A lot of blogs I follow had a post about Memorial Day. I didn’t bother because like most holidays, it went by before I knew it was there. Wally World only gives its employees two holidays a year, Christmas and Thanksgiving, neither of which are paid. Since most holidays are on Monday or Friday, I don’t get those off at all.
If I try to take off on a holiday, I get double attendance points. If I get five in a six month period, I get fired automatically. Because I work overnights, I will miss two shifts if I take the whole day off. This means four points and firing is at the manager’s discretion, even if I have zero points. But since Independence Day falls on a Tuesday this year, I will get to celebrate once I get off work in the morning.