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pstokely

(10,893 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:55 PM Oct 2012

Does anyone in the private sector have Columbus Day off, or even the public sector? [View all]

Its a federal holiday and state holiday in Missouri (probably Kansas too) but the schools are still open and its a normal day for most people. UPS and FedEx are still running normally. Only thing in the private sector closed is banks. Same with Veterans Day. I don't ever remember having school off on Columbus Day and graduated high school a long time ago. My college also had class on President's Day but not MLK Day. Is Columbus Day some kind of Northeastern thing, it's not much of a Midwestern thing?

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Does anyone in the private sector have Columbus Day off, or even the public sector? [View all] pstokely Oct 2012 OP

MA holiday for schools etc. virgogal Oct 2012 #1

I know I gotta work! Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #2

Do you mean American Indian Genocide day? we can do it Oct 2012 #3

Exactly. Thank you. nt DLevine Oct 2012 #21

a day of shame not celebration nt bowens43 Oct 2012 #26

I'm off. :) nt justiceischeap Oct 2012 #4

Our private school is closed in MD. (K-2). kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #5

My friend is off on Monday. Lugnut Oct 2012 #6

NYS worker and I get twelve holidays AndreaCG Oct 2012 #7

What states have a holiday on election day? pstokely Oct 2012 #10

Meh Cirque du So-What Oct 2012 #8

Florida state employees don't have Columbus Day off. Not sure about others. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #9

Do they get any Jewish holidays off? pstokely Oct 2012 #11

Nope, just these... porphyrian Oct 2012 #12

My husband has off HockeyMom Oct 2012 #28

No. When is it? nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #13

Monday pstokely Oct 2012 #16

I think they do in Columbus Ohio n/t doc03 Oct 2012 #14

schools, gummint, banks and those of us who interact with same daily, get monday off. ellenfl Oct 2012 #15

my day job right now is in a federal setting... MrsBrady Oct 2012 #17

My office is closed. My wife is off too, but works for the water company. n/t FSogol Oct 2012 #18

County government in Illinois. We are closed on Monday. davsand Oct 2012 #19

What about the schools? pstokely Oct 2012 #20

My daughter's high school is closed. davsand Oct 2012 #30

I get that day off BlueinOhio Oct 2012 #22

Banks do in my part of the world. Whovian Oct 2012 #23

They do all across the country FBaggins Oct 2012 #27

In my town the schools are open krispos42 Oct 2012 #24

Shit no. But I will be... RagAss Oct 2012 #25

got one foot on the platform......and the other..... Gabi Hayes Oct 2012 #32

Both of us do. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #29

Saw a sign on my bank door that it IS open Columbus Day treestar Oct 2012 #31

It's a ridiculous holiday, and shameful to boot Nevernose Oct 2012 #33

We gave it up years ago for the day after Thanksgiving. Jazzgirl Oct 2012 #34

My office is closed onenote Oct 2012 #35

Off on Monday BlueInPhilly Oct 2012 #36