▲ 599 ▼ Don't forget to call in sick for May Day tomorrow! (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 3 months ago by rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/tenforward@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Palerider@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) We always get the first Monday in May off in the UK. Four day weekend for me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) May Day isn't a global observance though. The first Monday of May is a hangover from religious observance; having spent a large part of my working life in retail environments bank holidays were always a bit of a mixed blessing - I feel like if it was May Day as a workers' holiday then the workers should get a day off! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Workers do get the day off in most of Western Europe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm talking about the UK - retail workers don't count when it comes to back holidays here, on the whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Of course there's always people working on bank holidays here as well. They just get payed double and there's a lot less of them needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) May Day isn't a global observance though. The first Monday of May is a hangover from religious observance; having spent a large part of my working life in retail environments bank holidays were always a bit of a mixed blessing - I feel like if it was May Day as a workers' holiday then the workers should get a day off! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Workers do get the day off in most of Western Europe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm talking about the UK - retail workers don't count when it comes to back holidays here, on the whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Of course there's always people working on bank holidays here as well. They just get payed double and there's a lot less of them needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Workers do get the day off in most of Western Europe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm talking about the UK - retail workers don't count when it comes to back holidays here, on the whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Of course there's always people working on bank holidays here as well. They just get payed double and there's a lot less of them needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm talking about the UK - retail workers don't count when it comes to back holidays here, on the whole. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Of course there's always people working on bank holidays here as well. They just get payed double and there's a lot less of them needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Of course there's always people working on bank holidays here as well. They just get payed double and there's a lot less of them needed. permalink fedilink source parent
