Proposal: Do you want to take a day off from your job to watch trade deadline?

[Filthy Dangles]

No, I’ll be busy out on my country club’s golf course (Augusta) brokering 9 figure deals

 

[HabsQC]

My wife and I had a baby in february so I'm good this year. Otherwise, I wouldn't take a day off. (I'm a math teacher)

 

[CoolioFunk]

I liked to when I was younger but I work from home now and can just have it playing in the background, works out nicely.

 

[Tripledeke333]

Why would anyone do this? I mean pretty much everyone has a smartphone and you can just occasionally check Twitter or other social media instead of wasting PTO.

I agree. If you are gonna take the day off, do something fun and check your phone every once in a while.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

a lot of people work from home now anyway, just put tradecenter on while you're working who's gonna know?

 

[Jumptheshark]

I love this thread. We get it every year. Have to admit it I used to be now due to the lack of big trades and common sense... not any more

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

I just left a job where I had 180hrs of accrued PTO that didn’t get paid out. At my new job I have “unlimited” DTO. Which seems awful, until I remember I never used the PTO anyway. So I guess the corporate overloads have won.

At my last job we were forced to take vacation. It wound up being that the entire company had off in-btw T'giving and the New Year since no one used up all their hours the rest of the year.

Now i have unlimited time off....which definitely translates into "don't take any time off" to the best of my understanding.

 

[seroes]

I have a bit of a flexible schedule so I just moved my off day to Monday. But I wouldn't take a full day off if I didn't have that

 

[Eggtimer]

I have taken the day off in the past but now I’d rather save days off for actual holidays. That and I can have it on in the background and plan my day to be able to listen as much as possible .

 

[Mugzy97]

I always want to take a day off from my job

 

[jcbeze]

I take a half day cuz i'm home by 11am

 

[Lt Dan]

Absolutely. In fact, I am taking today off as well

 

[Lt Dan]

I always want to take a day off from my job

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[jcbeze]

Why would anyone do this? I mean pretty much everyone has a smartphone and you can just occasionally check Twitter or other social media instead of wasting PTO.

what if you can't be on your phone at work?

 

[Volica]

I'm a senior level person at the company I work for; we're putting trade centre on the TV in the Kitchen, Breakroom, and running in the Sales Boardroom pretty much all day. If my guys want to sit in there most of the day watching it, I'm cool with that.

Last year it was pretty fun. The guys brought in their laptops; they were in/out on meetings/calls or writing emails on their laptops in the board room; and we sort of just hung out in there. I brought in some food.

Have good managers guys

 

[colchar]

When in university and grad school I would spend the entire day in front of the TV. Now that I'm a prof I will likely do the same because I am not teaching on deadline day so am free to spend the day however I want.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

I voted yes but I'm off on Monday anyway

 

[DomBarr]

I actually did end up with TDL off of work 4 yrs ago and watched the coverage, It was like watching paint dry....I would never burn a day off to watch.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Why when I can pay attention to it and still get paid.

 

[Shultzyfeelinirie25]

Well I start my new job on Monday. Do I dare call in for the trade deadline

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

I just left a job where I had 180hrs of accrued PTO that didn’t get paid out. At my new job I have “unlimited” DTO. Which seems awful, until I remember I never used the PTO anyway. So I guess the corporate overloads have won.

I dunno, man. No offense, but that seems like you're turning a company problem into a you problem. If your boss doesn't have enough staff to handle his/her employees taking their well earned PTO, any delays in work being completed should fall on your boss' shoulders.

Stop being such a pushover for your place of work.

 

[Seiza]

I just check all trades the day after when everything is over and done. Not interested in following stuff like that on tv for hours. That's not time I have to spare, work or no work.

 

[Doubledose]

I work nights so need to. But even when I worked days I'd bring a small radio to listen in

 

[The Marquis]

No need, I'm fortunate to have a flexible work schedule... though that also means I work all the time.

 

[Mr Positive]

No way. I like just getting updated on this site actually. I dont Twitter. I can do that at work reasonably well. I like watching video for the wrap up