One of the things about working for yourself is you don't get days off. Unless you feel like a day off, of course, and then you just take it. But other people's holidays tend to sneak up on you.
I keep forgetting that tomorrow is a holiday throughout what's left of the former British empire, or maybe just the antipodean bits of it. I'm not sure. Anyway, the shops are closed. Other than my jujitsu class in the evening being cancelled, I probably wouldn't have noticed. I know Jane is going into the office as normal, and the bakery is open so Thomas is working too.
I don't really have any feelings about the holiday, because I have no skin in that game. But I guess if I was running a business that had taken a few hits the last couple of years, or if I was a freelancer in the field where the shutdown affected me, I'd be pretty pissed off. Your average punter, however? I've got no idea.
I've always thought that there was a paucity of public holidays in the second half of the year, so I'm in favour. Especially ones that can be turned into a long weekend. Guess we'll have to find someone else to bury for next year's slot, to keep it going. Melbourne get Grand Final and Melbourne Cup holidays, so they probably don't feel it quite as much.
As someone who also mostly works from home these days (yay Covid!) a public holiday or long weekend amounts to making sure not to do work for the day. Actually making something of it requires planning, and they do tend to sneak up on you when you're not paying attention.
Interestingly down here in Victoria every shop I usually get stuff from, local bagel shop at the station, Woolworths, the bakery, the muffin shop - all were open. Some with reduced hours. The bagel employee confirmed they were being paid holiday penalty rates (they had the usual holiday surcharge). My sort of dead monarch holiday.
i will never sneeze in the face of a public holiday - but i was thinking about it the other day and i don't actually subscribe to any of the reasons we have days off. I stick a finger up to a ruling "class", same goes for those religious dudes and that one guy who we have days off for his birth and death and rebirth (if you believe the hype). I guess a day to celebrate wins for the working chumps? I'd do the same if i was from VIC - don't enjoy a horse race and don't follow the footy. Jeezus, what do i believe in? Thanks Birmingham existential crisis incoming :)
Considering how much traffic was headed up the Bruce highway Wednesday night, I'm thinking there will be a lot of people either taking Friday off or suddenly sick
I've always thought that there was a paucity of public holidays in the second half of the year, so I'm in favour. Especially ones that can be turned into a long weekend. Guess we'll have to find someone else to bury for next year's slot, to keep it going. Melbourne get Grand Final and Melbourne Cup holidays, so they probably don't feel it quite as much.
As someone who also mostly works from home these days (yay Covid!) a public holiday or long weekend amounts to making sure not to do work for the day. Actually making something of it requires planning, and they do tend to sneak up on you when you're not paying attention.
Pretty hard to complain about a public holiday that creates a 4 day weekend here in Melbourne.
It's a public holiday on Monday in the Independent Sovereign Nation of Westralia, so for 1 annual leave day I get a 5 day weekend.
I just work from home, do fuck all, save an annual leave day and get paid.
Same here in Queensland; Queen's Birthday holiday (or perhaps hastily renamed King's or Sovereign's or whatever).
Yeah, been wondering about the name change.
I got curious and found this (recent) article - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-22/queens-birthday-public-holiday-becomes-kings-birthday/101453408
Interestingly down here in Victoria every shop I usually get stuff from, local bagel shop at the station, Woolworths, the bakery, the muffin shop - all were open. Some with reduced hours. The bagel employee confirmed they were being paid holiday penalty rates (they had the usual holiday surcharge). My sort of dead monarch holiday.
i will never sneeze in the face of a public holiday - but i was thinking about it the other day and i don't actually subscribe to any of the reasons we have days off. I stick a finger up to a ruling "class", same goes for those religious dudes and that one guy who we have days off for his birth and death and rebirth (if you believe the hype). I guess a day to celebrate wins for the working chumps? I'd do the same if i was from VIC - don't enjoy a horse race and don't follow the footy. Jeezus, what do i believe in? Thanks Birmingham existential crisis incoming :)
Considering how much traffic was headed up the Bruce highway Wednesday night, I'm thinking there will be a lot of people either taking Friday off or suddenly sick
So which one is Cersei ?