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I guarantee you all private companies will make it a day off.

jagger27 5y ago
*white collar companies Corner stores and restaurants don’t close.
paxys 5y ago
Very unlikely. Even large corporate employers don't give time off for most federal holidays. I have a cushy tech job and still have to work on MLK day, President's Day, Veteran's Day, Columbus Day.
- tinyhouse 5y ago
  Well, check my prediction 1-2 years from now. Your company will give you a day off on both MLK and Juneteenth. On Juneteenth 2023 you'll have a day off (this and next year it falls on the weekend) The only exception to this would be companies (and schools) that will use Juneteenth as an education day instead of giving the day off. (I hope companies don't do that. If I want to get educated I have books and the Internet)
  - Larrikin 5y ago
    My company decided to give Juneteenth off this year as a change to the calendar effective from January. Its treated exactly the same as every other federal holiday, if it falls on a Saturday we get Friday off and if it falls on a Sunday we get Monday.
    - randallsquared 5y ago
      Same. Last year it was a half day, but this year it's a full holiday like any other (observed on Friday, June 18), and I assume will continue going forward.
- azinman2 5y ago
  Apple has Juneteenth off now, and did so before this announcement.
  - moronicalox 5y ago
    My (large media) company has had it as well. We've made inclusion and progression a huge point of emphasis over the last decade though, so it's not really surprising.
- humaniania 5y ago
  Why does your labor union allow that?
  - syrrim 5y ago
    Most people would prefer an extra vacation day that they can take any day they want, or accumulate and take in a block, over a mandated holiday on a particular day.
tick_tock_tick 5y ago
Almost no private company gives every federal holiday off.
verst 5y ago
Replying to my sibling comment from @paxys: True, though Juneteenth may be different here. It could be considered the most basic signal of whether a company cares about Diversity & Inclusion. Of course this itself would be meaningless, but perhaps eventually the lack of this holiday may say something about that employer. P.S.: The big tech company I work for has more federal holidays off, but Columbus Day and Veterans Day are not among them.
- ojbyrne 5y ago
  I'm actually kind of shocked, but there are plenty of companies that don't give MLK day off. So those companies are probably not going to do Juneteenth.
- ralusek 5y ago
  If I had a private company, I would put 0 emphasis on diversity and inclusion beyond "if you discriminate on the basis of sex or race, you are fired." I would, however, have Juneteenth off as a holiday. So, please consider me a data point of 1 which does not fit your paradigm.
IvyMike 5y ago
Companies I've worked at always had a few "floating holidays". This is so that you can take these on a day they are meaningful to you. So one way companies will not give any more time off is by just saying "feel free to use one of your floating holidays on Juneteenth".
awb 5y ago
Maybe some high profile companies or leading startups, but the average SMB isn’t going to give paid time off unless mandated.

*white collar companies Corner stores and restaurants don’t close.

Very unlikely. Even large corporate employers don't give time off for most federal holidays. I have a cushy tech job and still have to work on MLK day, President's Day, Veteran's Day, Columbus Day.

tinyhouse 5y ago
Well, check my prediction 1-2 years from now. Your company will give you a day off on both MLK and Juneteenth. On Juneteenth 2023 you'll have a day off (this and next year it falls on the weekend) The only exception to this would be companies (and schools) that will use Juneteenth as an education day instead of giving the day off. (I hope companies don't do that. If I want to get educated I have books and the Internet)
- Larrikin 5y ago
  My company decided to give Juneteenth off this year as a change to the calendar effective from January. Its treated exactly the same as every other federal holiday, if it falls on a Saturday we get Friday off and if it falls on a Sunday we get Monday.
  - randallsquared 5y ago
    Same. Last year it was a half day, but this year it's a full holiday like any other (observed on Friday, June 18), and I assume will continue going forward.
azinman2 5y ago
Apple has Juneteenth off now, and did so before this announcement.
- moronicalox 5y ago
  My (large media) company has had it as well. We've made inclusion and progression a huge point of emphasis over the last decade though, so it's not really surprising.
humaniania 5y ago
Why does your labor union allow that?
- syrrim 5y ago
  Most people would prefer an extra vacation day that they can take any day they want, or accumulate and take in a block, over a mandated holiday on a particular day.

tick_tock_tick 5y ago

Almost no private company gives every federal holiday off.

verst 5y ago

Replying to my sibling comment from @paxys: True, though Juneteenth may be different here. It could be considered the most basic signal of whether a company cares about Diversity & Inclusion. Of course this itself would be meaningless, but perhaps eventually the lack of this holiday may say something about that employer. P.S.: The big tech company I work for has more federal holidays off, but Columbus Day and Veterans Day are not among them.

ojbyrne 5y ago
I'm actually kind of shocked, but there are plenty of companies that don't give MLK day off. So those companies are probably not going to do Juneteenth.
ralusek 5y ago
If I had a private company, I would put 0 emphasis on diversity and inclusion beyond "if you discriminate on the basis of sex or race, you are fired." I would, however, have Juneteenth off as a holiday. So, please consider me a data point of 1 which does not fit your paradigm.

IvyMike 5y ago

Companies I've worked at always had a few "floating holidays". This is so that you can take these on a day they are meaningful to you. So one way companies will not give any more time off is by just saying "feel free to use one of your floating holidays on Juneteenth".

awb 5y ago

Maybe some high profile companies or leading startups, but the average SMB isn’t going to give paid time off unless mandated.