If your office opened after the holiday, did it need to be? Or has it been a waste?

[Anonymous]

We had 1 phone call all of yesterday. We've had none today.

I've only gotten a handful of emails between yesterday and today.

My boss wanted me to contact some of our vendors to get something from them and none of them are open this week. My boss (and company owner) cannot believe it; literally had me show him the out of office email responses I got back.

A coworker asked if we were closing at noon on Friday like we've done the past few years because she was making childcare plans, and I guess because he's so pissy that everyone is closed and we're dead, he changed it so that we're now open until 3 on Friday. Fun times.

[Anonymous]

It's pretty dead. I've been able to catch up on a few admin-type projects but had we been closed all week, nobody would have known the difference.

[Anonymous]

It's a ghost town over here. I thought I'd use the time to get caught up on emails and old low-priority projects. Instead I'm just screwing around on the internet.

[Anonymous]

No ones owes you a week off. You can use your holiday or vacation time if you want to- but otherwise you should be being as productive as possible if you are getting paid to be there.

[Anonymous]

I work at a law firm. It's pretty dead here, but I'm getting a TON of stuff done. Happy to finally be catching up, cleaning out my desk, getting filing done, getting to old expense reports, etc.

But yes, on my hallway there are three lawyers here. I believe there are 13 legal secretaries out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No ones owes you a week off. You can use your holiday or vacation time if you want to- but otherwise you should be being as productive as possible if you are getting paid to be there.

And if I'd wanted the week off, I would have used my time, but thanks for chiming in.

I'm literally just twiddling my thumbs and surfing the internet until 5 rolls around. We're a small software company. If people aren't buying our products, there's literally nothing for me to do as I'm on the fulfillment side of things.

If you want to open the office, that's fine and I'll be there like I am now. But don't walk around all pissed off because 98% of other offices are closed and you have no business. Don't invent busy work projects and then get huffy when they can't be completed before the year ends because the completion depends upon materials received from others who are closed.

I love weeks like this when everything is closed and it's dead. I get to clean my office really well, clean out old files, purge old emails, etc. Why would I burn vacation days when being at work is like a vacation and I'm getting paid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No ones owes you a week off. You can use your holiday or vacation time if you want to- but otherwise you should be being as productive as possible if you are getting paid to be there.

And if I'd wanted the week off, I would have used my time, but thanks for chiming in.

I'm literally just twiddling my thumbs and surfing the internet until 5 rolls around. We're a small software company. If people aren't buying our products, there's literally nothing for me to do as I'm on the fulfillment side of things.

If you want to open the office, that's fine and I'll be there like I am now. But don't walk around all pissed off because 98% of other offices are closed and you have no business. Don't invent busy work projects and then get huffy when they can't be completed before the year ends because the completion depends upon materials received from others who are closed.

I love weeks like this when everything is closed and it's dead. I get to clean my office really well, clean out old files, purge old emails, etc. Why would I burn vacation days when being at work is like a vacation and I'm getting paid?

+1. I know that's right.

[Anonymous]

We close between Christmas and New Year. It’s part of the vacation package. We also don’t get Presidents‘ Day and Veterans Day and the day she Thanksgiving off. As a dod contracting firm except for a few overhead staff everyone is on direct charge so it costs money to close the office and pay everyone and it comes out of profit. Corporate decided it was worth it a long time ago and they have been doing it for 20 years.

[Anonymous]

We've been dead, but it's given me time to clean my email boxes. I'm down to 18 in my work inbox, which makes me feel invincible and in control!

[Anonymous]

On Tuesday I was one of 3/18 in my dept in the office; there have been a couple more in each day. We have work that has a 30 day clock, so I have plenty to do. I haven't received any phone calls or emails about them though, so I am happy!

[Anonymous]

Surprisingly, my team did a ton of business/sales today because companies are rushing to spend and tie down certain things by year end.

[Anonymous]

We've been dead. Absolutely nothing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We close between Christmas and New Year. It’s part of the vacation package. We also don’t get Presidents‘ Day and Veterans Day and the day she Thanksgiving off. As a dod contracting firm except for a few overhead staff everyone is on direct charge so it costs money to close the office and pay everyone and it comes out of profit. Corporate decided it was worth it a long time ago and they have been doing it for 20 years.

Sounds good. Do you mind saying what contractor does this? I need to be working with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprisingly, my team did a ton of business/sales today because companies are rushing to spend and tie down certain things by year end.

We deal primarily with govt., local governments, and law enforcement whose fiscal year ends run different. The Dec. push that many get this final week usually happens in Sept. for us.

[Anonymous]

My office stays open while everyone else in the field is closed between Christmas and New Year. It's a point of pride for the boss, even though 75% of our staff take vacation days and no new work comes in.