How to remind my MB/DB Monday is a paid holiday

[Anonymous]

Per our contract, I would have all major holidays off and paid. How do I remind my MB/DB about this? Should I say “hey monday is Memorial Day so I’ll see you Tuesday?” I’ve been working with them since February and haven’t had a holiday since I’ve started so I feel a little weird bringing it up. I’m only thinking about this because I have a feeling they forgot monday is a holiday. In other words, I just want to find the right words to remind them I will not be coming in on Monday. Any thoughts on how I should address it?

[Anonymous]

When they come home and you're about to leave, say "Have a great memorial day weekend; see you Tuesday!"

OR

Send a text now saying, "Just confirming we all have Memorial Day off as I make my weekend plans during nap time."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they come home and you're about to leave, say "Have a great memorial day weekend; see you Tuesday!"

OR

Send a text now saying, "Just confirming we all have Memorial Day off as I make my weekend plans during nap time."

I was planning on texting them tonight just as a friendly reminder. I don’t want them to be surprised tomorrow when I say see you tuesday! I ave a feeling they forgot since they work a lot and they do not have holidays off.

[Anonymous]

I'd ask tonight conversationally what their plans are for Monday (e.g, are you guys traveling or do you have some other backup care plan?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd ask tonight conversationally what their plans are for Monday (e.g, are you guys traveling or do you have some other backup care plan?)

I would say this vs. a “Happy” Memorial Day weekend which would be in poor taste to tell them because of the context.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Text them right now reminding them you will be coming in due to the agreement that major holidays would be off and paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Text them right now reminding them you will be coming in due to the agreement that major holidays would be off and paid.

Sorry I meant NOT coming in

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't show up, and when they text me why I wasn't there is say it memorial day. It's not my job to rem8nd them

[Anonymous]

It's kind of hard to forget about it, since virtually everyone has it off. I'd just say "see you Tuesday--enjoy the long weekend!" and leave it at that.

It's hard to imagine that neither of them has it off, so even if they did forget, when they remember they'll realize they don't have to go to work. My husband does that all the time with long weekends because he doesn't pay attention to the calendar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per our contract, I would have all major holidays off and paid. How do I remind my MB/DB about this? Should I say “hey monday is Memorial Day so I’ll see you Tuesday?” I’ve been working with them since February and haven’t had a holiday since I’ve started so I feel a little weird bringing it up. I’m only thinking about this because I have a feeling they forgot monday is a holiday. In other words, I just want to find the right words to remind them I will not be coming in on Monday. Any thoughts on how I should address it?

Sorry, but just to clarify: your contract does list the holidays by name, right? Not just "major holidays"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per our contract, I would have all major holidays off and paid. How do I remind my MB/DB about this? Should I say “hey monday is Memorial Day so I’ll see you Tuesday?” I’ve been working with them since February and haven’t had a holiday since I’ve started so I feel a little weird bringing it up. I’m only thinking about this because I have a feeling they forgot monday is a holiday. In other words, I just want to find the right words to remind them I will not be coming in on Monday. Any thoughts on how I should address it?

Sorry, but just to clarify: your contract does list the holidays by name, right? Not just "major holidays"?

Yes I listed 5 of them down just to be clear

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per our contract, I would have all major holidays off and paid. How do I remind my MB/DB about this? Should I say “hey monday is Memorial Day so I’ll see you Tuesday?” I’ve been working with them since February and haven’t had a holiday since I’ve started so I feel a little weird bringing it up. I’m only thinking about this because I have a feeling they forgot monday is a holiday. In other words, I just want to find the right words to remind them I will not be coming in on Monday. Any thoughts on how I should address it?

Sorry, but just to clarify: your contract does list the holidays by name, right? Not just "major holidays"?

Yes I listed 5 of them down just to be clear

Then : "Enjoy the long weekend, see you on Tuesday!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they come home and you're about to leave, say "Have a great memorial day weekend; see you Tuesday!"

OR

Send a text now saying, "Just confirming we all have Memorial Day off as I make my weekend plans during nap time."

Don't do the second one. Asking to confirm implies you think you may have to work on Monday and weren't sure, rather than you KNOWING you have off Monday. You seem to know you have off, so it's not your job to remind them of holidays and if you do #2 they may think its an opening to have you come in. I would do the first option, since they should know already that you have off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't show up, and when they text me why I wasn't there is say it memorial day. It's not my job to rem8nd them

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I might say " enjoy the weekend, see you Tues" but its not your job to remind them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't show up, and when they text me why I wasn't there is say it memorial day. It's not my job to rem8nd them

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I might say " enjoy the weekend, see you Tues" but its not your job to remind them.

Why do you think they are going to forget? There are only five, right?