#holidays

Last year, Skydance gifted us PTO for the last week of 2025 (Dec 24th - Jan 2nd). They posted it on Murray (now Navigator) on November 10th, and it might have been announced up to a week earlier. With no such news so far, should we expect not to get the same winter break this year?

I know it’s been this way forever, but why don’t we get Veterans Day off? We already have significantly fewer holidays than many of our international counterparts, and there are plenty of veterans working here. It’s particularly frustrating to see companies publicly celebrate and thank veterans while simultaneously expecting them to show up for a regular workday. If we can take the day to recognize their service through corporate messages and ceremonies, why can’t we give everyone the day to actually honor it? This should be about more than just a social media post or a corporate acknowledgment. It feels wrong, sends the wrong message, and frankly, seems unpatriotic and un-American.

Do we know how serious reporting will be around these specific weeks? I am only scheduled to work one day each of those weeks and I don’t mind going in to keep in adherence but it will be two consecutive days off because it’s a Wednesday I am working and then off that Friday. If I’m going to be out of adherence and flagged either way I might as well not go in

Is there more impending doom (layoffs) in the coming weeks? Of course it’s always on the horizon, but anything concrete like this most recent one. I know Frank’s favorite gift was a holiday cut to repay us for all of our hard work throughout the year, so I wonder if Takis plans to keep that tradition going.

I know there was recently a change regarding what counts as in-office but can’t find the email. Do vacation days count as in-office days for a week or no? I only know the holidays no longer do, but not sure how vacation days are counted towards the 3.

Yes, we have to work an 8hr shift on thanksgiving

Time and half or double time… doesn’t matter!
Shame on you belk!

Get the popcorn ready.

Anyone know anything about Thanksgiving this year? Big? Small? None?

Almost a year out from the layoffs last year around Thanksgiving. When does everyone think the first wave will be?

Still amazed how “americas favorite grocery store” gave the message right before the holidays.

Hey leaders - just wanna tell you that it's not cool to lay off right before the holiday season.

New employee, I'm just wondering, since my last company laid me off a few days before Easter.

Any news from insiders?

The last office hours with Kees has made it seem like there will be a layoff before year end, which would make sense in an attempt to close the finance gap as much as possible. Anyone have insight? Layoffs are already so worrisome, but layoffs during the holidays make it so much worse /:

November and December are here. Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's — the year packs a lot into its last two months.

If this year was rough, the holidays are a reset, not a deadline. Take the days off. Eat too much. Call the people you keep meaning to call. The work will still be there in January — the time with your family won't.

And if you did get laid off this year, you're not walking into the holidays empty-handed. You're walking in with experience, and a fresh year starting in 60 days.

Happy holidays, everyone. Finish the year well.

This Holiday feels particularly rough and lacking (for obvious reasons with the economy) just wondering if any other regions have had some success making it through. I’m getting nervous that next year they’ll be doing more layoffs and cutting more corners.

Here it is, always at this time of year. Happy Holidays tenured employees, come and unwrap your displacement package. I wouldn't say completely blindsided by their gross actions and timing of it but blindsided enough at the amount of layoffs by a new care center director who is utterly oblivious -while they simultaneously open up a large new batch of roles. Who is approving these outrageous business decisions? Are our senior executives mentally ok? Beware everyone. You could also appear on Santa's next naughty list and a wrapped severance package under your tree too.

Three closures left this year:

• Veterans Day — Wednesday, Nov 11. All ~4,000 branches closed for 24 hours, and no transactions will be posted that day.
• Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, Nov 26.
• Christmas Day — Friday, Dec 25.

Then New Year's Day — Friday, Jan 1, 2027.

Two things people get wrong:

• Black Friday (Nov 27) is NOT a bank holiday — branches are open regular hours.
• Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve usually run modified hours, so don't leave cash runs to the afternoon.

Source: Wells Fargo holiday calendar / Federal Reserve schedule, 2026

Remember this term, “Or desaparecidos” Spanish for “the disappeared,” a term used for people who vanish under authoritarian or repressive regimes (historically associated with Latin American dictatorships), implying the process feels secretive, chilling, and deliberate.

Stay tuned

Do you think they'll do anything differently this time?
Will they get rid of ballast, aka highly compensated do nothings, Sr directors and directors and VPs who do nothing but manage up, create slideware and take credit?
Is there any method to the madness or is it going to be yet another poorly thought out, no strategy mind fu-k.
And oh BTW, happy holidays everyone. Winter is coming.

FIS has history of RIF-ing employees in Q4.
That way you lose year worth of 401K match.
Market is slow in hiring. Most companies are in holiday mode.
Usually this is done as revenge against employees.

I'm an employee under BTS. We've had a bunch of people take the VSP. Wendy left (so curious what happened there). A VP Katie took the VSP. My question is: I've interviewed for an apartment manager gig. I would hate the job with a passion. I get a discount on rent (potentially free rent in the future but they haven't confirmed). I would get way less pay, less holidays off, less pto. My thing is I love what I do and I'm even helping a new department who is already struggling with less employees now. I'm a new Centene employee (came over from another company's layoff). My question, does anyone have any insight for the chance of layoffs? I would hate to turn down a job just to be let go here but I would also hate my life if I took that job.

The July total possible working days appear to be overstated. With Independence Day observed on 07/03/26, the total should be 22 working days; however, it is currently posted as 23. This discrepancy suggests that U.S. Bank may no longer be observing the country’s Independence Day.

This may be off topic , sorry. I would like to speak my peace. I been with AT&T for many many years, we managers were told today that we will not get another day off to make up the fourth of July . And all the years that I have worked at AT&T if your day off came up to be a holiday, you would get an extra day off through the week. I was told that would Thursdsy day off, however, as I was leaving the office today I was told that doesn’t happen anymore. We all have to work five days and we’ll get Saturday off.

My question is, is this a new thing that’s going on with all the centers or just our center in Florida?

A bit odd to let Lake Mary WFH this week for the holiday.

For Juneteenth the last couple years, you know, when we were trying to pretend to be hip and woke?

I can't take the constant stress of worrying about layoffs anymore. I even convinced myself, foolishly, that working hard might help me keep my job. It's strange how our minds turn against us when we're backed into a corner. A change of scenery, even a forced, prolonged holiday, would help me break free from that trap.

is it a working day? on workday, it does not show up as a holiday,,.

I work for one of their "customers" although that's not how they make us feel. Its almost like they are doing us a favor. It seems to me that whenever I need support for our streaming service, they are off on some holiday or another or just not available.

I think we should get a discount and only pay 5/7ths of the support costs as Friday and Saturday, when we need the most support, are pretty much unavailable.

I saw posts saying Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s picked a small set of test stores to open on Easter Sunday this year. A few mall sites actually showed it too, like Macy’s at Tysons Corner Center and both Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s at Westfield Century City being open that day. I get why they’d test this in high-traffic areas, but it still feels like a line moving in the wrong direction.

Belk has a history of following bigger retailers’ playbooks, so I’m worried this kind of “holiday creep” could spread. I really hope this stays limited and doesn’t become the new normal.

Wishing everyone a very happy Easter.

While we all take pride in our careers and the work we do, it’s worth remembering that the most meaningful parts of life don’t come from our jobs or workplaces; they come from home.

Family (real family), faith, and joy are the things that truly matter, and they’re never defined by a title or a paycheck.

I hope the big bad bunny doesn’t bring more layoffs this coming week.

Passover was a few days ago. Any global company will have employees celebrating this spring. Whatever provides some time with family, friends and loved ones, sending out peace, strength and solace.

New to company and given where the world sits in a crazy climate, is it safe to say what holiday you are taking off for? Passover, rosh hashana? Is there antisemitism?

Noticing Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s opening some stores on Easter this year… 👀

Makes you wonder—is this just a one-off based on location and demand, or are we slowly testing the waters for bigger holiday openings again?

Easter has always been a bit flexible in retail, unlike Thanksgiving and Christmas, which carry a lot more weight when it comes to staying closed. So this could simply be a strategic move—opening select stores where it makes sense without going all in.

Still… it does raise the question:
Are we looking at smart, targeted business decisions—or the beginning of a shift back toward opening on traditionally “off” holidays?

Time will tell. But it’s definitely something to keep an eye on.

Just wondering if anyone else has heard that Bloomingdale’s and Macys or certain Macys stores will be open on Easter Sunday this year….

Has there been anything else that wasn’t disclosed prior to us going over to mastec like losing part of our vacation, sick, and holiday time?

Hope CEO reassures them not to fear about their jobs and give them the holidays back. Take care of people and they will take care of business. Say nice motivating words, it will energize them. Please, I beg.

New employyes get how many pto days and sick days???

And what federal holidays do you get off?

Much appreciated!