https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 02:40:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays/page/2#post-1234683 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:57:04 +0000 MrsSCB 1234683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're both taking the week between Christmas and New Years off and I CAN'T. WAIT. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays/page/2#post-1234638 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:37:37 +0000 Beebug 1234638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a teacher so he'll have the two weeks off. I have to take two days off to top myself up to the same two weeks off, so not bad, but I am not even sure I am going to take them, I am trying to hoard days to add at end of next mat leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234633 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:35:23 +0000 photojane 1234633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! And he has to work on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. :( He was just picked up on a new contract (he works for VA department of transportation), so he doesn't get any vacation or sick time for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234622 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:32:16 +0000 yellowbird 1234622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh gets a week at thanksgiving and three weeks at Christmas/new years (unpaid) I am taking some vacation time. The 24-29 then the 1-5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234544 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:12:47 +0000 Mae 1234544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! My husband gets so much time off work and he never uses it throughout the year, so when we get to year end he always realizes he has a ton of days to "use or lose" before the end of the year. This year he is taking off Tues-Mon of Thanksgiving week (he gets Thurs/Fri, so vacation days for Tues/Wed and then Monday only bc that is the day of my anatomy scan). Then Christmas week he is taking the 23rd through the 1st off. I think he only gets the 24/25 and 1st. </p> <p>I'm taking off Wed-Mon for Thanksgiving and probably the week of Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234357 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:25:10 +0000 Ree723 1234357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, DH's work site shuts down for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period so everyone has that time off, all of it paid. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234318 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:13:08 +0000 mrskc 1234318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a teacher so he'll get 2 weeks off. My last day of work is Dec 20 so I won't be working at all through the holidays! I'm excited for us to spend 2 weeks together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234223 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:40:46 +0000 MrsStar 1234223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's workplace closes down at christmas, so he will finish on the 20th and go back on the 13th January I think - all paid and he gets to keep his own leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234127 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:06:24 +0000 Boheme 1234127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We're in law enforcement and health care, so our places of work never close. But we gets lots of comp time and just booked a vacation for May at the beach! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234078 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:46:55 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1234078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He has Thanksgiving day through that weekend off.</p> <p>He's using a vacation day on December 23rd so he will be off Dec 21st-Jan 2nd.</p> <p>I'm off for almost all of December! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234069 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:44:51 +0000 Dandelion 1234069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. He gets Thanksgiving and Black Friday off, and then he gets off Christmas Eve through Jan 2. Sometimes he chooses to go in and help with inventory during the week the company closes, but he's not required to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234062 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:42:52 +0000 luckypenny 1234062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His work closes down the entire week of Xmas and his department gets an extra week paid too. He is also taking next week off but I think he is using 3 vacation days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1234056 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:41:19 +0000 lilteacherbee 1234056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're both teachers and DH has next Wednesday-Friday off for Thanksgiving and Dec. 20- Jan. 6 for Christmas. I would have similar dates off, but I'm on maternity leave and I go back Mid-Jan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233726 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:16:12 +0000 pui 1233726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With Christmas , Boxing day, New Years and weekends plus our vacation time we end up with 2 1/2 weeks off almost! We give the same vacation time to all our employees (paid). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233706 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:12:23 +0000 MrsH 1233706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably not. We both get thanksgiving and the day after and Christmas Eve and Christmas and New Year's Eve and day but With baby coming in january he can't really afford to use vacation time and I need to get stuff done at work before the baby arrives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233663 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:00:25 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1233663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normally DH can't get time off around the holidays because managers are restricted from taking vacation time around Thanksgiving/Christmas. It is their busiest time of the year.</p> <p>HOWEVER, since he does get a paid paternity/bonding leave and I am due November 28th, he will be off through all of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. He doesn't go back until January 17th. </p> <p>This is going to be the best holiday season ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233605 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:44:04 +0000 PurplePumps 1233605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we always take 2 weeks off for Xmas and get 2 or 3 days off Thanksgiving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233541 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:26:38 +0000 deerylou 1233541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband gets Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Day, and the day after, and New Years Day, and the day after. All the "Eves" are half days.</p> <p>I'm currently staying home, but when at work, I'm on a teacher's schedule. I loved the breaks around the holidays! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233535 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:25:01 +0000 Alivoo01 1233535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get Thanksgiving and part of the day after Thanksgiving off.</p> <p>For Christmas, we get part of Christmas eve and all of Christmas day off. However, I'm taking personal time off from Christmas day to New Year's day off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233532 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:24:43 +0000 Emsmems 1233532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Being a nurse and DH being a firefighter doesn't lend to holidays off unless we specifically take time off for it (if we can even do that!). And since baby will be here in January, we aren't using any vacation time!! I work thanksgiving, DH works New Year's. But it's all good, we are used to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233521 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:23:07 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1233521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We get Thanksgiving and Christmas off. I get Christmas eve off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233406 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:01:22 +0000 shinymama 1233406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both get Thanksgiving and Black Friday off.</p> <p>I get December 24 through January 1 off as paid holidays; I might use a few vacation days to have 2 full weeks off.</p> <p>DH gets Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and NYD off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233370 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:55:44 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1233370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home, so I take a lot of time off.... ;)</p> <p>But really I get the afternoon of the 24th, the 25, 26th, afternoon of the 31st, and the 1st off. </p> <p>DH is off from the 21st-Jan 2nd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233283 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:43:27 +0000 su9su9 1233283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Yeah, my husband is the same. He won't be taking any days off, but he works from home and work will be slow, so he will essentially have the time between Christmas and New Years off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233193 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:26:31 +0000 sunny 1233193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His workplace has a weird vacation policy in that he can take as many as he wants. Sounds better than it acutally is, since there is a lot of pressure to NOT take them. :-) I think he'll probably take a few days off between Christmas and New Years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233186 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:25:32 +0000 fancyfunction 1233186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: my husband is a teacher too so it will be nice to have him home with us for almost 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233180 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:23:45 +0000 autumnlove 1233180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No &amp; no! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233164 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:20:48 +0000 regberadaisy 1233164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, he just started a new job and he's in retail so we actually had to cancel plans to go see my family for Thanksgiving. Instead just LO and I are flying out for a long weekend.</p> <p>He'll probably only officially get Christmas Day off although I suspect we'll both take Eve off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233132 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:15:35 +0000 KT326 1233132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our company shuts down between Christmas and New years. So I will get the 23-1st off. I am so excited because this is the first year I don't have to work during the shutdown! In my old position we had a deadline that we had to meet so I always had to work a few days. I'm so excited to have so much time off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-youyour-so-get-any-time-off-for-the-holidays#post-1233111 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:12:24 +0000 su9su9 1233111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are not taking any time off other than what's given to us -- Thanksgiving, day after, and Christmas. But work will be slow so there will be a lot of going in late / leaving early. :) </p>