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

[Anonymous]

no.

[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 in my profession they also get 20-30%+ less in pay than private firms, so there's no inequality at all in that.

You make less so that the janitors & admin can make more. Hurrah for bureaucratic socialism!

[Anonymous]

Obama is in his second term now - so he has nothing to lose by declaring it a holiday. I think he might do it.

[Anonymous]

7:33, I sure as h*ll hope you do not work for Aetna, Allstate, BfA, Comcast or any airlines - talk about lack of service, product and accountability. And I just got to the Cs.

Signed,
Private Sector Worker

[Anonymous]

Heard this might be announced on the 10th. Will he also give New Years Eve off, too?

[Anonymous]

This seems really unlikely in the context of the fiscal cliff talks.

[Anonymous]

Any news on this?

[Anonymous]

The White House’s website has a feature where people can create and sign petitions. There was one created on Monday petitioning Obama to give federal workers Christmas Eve off of work. The Obama administration requires 25,000 signatures before it responds to petitions. So far, they’ve gotten just over 14,000. I signed it. It may not make a difference, but it can’t hurt.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/give-federal-employees-day-monday-december-24-2012-christmas-eve/3BWhQW8m

[Anonymous]

In repsonse to the comments regarding private sector jobs...may I remind you that (speaking to defense contracting)...their salaries are paid mostly by federally appropriated dollars (with huge overhead rates on multi-million dollars contracts)...so, as a reminder, these are tax dolllars...! On a different note, the most "slacking" I see in my DoD federal office falls with our overpaid (sometimes clueless) support contractors...unless you count going to Starbucks and checking their respective i Phone every five minutes as positive attributes, then I guess they were doing okay...

[Anonymous]

I think some people here may have forgotten...federal employees pay taxes too.

[Anonymous]

I would say he would do a half day EXCEPT that with the fiscal cliff I don't see any way he does it.

[Anonymous]

I am a fed and had really been hoping for this, but then realized that it's another day that contractors would be forced to take unpaid leave. After the 2 days that we got off for Sandy, I think that this could be a real hardship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the fiscal problems facing the country, it would be a galactically stupid thing to do. Even if tinyamount we do not need to add to the national debt.

actually the reason for this given day off is to save the government money. most people, not all, will be on leave. as such the ones who are not have to come to work. means lights must be turned on, water used in the buildings, trash guys taking out trash all the normal daily routines except with less people to be there. it cost the same as a day with no one on leave but for no gain as the work loads are more trivial at best, but they have to be there because they dont have the leave.

president gives the day off at just 1 instalation and likely saves tax payers $10,000. now do that for every work place and your talking in the millions of dollars he has cut off from being spent. just by giving everyone a day off.

[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.

Ahh, what an academic powerhouse you are, linking a Wikipedia article. Anyway, did you actually click the "PERQ" that you are referring to? It links to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PERQ

Maybe you should read and educate yourself before making yourself the ignorant moron of the thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the fiscal problems facing the country, it would be a galactically stupid thing to do. Even if tinyamount we do not need to add to the national debt.

actually the reason for this given day off is to save the government money. most people, not all, will be on leave. as such the ones who are not have to come to work. means lights must be turned on, water used in the buildings, trash guys taking out trash all the normal daily routines except with less people to be there. it cost the same as a day with no one on leave but for no gain as the work loads are more trivial at best, but they have to be there because they dont have the leave.

president gives the day off at just 1 instalation and likely saves tax payers $10,000. now do that for every work place and your talking in the millions of dollars he has cut off from being spent. just by giving everyone a day off.

This logic is incredibly bad. Do you really think that the cost of paying the entire federal workforce for a day in which there is zero productivity is cheaper than a day's worth of lights and HVAC?