many employees under me, but none of them were Jewish, so it never came up.

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

28. My husband has off

Reply to porphyrian (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 09:02 AM

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Small private employer in Naples.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

13. No. When is it? nt

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:33 PM

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pstokely

(10,529 posts)

16. Monday

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:57 PM

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You wouldn't know if you don't have the day off

doc03

(35,349 posts)

14. I think they do in Columbus Ohio n/t

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:39 PM

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ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

15. schools, gummint, banks and those of us who interact with same daily, get monday off.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:43 PM

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i work for attorneys who rely on all but schools all day every day. columbus day for me is usually doctor/dentist appointment day.

ellen fl

MrsBrady

(4,187 posts)

17. my day job right now is in a federal setting...

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:23 PM

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and I definitely have the day off on federal holidays...

I can guarantee my lawyer does too....
cuz I couldn't get them on the phone this afternoon...
when I realized I probably wouldn't be talking to them until Tuesday.

Luckily for me, I can get stuff done at doctors, mechanics, etc...

Some DFW Texas area schools use Columbus day as a Fair Day, to allow students to attend the Texas State Fair, which is in Dallas.
I don't think the teachers have off, but the students do.

FSogol

(45,491 posts)

18. My office is closed. My wife is off too, but works for the water company. n/t

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:26 PM

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davsand

(13,421 posts)

19. County government in Illinois. We are closed on Monday.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:41 PM

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I never had the day off in the private sector, but it is one of our 12 or 13 paid holidays at the county.

Laura

pstokely

(10,529 posts)

20. What about the schools?

Reply to davsand (Reply #19)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:47 AM

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?

davsand

(13,421 posts)

30. My daughter's high school is closed.

Reply to pstokely (Reply #20)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:41 AM

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In fact, they had a 4 day weekend because Friday was also a day off for them... From what I can tell most of the schools in Illinois are closed Monday.

Laura

BlueinOhio

(238 posts)

22. I get that day off

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:59 AM

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It is nice when my children were in school they had it go and my husband had to go to work so I had the day to myself to do whatever I wanted

Whovian

(2,866 posts)

23. Banks do in my part of the world.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:00 AM

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FBaggins

(26,748 posts)

27. They do all across the country

Reply to Whovian (Reply #23)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:27 AM

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When the fed is closed... The banks are closed.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

24. In my town the schools are open

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:01 AM

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But we have a good percentage of Jews here, and we has Rosh Hoshannah and Yom Kippur off. (apologies for any misspellings).

RagAss

(13,832 posts)

25. Shit no. But I will be...

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:11 AM

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listening to this on the way to work Monday...

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)

32. got one foot on the platform......and the other.....

Reply to RagAss (Reply #25)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:47 AM

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on the train!!!

best live album ever?

I have Monday off

damn NEA

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

29. Both of us do.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 09:06 AM

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I work for a financial institution and she works for the county CS.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

31. Saw a sign on my bank door that it IS open Columbus Day

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:43 AM

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It doesn't seem to have caught on. I don't remember having it off at any job or school.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

33. It's a ridiculous holiday, and shameful to boot

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 11:20 AM

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Colombia was not just responsible for opening up the new world for exploitation, he was personally responsible for the wholesale slaughter of what some historians estimate to be millions of American Indians.

But leaving aside the genocide for a moment, what are we celebrating? He was an incompetent navigator; he was from Spain and/or Italy; he never came to North America. So why the hell do we have a holiday in the US for him?

I (and others) propose Armstrong Day (or at least Explorers Day), a day on which we can celebrate American heroes who did things far more amazing than Christopher Columbus ever dreamed of -- like walking on another planet.

Jazzgirl

(3,744 posts)

34. We gave it up years ago for the day after Thanksgiving.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 11:27 AM

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I'd much rather have that four day weekend.

onenote

(42,715 posts)

35. My office is closed

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 11:28 AM

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BlueInPhilly

(870 posts)

36. Off on Monday

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 11:43 AM

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And I don't care what Cristobal Colon did, I have the day off. Banking.

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