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hey huntsman it's not about your gov it's about the citizen of this state and that we deserve more than 4 days a week from our state gov. to bad people it's time you do your job and quit whinning about it.

SALT LAKE CITY -- State employees could end up working on more holidays under a proposed, four-day, 10-hour work week.
A memo to state employees says workers could have to work on Columbus Day and Veterans Day under a plan advocated by Gov. Jon Huntsman.

Currently, state employees receive 88 hours of paid leave for 11 state-recognized holidays. But with a 10-hour workday, employees would have gotten 110 hours off in vacation time if they got the 11 days off.

State officials say even if the state takes two holidays off the working calendar, state employees won't work any more hours than they did last year.
Personally, I think they should have to work on Christmas since it is a religious holiday and we all know that church and state should not be mixed.

smp wrote:
This thread discusses the Content article: 4-day work week could mean more worked holidays

hey huntsman it's not about your gov it's about the citizen of this state and that we deserve more than 4 days a week from our state gov. to bad people it's time you do your job and quit whinning about it.
Do you even know why this is being done?

These employees will still work the same number of hours in a week that they do on a 5 day week (10 hours a day vs 8). Come to think of it, that gives you more time after work to take care of business before state offices close.

I work for the Federal governement, and most of us work a shift that gives us every other Friday off. We still put in our 80 hours every two weeks. We have the same workload, and it gets done. It's not a free day off.

What are you so angry about?

KitKat wrote:
smp wrote:
This thread discusses the Content article: 4-day work week could mean more worked holidays

hey huntsman it's not about your gov it's about the citizen of this state and that we deserve more than 4 days a week from our state gov. to bad people it's time you do your job and quit whinning about it.
Do you even know why this is being done?

These employees will still work the same number of hours in a week that they do on a 5 day week (10 hours a day vs 8). Come to think of it, that gives you more time after work to take care of business before state offices close.

I work for the Federal governement, and most of us work a shift that gives us every other Friday off. We still put in our 80 hours every two weeks. We have the same workload, and it gets done. It's not a free day off.

What are you so angry about?

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Actually I work for a division of the state. Where this is going to be implemented. but I personally as well as many other people who work where I do will not be having 4 day work weeks. People do not realize that there are many divisions in the state. I work at a 24 hour care facility. It would be nice to have the chance, but it's just not realistic. they have tried it before w/ people in my division, but without sucess from what I understand.
So to those that are complaining about state workers who are getting the 4 day work weeks keep in mind those of us who are doing the grunt work. and who actually do work on christmas and all of the other holidays.

nylaro wrote:
Actually I work for a division of the state. Where this is going to be implemented. but I personally as well as many other people who work where I do will not be having 4 day work weeks. People do not realize that there are many divisions in the state. I work at a 24 hour care facility. It would be nice to have the chance, but it's just not realistic. they have tried it before w/ people in my division, but without sucess from what I understand.
So to those that are complaining about state workers who are getting the 4 day work weeks keep in mind those of us who are doing the grunt work. and who actually do work on christmas and all of the other holidays.

Thanks for all the good "grunt" work that you do, I appreciate it and many more do as well.

Some illiterates do not understand that the 4-dayers who will work that schedule are not "getting over." They will have to do same the amount in the same amount of hours, just in four days.

I am for it, because it mean that infrastructure and other support will operate at 80% of the budge schedule (I hope).

One thing that I hope you all do in your various states, counties, and cities encourage your reps to not take home government vehicles. Other than police and a few first responders there is absolutely no justification for "Bud" having a vehicle in this day and age of high energy costs and inflation.

One city commissioner here was throwing a tissy about losing his vehicle (he will have to drive in his own car to the office and declare his mileage for a voucher) until he was reminded this morning in the public commissioners' meeting that he, as our elected representative, is to set the standard, not take the perk. He backed off right quick.