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Do you have your birthday off work?

153 replies

Wildhairdonotcare · 26/01/2026 15:41

Sorry a very boring AIBU but I am just curious as I have never experienced companies giving you the day off work for your birthday but my DP thinks its standard as thats what he is used to.

My DP gets a day of annual leave for his birthday every year, if it falls on a weekend he gets the following Monday off, I have never known anyone else who gets this so I am just curious as to whether its as common as he thinks or as uncommon as I think.

So do you have your birthday off work?

If voting YABU - you also get the day off
YANBU - you don't get the day off

OP posts:
pimplebum · 26/01/2026 15:45

No never , I wish !
Jehovah witnesses would get shafted

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 26/01/2026 15:44

No, but I have used a day of my usual A/L entitlement for it in the past, if we're away for my birthday or something.

mynameiscalypso · 26/01/2026 15:43

I never have had this but I’ve seen a few places offer it as a perk - usually tech/fintech type places.

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