16vmarc

My mates just e mailed me saying his works introducing Duvet Days, where if you dont fancy going in you can say your having a Duvet Day!!!! Says theyre allowed 2 a year! Ill have to suggest this at work, not that im ever there

Andy Tang

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I know several companies that do this.

I can see why it would build morale, you can have 2 (some companies have up to 5) days where you can take them off without having to give a reason.

Perfect for hangovers or when you get lucky!

GC8

My old employers started and stopped within a year. The holiday year was divided into four; on the first day of each new holiday period the office was virtually empty!

rotty

we have them , no limit on amounts you can take

kingofturds

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I had one this morning mine was more of a to pissed to come into work day though

Vette_76

same here......it's called "sick leave"

gso

We have the same thing at our company....except I have upto 365 Duvet days per year

Kieran_Burns

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Had those at British Midland - 6 rolling days in a year.

Monday morning blues? Duvet day.
Decides to go on the razz mid-week? Duvet day.
Wake up and just can not be arsed? Duvet Day.

Great source of comfort those days..... <sigh>

Markus

Ah duvet days. Sounds like a nice idea, but open to pish taking. I've had team members try the "I'm having a duvet day today" line with me (we don't do duvet days) and I've simply replied with "Well I'm having a P45 day today, shall I put your name down for one?" Funnilly enough, the people appear in the office an hour later and seem perfectly wide awake!

If you're ill, you take a sick day, if you can't be arsed to come into work, and you don't have a vaild excuse (hey, I'll accept that being hungover is "ill", I'm not a total tyrant) then tough titty, you won't get paid and I'll rip into you when you finally manage to drag your **** into work. I'm no workaholic, and I do loathe getting up and getting to work, but if I can do it, I see no reason why other buggers can't pull their fingers out and get to work too.

hail-hail

says the man with 16k posts ,

"I'm just having scoobynet day"

stevencotton

Haha

Aren't they an American thing, because they only get two weeks holiday a year?

brybusa

I think the quantity of duvet days a person takes a year depends on said companies attitude/relationship with their employee..

My last employer completely took the mick, so I had plenty of "duvet" days...

Having said that, I need to get the bike on the road and they have forecast this weekend dry n' sunny, so I can feel one coming up any day soon....

Markus

I'm using SN for "research" purposes lol

Sounds very yank like, and yes, the holiday entitlement over here is a tad silly, they get all upset when I mention I get about 3 - 4 weeks holiday a year, plus all the bank holidays too. Then again, they do have some odd holidays like Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day.