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The Perk of living in DC
DOD
Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:19 AM
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For those who complain, move to the DC area to get the extra day off every 4-years :-) but keep in mind that this extra day off will cost you, i.e., living expenses, real estate expenses, traffic. I, along with many others in the DC area, will be thinking of you on the 20th while we lay in our warm blankets. Eat your heart out!
Criticism on OPM Off the Mark
Commerce
Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:28 AM
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The fact that some employees on alternative work schedules may not get a "full day's pay" for these "holidays" while others get 9 or 10 hours pay is nothing new. It occurs on every holiday. It is not the brainchild of OPM, but due to a "fluke" in the statute that OPM recommended Congress avoid. 5 U.S.C. 6126 requires that full time employees on flexible work schedules receive 8 hours pay for a holiday...no more, no less. That same provision does not apply to employees on fixed, compressed work schedules or traditional schedules or any other schedule for that matter. Therefore, for all work schedules other than flexible work schedules the rule in 5 U.S.C. 6104 applies and they get paid the same amount as for "an ordinary day's work" whatever that is. If you want to blame anybody for that, blame Congress for the legislation.
Admin. Holidays
USDA
Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:45 AM
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Some may see this as unfair, but remember, only some offices receive paid time off for bad weather days. If you live in an area that has few or no days off for weather related reasons, you still benefit by not having to deal with living in problem weather. So nationally, each area has pros & cons for additional "holiday" or paid admin. leave time versus living conditions.
Please Find Something Else to Worry About
USDA
Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:22 PM
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I agree with the other comments. While everyone else is looking at this "time off" as an added perk, we who live in the area do not see it that way. We still have to put out the same quantitative amount of work during that week, regardless of the fact that it is a holiday for us. We will still get and have to return the calls to folks with nasty attitudes because they had to come in.
Again, it is a traffic situation. Once you have had to sit in about 4-5 hours of traffic before finally making it to the rapid speed of 30 miles an hour for the remainder of your drive home, you will no longer complain but will come to sympathize with us who do this regularly. IMAGINE for one moment all the times the streets are closed off for the President, Vice President and various Dignitaries visiting the National's Capital. This happens during the course of the workday and without any prior notice. This can jam up traffic for hours. (I once heard that someone important from China brought his family into the city and wanted to visit the Holocaust Museum - which backed up traffic for 1 hour because they had to clear out the musuem and provide a police escort to the building DURING the heart of rush hour traffic.) Now add to that the fact that we still need to make it to the school, babysitter, or doctor's office by a certain time or be charged or yelled at for being late.
Did anyone hear about the 2 ladies that decided to sit on the rooftop of a shelter in that the city officials in DC were planning on shutting down? Well, that little protest blocked up traffic for 3 hours on a miserably cold and rainy day. Now imagine standing out in that rain waiting for a commuter bus to take you home. Remember "Tractor Man?" that was another miserable 3-day issue for commuters. Let's face it, our problems are unique to the area we live in. Instead of complaining, please try living a day in our shoes. Believe me, our out-of-State counterparts run for the hills once they have had to experience our commute problems. They are glad to shake the dust of this city off their feet!
Gladly take it
VHA
Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:01 PM
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I believe if you live in the DC area, federal employee situations will always be unique. I say take Inauguration Day and several more!! My many travels to DC have told me just that, keep it to travels and never move there! I'll continue to live in snowy, frigid Ohio!!!!!
Washington Area Living
US DOJ
Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:31 AM
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I think it was President Kennedy who described DC the best. He said, "Washington, DC combines Northern Charm with Southern Efficiency."
Holiday Pay for fed
Dept of VA
Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 AM
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I am glad DC shutdowns for a day, one day without any politician or agency requesting information from the field to boost his or her rating's for public office is a welcome blessing for those out in the field.