They shouldn't be canceling that many flights due to flight crews when caused by weather. Usually the code is going to be related to weather at that point anyways. These are flat out, we don't have anyone to do the flight cancelations. I think it has more to do with the holiday than the weather.

I can imagine that there have been a lot of sick calls. I bet some are legit too. They have been working me to the bone with less time off than normal and EVERYONE around me has been puking or blowing snot everywhere.

It wouldn't surprise me though if people are finally realizing that making the holiday sacrifice for $150 before taxes is pretty lame. They need to start looking into a 200% as a holiday incentive. 150% at 40 an hour for min day is pretty much the middle finger to me.

If you have to work the holiday the company needs to throw a nice incentive in there. Something equivalent to what you are missing. A little food is nice but how many guys have the chance to stop in and eat that stuff. Nothing compares to spending the morning with the little kids but if you can buy them a little extra to compensate for not being there for them, I'd bet they would have a better turn out rate for work.

What other jobs are there that you aren't paid some form of premium for working the holiday? I mean that as a serious question. I can't think of any off the top of my head.