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RandySF

(58,856 posts) Tue Apr 15, 2014, 08:44 PM Apr 2014

I still cannot get used to working on Good Friday

I was born and raised in the Great Lakes part of the Midwest and, throughout all my life in school, college and work as a local public employee, I had Good Friday off. In the eight years since I cannot get used to the idea of going into work that day. I'm not very religious, but it still bothers my Midwestern sensibilities to the point that I take it off every year. Has anyone ensue gone through this or something similar?

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I still cannot get used to working on Good Friday (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2014 OP

No, but I only lived in Chicago for 10 years, elleng Apr 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author rurallib Apr 2014 #2

I will be at church all morning and afternoon. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #3

In my day, in Massachusetts everything stopped at noon on Good Friday. Don't miss it, but I remember pinto Apr 2014 #4

My husband has to work on Easter. My Good Babushka Apr 2014 #5

I'm still finding it weird that I DO get it off Rob H. Apr 2014 #6

Born and raised in SoCal, and I can't get used to having it off. Iggo Apr 2014 #7

Friday is ALWAYS good. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #8

elleng

(130,918 posts)

1. No, but I only lived in Chicago for 10 years,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 08:54 PM

Apr 2014

and didn't work as a public employee, so I probably missed it.

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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. I will be at church all morning and afternoon.

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Tue Apr 15, 2014, 11:05 PM

Apr 2014

pinto

(106,886 posts)

4. In my day, in Massachusetts everything stopped at noon on Good Friday. Don't miss it, but I remember

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Tue Apr 15, 2014, 11:44 PM

Apr 2014

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

5. My husband has to work on Easter.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 06:19 AM

Apr 2014

And he has for the last four years. He doesn't get holiday pay or an extra vacation day. His employers consider it a regular work day.

Rob H.

(5,351 posts)

6. I'm still finding it weird that I DO get it off

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Wed Apr 16, 2014, 09:00 AM

Apr 2014

At my previous three jobs (a college, a newspaper, and a semiconductor manufacturer, respectively) employees never got Good Friday off, but we'd get Veterans Day and Presidents Day. Now that I'm back in the Bible Belt, I get Good Friday but not the other two.

Iggo

(47,555 posts)

7. Born and raised in SoCal, and I can't get used to having it off.

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Wed Apr 16, 2014, 12:09 PM

Apr 2014

And they pay me for it, too!

I've been working for this company for ten years, and I'm still pleasantly surprised every year when it comes up.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

8. Friday is ALWAYS good.

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Wed Apr 16, 2014, 02:40 PM

Apr 2014

WEEKEND!

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