{"id":148,"date":"2009-09-02T09:26:51","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T09:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/09\/what-if-wednesday-would-you-skip-work-on-your-birthday.html"},"modified":"2009-09-02T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2009-09-02T09:26:51","slug":"what-if-wednesday-would-you-skip-work-on-your-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/09\/what-if-wednesday-would-you-skip-work-on-your-birthday.html","title":{"rendered":"What-If Wednesday: Would You Skip Work On Your Birthday?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I ran the idea for this post by Paddy, she snorted and said, “Ha, do people really<\/i>?” And I mumbled something like, “Er, I’m sure some unethical crumb bums must.” (Skip work on their birthdays, that is.)<\/p>\n

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Truth is, I may have done it once. Or twice. Or mumbledy-mumble times.<\/div>\n
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I know, horrrrible<\/i> work ethic, but the truth is, I’m one of those brats who really loves to make a big deal of her b-day. Or I did, before I hit the big Three-Oh. And the big Three-Five… <\/div>\n
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So, in my younger years, I have used a personal day a time or two to make the most of my natal celebrations. And man, did I have a blast. I’d never do it if I didn’t have the days to spare, or if I knew something big was going on in the office that required my attention. But I’m a big believer in striking a balance between work and play, and treating yourself as ethically as you treat your place of employment.<\/div>\n
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So I’ll just put the question out there: <\/div>\n
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poll by twiigs.com<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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