Comments on: Dealing with missing work for the Jewish holidays http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/ Musings of an indignant mind Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: abbasegal http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-105079 abbasegal Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:44:02 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=106#comment-105079 One other approach -- negotiate it at hiring time. At my last job as an employee, I negotiated Jewish holidays off (paid) when I was hired. (Extra time off is something which is pretty easy for a company to grant, especially at hiring time, and especially for a salaried employee who is likely to be working lots of "extra hours" in any case -- intelligent companies will know that it really costs them nothing to grant this). Presumably, a religious Christian who routinely wanted to take off days like Ash Wednesday could do this as well. (In my case at that company, Good Friday was already a company holiday...) One other approach — negotiate it at hiring time.

At my last job as an employee, I negotiated Jewish holidays off (paid) when I was hired. (Extra time off is something which is pretty easy for a company to grant, especially at hiring time, and especially for a salaried employee who is likely to be working lots of “extra hours” in any case — intelligent companies will know that it really costs them nothing to grant this).

Presumably, a religious Christian who routinely wanted to take off days like Ash Wednesday could do this as well. (In my case at that company, Good Friday was already a company holiday…)

]]> By: jik http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-105078 jik Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:43:20 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=106#comment-105078 I don't think that would be appropriate. I don’t think that would be appropriate.

]]> By: HeSpammedMe2 http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-105077 HeSpammedMe2 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:41:47 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=106#comment-105077 I wouldn't mind if all companies were required to give EVERYONE Jewish holidays off too. That would be awesome! I wouldn’t mind if all companies were required to give EVERYONE Jewish holidays off too. That would be awesome!

]]> By: Scott Nelson http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-76263 Scott Nelson Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:18:26 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=106#comment-76263 Hey, the person who complained about Jewish holidays not being recognised at work should move to the Metro-New York area. Around here, the unfair situation is that Jewish employees get all the usual holidays PLUS the Jewish holidays - even if they are not particularly religious. However marginally observant you are, if that is your heritage, you get to "call in Jewish." However, a Christian worker who wants to take Ash Wednesday or similar holy day off will have to use a vacation day. And unless you are high up in the office hierarchy, you will likely be required to hold down the office for a few days in that stretch between Christmas and New Years, while others are off for the holidays. Hey, the person who complained about Jewish holidays not being recognised at work should move to the Metro-New York area. Around here, the unfair situation is that Jewish employees get all the usual holidays PLUS the Jewish holidays – even if they are not particularly religious. However marginally observant you are, if that is your heritage, you get to “call in Jewish.” However, a Christian worker who wants to take Ash Wednesday or similar holy day off will have to use a vacation day. And unless you are high up in the office hierarchy, you will likely be required to hold down the office for a few days in that stretch between Christmas and New Years, while others are off for the holidays.

]]> By: Michael A. Burstein http://blog.kamens.us/2007/08/31/dealing-with-missing-work-for-the-jewish-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-57134 Michael A. Burstein Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:58:41 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=106#comment-57134 You know, I was hoping you'd post this. I was planning on asking if you would. You know, I was hoping you’d post this. I was planning on asking if you would.

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