Freeday Friday

elekid

Interesting site here

It claims that Friday the 29th of February is an unpaid working day for most people and they may have a point given that your yearly salary is the same for a year with 365 days as it is for a year with 366 days.

bantee

my boss would tell me to "f*uck right off" if I asked him for Freeday Friday.

AlmightyCushion

One of the advantages of being paid by the hour.

monkeyfudge

That's nothing... my employers changed were the money that pays me comes from. And the new source requires me to work a back week.. so that means I go a week with out being paid... doesn't seem quite right to me...

Little Princess

i always work on national holidays cause i get paid extra.

TequilaMockingBird

monkeyfudge wrote: »

That's nothing... my employers changed were the money that pays me comes from. And the new source requires me to work a back week.. so that means I go a week with out being paid... doesn't seem quite right to me...

Thats mean.

monkeyfudge

sueme wrote: »

Thats mean.

Oh yeah... and I'm on emergency tax all of a sudden too for some reason. Yay for me!

Dinter

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Oh yeah... and I'm on emergency tax all of a sudden too for some reason. Yay for me!

Get your old P60 quick smart.

I remember being on that when I was in college and by the time I got round to sorting it out I was being taxed around 50%.

It keeps getting worse and worse. Very annoying.

i dont work fridays o/

Hellm0

I'm with almighty, being paid by the hour rocks. Here in the US these chumps actually expect me to work 12 hours a day for a salary. My hole I sez, self employed now and loving it!

elekid

bluewolf wrote: »

i dont work fridays o/

Why not? I always wonder why the Dart is so much quieter on Friday mornings, what jobs do people that they don't have to work Fridays? I want one too

Overheal

I approve of freeday friday.

elekid

elekid wrote: »

Why not? I always wonder why the Dart is so much quieter on Friday mornings, what jobs do people that they don't have to work Fridays? I want one too

well for me its study day for work exams

but id say people call in sick more on fridays =p
our place has jeans day on fridays, its great when i am in all very chilled out

elekid

Study day! Sounds good. I'd say you're right about people calling in sick too but I'm too honest for that unfortunately I've had casual Fridays in my last two jobs and they're great, wearing your own clothes in really helps you wind down for the weekend.

AlmightyCushion

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

The ONLY advantage of being paid by the hour.

FYP

Edit:
Forgot to mention, you're not really working it for free, per se. Each year you get paid for 365 and a quarter days, as that's how long a year is (roughly). Every 4 years, this equates to an extra day that you're being paid for, which you then work all at once.

Blisterman

Well I just started a job last year, which I probably won't be doing in 2011, so it's still unfair.