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Anonymous wrote:Yep. In general, contractors can't work when the site is shut down. It's a forced leave without pay.

But as I noted above, it's just one of many.

I don’t even work at the client site . They just don’t allow us to work

Right. The site is shut down, and your services are not needed at that time -- whether you are onsite or offsite. Obviously the services are not needed, or you would have to be providing them. You are not.

There are services which are still needed (both onsite and offsite) when the site in question is shut down. The people providing them are still paid.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

it will be observed on the Monday . And I will be forced to use leave

But who is observing it on the Monday? It’s a celebration driven by and actual date - like the 4th of July. When the 4th is on a Sunday, everyone celebrates it on Sunday. What would you actually do on Monday?

I’m not arguing the merits of it being a federal holiday, just questioning why you need the next day off?

The federal government will be closed on the Monday. I will be forced to take the day off.

OMG OMG a forced holiday. Woo Hoo your life is ruined.

Dude there are many more problems in this world. Oh wait you are one of those Q people that does not live in reality and clearly needs help.

Anonymous wrote:Yep. In general, contractors can't work when the site is shut down. It's a forced leave without pay.

But as I noted above, it's just one of many.

I don’t even work at the client site . They just don’t allow us to work

Anonymous wrote:I work for a large IT contractor and it’s not on our FY22 holiday schedule. I thought it would be.

my contract expires in 5 years so they might add it if it gets renewed

Yep. In general, contractors can't work when the site is shut down. It's a forced leave without pay.

But as I noted above, it's just one of many.

I work for a large IT contractor and it’s not on our FY22 holiday schedule. I thought it would be.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

it will be observed on the Monday . And I will be forced to use leave

But who is observing it on the Monday? It’s a celebration driven by and actual date - like the 4th of July. When the 4th is on a Sunday, everyone celebrates it on Sunday. What would you actually do on Monday?

I’m not arguing the merits of it being a federal holiday, just questioning why you need the next day off?

The federal government will be closed on the Monday. I will be forced to take the day off.

Ah, ok. I didn’t know that. Thx.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

it will be observed on the Monday . And I will be forced to use leave

But who is observing it on the Monday? It’s a celebration driven by and actual date - like the 4th of July. When the 4th is on a Sunday, everyone celebrates it on Sunday. What would you actually do on Monday?

I’m not arguing the merits of it being a federal holiday, just questioning why you need the next day off?

The federal government will be closed on the Monday. I will be forced to take the day off.

I've been a fed contractor. I'm pretty sure this is like every other federal holiday, so you should be just as resentful of:

New Years Day – Friday, December 31
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 17
Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 21
Memorial Day - Monday, May 30
[Juneteenth - Monday, June 20]
Independence Day - Monday, July 4
Labor Day - Monday, September 5
Columbus Day - Monday, October 10 "Columbus Day" (also observed as Indigenous Peoples Day)
Veterans Day - Friday, November 11
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 24
Christmas Day - Monday, December 26

I mean, I'm sure you celebrate some of them, but Washington's Birthday? Likely not.

Look, this is just the nature of the contract. If it bothers you that much, sign on as permanent for the feds (or someplace private). Then you usually get holiday pay.

I'm a physician who works for HHS. If we are on call on a holiday, we *ONLY* get paid for 8 hours holiday pay, not the full hours worked. Sucks, but it's the nature of the beast. All jobs and contracts come with pros and cons. You just deal with them, or you change your working situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

it will be observed on the Monday . And I will be forced to use leave

But who is observing it on the Monday? It’s a celebration driven by and actual date - like the 4th of July. When the 4th is on a Sunday, everyone celebrates it on Sunday. What would you actually do on Monday?

I’m not arguing the merits of it being a federal holiday, just questioning why you need the next day off?

Anonymous wrote:That’s 10 months from now, things could change

it’s not in my contract so it will not change

That’s 10 months from now, things could change

Anonymous wrote:Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

it will be observed on the Monday . And I will be forced to use leave

Not a fed so I could be way off base but since Juneteenth is a Sunday in 2022 couldn't you celebrate the day without having to take leave?

In 2022 I will again will have to use leave or lwop