Company so Woke Employees can’t Defer Holiday?

[Anathema]

In the last two years my employer has added June 19th (Juneteenth) as a holiday for both Union and management employees. This year the holiday will be observed on Monday, June 20th (Next Monday).

The company has a general policy of allowing employees to defer a holiday and work that day. In response the worker gets 8 hours of “floating holiday” time which can be used any time from the following week until the end of the year. It can’t be carried over and will not be paid out if unused.

I went into our time management software this Norton defer the upcoming holiday and it refused to accept the code for “defer and work”. After several attempts, a conversation with a coworker having the same issue and two people on out help desk I found out… Juneteenth can NOT be deferred. Apparently neither can MLK Day in February (Management only holiday).

When I asked why I was told the Inclusion & Diversity group determined that it might look bad for the company if employees (especially white males) chose to defer the holiday and work.

Thoughts?

 

[Canon Shooter]

Such bullshit...

 

[Anathema]

Such bullshit...

It is quite ridiculous, isn’t it?

 

[Canon Shooter]

It is quite ridiculous, isn’t it?

I laugh at shit like this. I already know that my CFO, who happens to be black, is going to be in the office at 8am on Monday.

He thinks it's bullshit, too...

 

[Mr Natural]

A bad day off is better than a good day at work.

 

[Canon Shooter]

A bad day off is better than a good day at work.

Not when you make $28 an hour and you're getting time and a half...

 

[Disir]

In the last two years my employer has added June 19th (Juneteenth) as a holiday for both Union and management employees. This year the holiday will be observed on Monday, June 20th (Next Monday).

The company has a general policy of allowing employees to defer a holiday and work that day. In response the worker gets 8 hours of “floating holiday” time which can be used any time from the following week until the end of the year. It can’t be carried over and will not be paid out if unused.

I went into our time management software this Norton defer the upcoming holiday and it refused to accept the code for “defer and work”. After several attempts, a conversation with a coworker having the same issue and two people on out help desk I found out… Juneteenth can NOT be deferred. Apparently neither can MLK Day in February (Management only holiday).

When I asked why I was told the Inclusion & Diversity group determined that it might look bad for the company if employees (especially white males) chose to defer the holiday and work.

Thoughts?

That's an odd thing but it's a company that is making that decision.

 

[Anathema]

That's an odd thing but it's a company that is making that decision

Yeah. The same company that is renovating a quarter of buildings for a hybrid. Ideal they claim they want to do away with in favor of full-time return to work.

 

[Disir]

Yeah. The same company that is renovating a quarter of buildings for a hybrid. Ideal they claim they want to do away with in favor of full-time return to work.

That sounds like confusion.

 

[hadit]

A bad day off is better than a good day at work.

You need a better job.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

There are some occupations such as policeman and fireman and others that require 24/7/365 duty.
Those people can't always take a calendar holiday off.
Or some people might just want to use that time on another date.
So, a deferred day off is a good solution to that problem.
If someone has a problem with that, they are the problem.

 

[Anathema]

A bad day off is better than a good day at work

It’s even better when YOU get to choose the say to have off rather than the company

Not when you make $28 an hour and you're getting time and a half...

“Defer and work” is paid at normal wage, not OT rate. Then again my regular rate is more than the OT rate on $28 an hour.

 

[Anathema]

That sounds like confusion

Yep. One hand doesn’t know who the other hand is punching in the face.

 

[Canon Shooter]

It’s even better when YOU get to choose the say to have off rather than the company

Um, I am the company. I own it...

“Defer and work” is paid at normal wage, not OT rate.

Not if the boss determines otherwise...

Then again my regular rate is more than the OT rate on $28 an hour.

Is that supposed to impress me?

 

[Anathema]

Um, I am the company. I own it...

Then we’re comparing apples to star destroyers.

Obviously you can do whatever you want when you own the company. That is not even close to the same as a multi-national electric and gas utility company with 14,000+ Union/management employees in the operational jurisdiction I work in (New England).

 

[Mr Natural]

You need a better job.

I don’t have a job.