When did the Memorial Day weekend become a 4 day holiday weekend?

[tvguy]

I have run into several people in the past few days who get 4 days off for Memorial Day. Friday before and Monday paid holidays. All work in the private sector.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I've never seen that with Memorial Day, but my company switched a few years ago where Black Friday is now an "official" paid holiday.

 

[Brett Wyman]

I have run into several people in the past few days who get 4 days off for Memorial Day. Friday before and Monday paid holidays. All work in the private sector.

Our company added it just this year. I think its a "Thanks for working through the hell of COVID, have an extra day!" kinda thing.

 

[CynBeth]

I have never seen that either. We just get New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th or closest weekday if on a weekend, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day or closest weekday if one of those is on a weekend. We have vacation time where we accrue a certain number of hours a pay plus get 4 personal days. We can carry over a certain number of vacation time to the next year. We get a certain number of sick days as well but those do not carry over.

 

[disneychrista]

We don't get the Friday off before but a lot of people will leave at 3 - 3:30 the Friday before ANY holiday. They will also, sometimes, give let us all leave at 4pm paid.

 

[Meriweather]

No one I know has Friday off

 

[tvguy]

I have never seen that either. We just get New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th or closest weekday if on a weekend, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day or closest weekday if one of those is on a weekend. We have vacation time where we accrue a certain number of hours a pay plus get 4 personal days. We can carry over a certain number of vacation time to the next year. We get a certain number of sick days as well but those do not carry over.

Holidays have never automatic days off in my work. You could request the day off, or get paid double time, but holidays are normal work days. We got vacation time in one pool of time, and sick time in another pool of time. That all changed over the last three years after a lot of lawyers being involved.
They switched to PTO with sick time and vacation time going into one time pool . Corporate gave up on trying to go to a use it or lose it system with us, since in California you can never lose vacation or PTO if sick time is pooled with that time. They have to let you take the time off or pay you. They were able to label holiday PTO as use it or lose it.

 

[Colleen27]

Our school has had it as a four day weekend for years, though that was the first vacation day we'd lose if we needed a make-up for excess snow days (before our Chromebooks eliminated the need for make ups). Not this year, though, because we dropped or shortened a lot of the minor breaks to try to limit the travel-and-return of students during the pandemic and to allow for a slightly later than usual start last fall when we were still getting classroom covid precautions settled.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I haven't heard of it, but I wouldn't mind having that Friday off too.

 

[mrodgers]

Management are never in the Friday before Memorial Day or Labor Day while we all slave away.

We have 10 holidays and way back in the beginning we moved several to the week of Christmas because we shut down as make automotive OEM parts

We only get Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day as holiday. The rest were moved to have Thanksgiving and day after and week of Christmas extending through Jan 2..

 

[design_mom]

I don't think I know anyone who gets the Friday before memorial day off as a paid holiday (but I know lots of people who take it as a vacation day.)

My husband's company gives 2 days off if certain holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday (you'd also get the Monday/Friday to make it a long weekend), but since Memorial Day is always on a Monday, that doesn't apply.

 

[luv2cheer92]

I have a 4 day weekend this year, but it's unusual for me. I'm currently working 4-10s with Fridays off. We have 7 holidays throughout the year (New Years Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day) and we have to work 3-4 of them each year. This is one that I get off this year. But if we have off, we have to take PTO, we have no paid holidays.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Ha, in my job that would never happen.

 

[Kittyblue]

Our local schools are only taking the monday off as usual. However, it has been announced with Veteran's Day being on a Thursday this year we would also be getting Friday off.

 

[disneychrista]

Our local schools are only taking the monday off as usual. However, it has been announced with Veteran's Day being on a Thursday this year we would also be getting Friday off.

I noticed it being on a Thursday and plan to take Friday off as well. Not sure why other than because I can.

 

[sam_gordon]

Wouldn't it depend on the business and/or role an employee has in a business? A 24/7 operation like the OP works in, it won't be a four day weekend. I wouldn't expect it to be a three day (much less four day) weekend for most retail, restaurant, or hospitality locations either.

Certain office settings? Sure, why not. Good for them. If you (general) are jealous of the perks someone gets in their job, get the training you need and apply for those jobs.

 

[Rick195275]

Wouldn't it depend on the business and/or role an employee has in a business? A 24/7 operation like the OP works in, it won't be a four day weekend. I wouldn't expect it to be a three day (much less four day) weekend for most retail, restaurant, or hospitality locations either.

Certain office settings? Sure, why not. Good for them. If you (general) are jealous of the perks someone gets in their job, get the training you need and apply for those jobs.

I feel like this is the correct answer..... but that’s coming from someone that works at a place closed 3 days a year, thanksgiving day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

 

[EACarlson]

Wouldn't it depend on the business and/or role an employee has in a business? A 24/7 operation like the OP works in, it won't be a four day weekend. I wouldn't expect it to be a three day (much less four day) weekend for most retail, restaurant, or hospitality locations either.

Certain office settings? Sure, why not. Good for them. If you (general) are jealous of the perks someone gets in their job, get the training you need and apply for those jobs.

It would all depend on the role the employee has in said retail, restaurant or hospitality establishment. Very few hotel managers and statistically zero multi unit managers will working.

Who said anyone was jealous? OP asked when did people start getting a 4 day weekend for memorial day.

I've never heard of this before but it does make some sense based on the number of people that just aren't in offices the day before major holidays like this. I would wager that out of the 150 people in my office, maybe 25 will be there the whole day. Me being one of them that will put in a couple extra hours early in the week so I can bail a couple hours early on Friday.

 

[Brett Wyman]

Our local schools are only taking the monday off as usual. However, it has been announced with Veteran's Day being on a Thursday this year we would also be getting Friday off.

Our school close for the year May 28th! On the road to Disney the next day.

 

[morgan98]

Our firm, as part of giving a perception of better work life balance, is giving everyone Friday off.

For the record, we have unlimited PTO so in a sense it really doesn't matter, except having an extra day when everyone is off is nice. We do this occasionally depending on how holidays fall. For example if 4th of July is Thursday, we would probably give the Friday to make it a four day weekend.