Our company also closes this week. The best thing about it is that you get back and Slack hasn’t piled up in your absence so it’s as close to a true break as you can get.
I have to think about this sometimes. I worked in the feds a while ago, and the whole Federal Gov gets Christmas Holidays (Day, NY) (plus, usually you've got so much comp time [hour overtime -> hour comp time] built up anyways, the rest is paid.) And "In Lieu of" Holidays (if you miss the exact holiday). A lot of the time the President would usually also grant a half day or day extra (Christmas Eve).
I didn't think it was all that incredible at the time, yet 11 yearly paid holidays, really easy to earn comp. time, and kind of silly layers of special pay when you work tough shifts (working Sunday + Night Shift + Overtime + Holiday? A few special modifiers...) is really pretty incredible compared to some places.
Also, weird to see that Slack has just turned into the new email. "Should I even worry about my messages, or just let em pile up?"
