The company I worked for right out of uni used to observe some Federal holidays, but decided to switch them to the time period between xmas and New Year's day because most people took those days, anyway (before I was hired). Another company bought them, and towards the end of my employment, were talking about reducing the number of days paid off between xmas and New Years...without regard for those having been moved from the holidays. They also lumped sick days in with vacation days and called those days "personal time off." That made the whole of what one was entitled to so that sick time wasn't recognized. Once those days all burned up, one's insurance was dropped because you weren't working. I had planned on working 3 more years, until I was 65. This kind of shit, plus a promotion that was promised two years prior not materializing led me to punching out early. I was one happy camper when I talked to a financial advisor and learned that I could retire, right then.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
