Nucky Thompson Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 This bank holiday is a total waste of time and needs binned. It just drags everything out. GP surgeries and other services still shut. We would be better coming into line with the rest of the UK and swapping it for the late August bank holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Feck off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Nice fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 minute ago, XB52 said: Nice fishing It may get a few bites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Fecking Scotland!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 16 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said: This bank holiday is a total waste of time and needs binned. It just drags everything out. GP surgeries and other services still shut. We would be better coming into line with the rest of the UK and swapping it for the late August bank holiday Ram it! Should be extended not binned. Scotland used to work on Christmas day up till the early 1950's and exchanged gifts at New Years. Its a SCOTTISH holiday. Why do we need to follow that lot down south? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, The Real Maroonblood said: It may get a few bites. Well we're off today, something to do . And I'm in the mood to upset this place. I've a few ideas for the covid thread, which will have tears and snotters everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Ram it! Should be extended not binned. Scotland used to work on Christmas day up till the early 1950's and exchanged gifts at New Years. Its a SCOTTISH holiday. Why do we need to follow that lot down south? Overlords annat innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, ri Alban said: Well we're off today, something to do . And I'm in the mood to upset this place. I've a few ideas for the covid thread, which will have tears and snotters everywhere. Back today. I work for a company based in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Ram it! Should be extended not binned. Scotland used to work on Christmas day up till the early 1950's and exchanged gifts at New Years. Its a SCOTTISH holiday. Why do we need to follow that lot down south? My Dad was a slater and I remember he had to go to work on Xmas Day and got the first 3 working days off at new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 When I worked for the brewery we got 1 day at Christmas and 3 at New Year, happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, The Real Maroonblood said: My Dad was a slater and I remember he had to go to work on Xmas Day and got the first 3 working days off at new year. Pwopa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 4 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Well we're off today, something to do . And I'm in the mood to upset this place. I've a few ideas for the covid thread, which will have tears and snotters everywhere. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, The Real Maroonblood said: My Dad was a slater and I remember he had to go to work on Xmas Day and got the first 3 working days off at new year. I'm an Slater anaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Back today. I work for a company based in England I think mines is anaw. Sites are aw shut up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, ri Alban said: I'm an Slater anaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 We need less holidays during the better weather and lighter nights in this country. All Holidays should be in January and February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 minute ago, Pans Jambo said: Wee Woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 minute ago, ri Alban said: I'm an Slater anaw. 👍 Don’t envy doing that job. I always fancied a cushy job like landscape gardening or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, The Real Maroonblood said: 👍 Don’t envy doing that job. I always fancied a cushy job like landscape gardening or similar. I don't do maintenance work anymore. That's a young man's gaime. Site work or new roofs or feck all. I do very little slate work these days, it's all crap concrete tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 15 minutes ago, XB52 said: Nice fishing Why would I be fishing XB52? This isn't a criticism of Scotland. I just think the bank holiday would be better in the summer months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Montpelier Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Its one of the few benefits I get from living in Scotland. Keep it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Working right now, double time and a half. Luvvly jubbly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmiyaHearts Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 This Holiday is just typical of nasty Nics nazi Scotland. 😡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 5 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: 👍 I always fancied a cushy job like landscape gardening What do you mean cushy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I don't do maintenance work anymore. That's a young man's gaime. Site work or new roofs or feck all. I do very little slate work these days, it's all crap concrete tiles. Keep safe doing it. My Dad had 2 falls which he survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 36 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said: This bank holiday is a total waste of time and needs binned. It just drags everything out. GP surgeries and other services still shut. We would be better coming into line with the rest of the UK and swapping it for the late August bank holiday What holiday , i got saturday and sunday off, just the normal weekend the same at xmas, have to agree with your post though Nucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 I'm one of those people that just want everything back to normal. Dragging NY out is shite IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, Nucky Thompson said: What do you mean cushy Working outdoors in the sunshine.😃Scotland Just kidding. It is a grafting job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said: I'm one of those people that just want everything back to normal. Dragging NY out is shite IMO. Totally agree. The Mrs had the decorations down last Wednesday.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Are more and more places not following the English bank holidays anyway due to their HQ being in England? I preferred the 2nd off when I was younger but now I like the day off in the summer a lot more down here. Usually a BBQ and beers in the sun with good friends or family rather than hunkered down on the sofa watching more junk on tv dreading the return to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ri Alban said: We need less holidays during the better weather and lighter nights in this country. All Holidays should be in January and February. And Scots should head for the Sun in winter for their main holiday and miss the worst of the weather. Been going to the Caribbean or Florida for years in February. Edited January 4 by jambos are go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said: Working right now, double time and a half. Luvvly jubbly. Thats a miracle in this day and age, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 5 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said: I'm one of those people that just want everything back to normal. Dragging NY out is shite IMO. Yer arse! I've just got the hump because I'm back at work today. The bit between Christmas and New Year is shite though. That should just be a normal work week IMO. It's boring. If Hearts played yesterday then a holiday today may have been beneficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I'm at work today. I work in England for a Scottish company 🤔 I only get Christmas Day off, anything else is my own annual leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 20 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Keep safe doing it. My Dad had 2 falls which he survived. Join the gang. Glad he was ok, bud. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, jambos are go! said: And Scots should head for the Sun in winter for their main holiday and miss the worst of the weather. Been going to the Caribbean or Florida for years in February. It's a dream, bud. One day 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Feck it bin the lot. No ***** believes in God anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I can work or no work any day I please self-employed. Nae holiday pay tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 minute ago, ri Alban said: I can work or no work any day I please self-employed. Nae holiday pay tho. That’s certainly the downside of being self-employed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 20 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Yer arse! I've just got the hump because I'm back at work today. The bit between Christmas and New Year is shite though. That should just be a normal work week IMO. It's boring. If Hearts played yesterday then a holiday today may have been beneficial You've got a point about the football. I would have been lying on the couch nursing a hangover if it had been played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 14 minutes ago, sassenach said: I'm at work today. I work in England for a Scottish company 🤔 I only get Christmas Day off, anything else is my own annual leave. This is what some companies are doing now, particularly in retail. They add your bank holiday entitlement to your annual leave, except for Christmas Day, which being a religious festival they can't touch. This was the dispute that Asda workers had a few years ago. It's driven, in my opinion, by corporate greed and people not being able to survive not going out to shops for a day. The same people who don't want to work on those days themselves. If you wanted Boxing Day or NYD off, can they refuse your request? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I've never had a job that gets bank holidays off. I just get the days added to my annual leave. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the 1st are public Holidays we get off in my current job. Working today 😓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 It’s a shite holiday day. Would much prefer an extra day in august. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Craig Gordon Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Speak for yourself. Treble time baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, Nucky Thompson said: This bank holiday is a total waste of time and needs binned. It just drags everything out. GP surgeries and other services still shut. We would be better coming into line with the rest of the UK and swapping it for the late August bank holiday England get an extra day at Easter which makes up for Scotland taking the two days and New Year. Although most folk up here are now off on Good Friday I think it's still not an official holiday in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, SectionDJambo said: This is what some companies are doing now, particularly in retail. They add your bank holiday entitlement to your annual leave, except for Christmas Day, which being a religious festival they can't touch. This was the dispute that Asda workers had a few years ago. It's driven, in my opinion, by corporate greed and people not being able to survive not going out to shops for a day. The same people who don't want to work on those days themselves. If you wanted Boxing Day or NYD off, can they refuse your request? My work is for an English/US owned company and I get xmas day, boxing day and the 1st of Jan, all other bank holidays are added to my annual leave, it's up to me if I want to then use the days for bank holidays or not (unwritten rule is that leave requests for bank holidays are never denied), generally i'd rather work the bank holiday as it nearly always feels like a waste of a days leave and it'll generally be a really quiet day as the majority of the company are off (english based staff don't have the option of having the days added to their holidays, they just get the bank holidays) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Let's keep the 2nd and have an extra day in August too. And while we're at it, a 4 day working week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I've had a lovely day down in North Berwick with the wife and the dog. Currently having a nice lunch after a walk on the beach. Nice and refreshed for my return to work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Off work til Monday. GIRUY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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