WHat are the chances Obama gives feds Christmas Eve off for free and when would it be announced?

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Anonymous wrote:ALways nice to the see the "miserly loves company" crowd in abundance and ready to pounce on any chance to bash federal employees.

Always nice to see the federal worker crowd arguing that they deserve more perqs.

[Anonymous]

16:19 - I KNOW! I have never, ever understood the mentality of "Well I can't have it, so you shouldn't either." It is usually those same people who are ALSO against taxing the rich, which to me seems like a huge contradiction, but somehow fox news has convinced them . . . .

[Anonymous]

Always nice to see the non-fed workers don't know how to spell "perks." This is why you didn't make the cut, asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think most people have a hard time with this as typically Government workers get more holidays and more vacation days than the average American worker. So don't be suprised to get a little hostility when asking for more.

And lower pay for comparably qualified employees above the support staff level.

And most people in my office are so swamped they hardly take vacation or leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think most people have a hard time with this as typically Government workers get more holidays and more vacation days than the average American worker. So don't be suprised to get a little hostility when asking for more.

And lower pay for comparably qualified employees above the support staff level.

When was the last time you faced mass layoffs?

Yeah, thought so.

With all that extra pay and the years of bonuses you should have saved for rainy day and not bought your tiny blonde wife that expensive black suburban! Then you wouldn't be so worried about the layoffs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHy is it "soft" instead of "thank you for your service I know we have frozen raises for the last two years"?

My corporation has frozen them for three.

Take the day off.

But I'll bet your salary is still higher than a comparable fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always nice to see the non-fed workers don't know how to spell "perks." This is why you didn't make the cut, asshole.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always nice to see the non-fed workers don't know how to spell "perks." This is why you didn't make the cut, asshole.

+1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_benefit

Read and educate yourself before making yourself the ignorant moron(s) of the thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:16:19 - I KNOW! I have never, ever understood the mentality of "Well I can't have it, so you shouldn't either." It is usually those same people who are ALSO against taxing the rich, which to me seems like a huge contradiction, but somehow fox news has convinced them . . . .

It's not exactly that. But of course when you read something like this you're going to compare it to what you get, and if it's a lot less you're not going to be particularly sympathetic. It's the same way everyone pounces on the "I'm so poor I make $250K a year" posters. You just don't feel that bad, ya know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always nice to see the non-fed workers don't know how to spell "perks." This is why you didn't make the cut, asshole.

+1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_benefit

Read and educate yourself before making yourself the ignorant moron(s) of the thread.

NP here. Also did not know it was spelled with a "q".

[Anonymous]

really what needs to happen in the feds make veterans' day and columbus day floating holidays like a lot of private workplaces have done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WHy is it "soft" instead of "thank you for your service I know we have frozen raises for the last two years"?

You are employed, generous benefits, and probably already overpaid. You want Christmas Eve off, take a day of annual leave..

[Anonymous]

Why is it Govt employees think thaat they should get the day before or after a holiday off? How about either go to work or take a day out of one of your gazillion days off that you " have to use"? Non- govt employees don't get the day off prior to a holiday, snow days, too hot days, a flurry fell day and oh my God we may have some sleet day. go to work and stop wasting tax payors money!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it Govt employees think thaat they should get the day before or after a holiday off? How about either go to work or take a day out of one of your gazillion days off that you " have to use"? Non- govt employees don't get the day off prior to a holiday, snow days, too hot days, a flurry fell day and oh my God we may have some sleet day. go to work and stop wasting tax payors money!!

OP here. I don't think we should get it off. Just asking if we might (as it has happened before) and when we'd know. What is so terrible about that? I wish for you more days off and bigger annual bonuses (which we are not eligible for- aside from very minor incentive awards)- why would you want anyone to have less? I wish we had more of a european approach towards work in this country. I definitely don't begrudge you more days off- if you had more maybe you would be nicer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it Govt employees think thaat they should get the day before or after a holiday off? How about either go to work or take a day out of one of your gazillion days off that you " have to use"? Non- govt employees don't get the day off prior to a holiday, snow days, too hot days, a flurry fell day and oh my God we may have some sleet day. go to work and stop wasting tax payors money!!

And how dare they ask for a lump of coal to heat the cold office!

Thank you Ebeneezer Scrooge.