>I have been working in industry since 1961 and have seen many changes in how Christmas is treated. At first we would get Christmas day off. Then a half day (the later half) on Christmas Eve plus Christmas. Then Christmas Eve and Christmas. Now we get from December 22nd to January 2nd.
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>Some places require you to use vacation days and others do not.

I wouldn't mind that at all if I didn't have to use up my precious vacation days.

>I think that no matter what management does it will not please everyone.

That is very true.

>All work and no play makes Jack (Jill) a dull boy (girl)! It is nice to have a bit of time off to be with family and friends at Christmas. But then there are those who do not agree for any number of reasons!

I agree about the time off thing ... but I'd like to take my time off when *I* want to, not when it's dictated by corporate management! As you may have noticed, we *do* like to travel! <g>

As far as family and friends at Christmas, neither Gary nor I have any family nearby, so time off for that sort of thing doesn't matter to us. Typically, at least one of my kids would fly out to visit me for a week during the Christmas holidays, but this year none of them are coming (for the first time since I've been divorced (1994) and away from them all).

~~Bonnie