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What to do When The Fourth of July Falls in the Middle of the Work Week

Advice Seeker: Dear April,

When the Fourth of July falls on a Monday or a Friday, we get to take a glorious long weekend off from work. But happens when the Fourth falls in the middle of the week? For instance, this year it's on a Wednesday. Do we just take the day off or the whole part of the week?

Sincerely,

Middle of the Week

April Masini's advice:

Dear Middle of the Week,

When the Fourth of July falls in the middle of the week people usually handle it in one of two ways:

* Take the rest of the week off! What a great way to gain a vacation week -- if the Fourth falls on a Wednesday, take off Thursday, and casual Friday, add the weekend, and you've got a healthy five day vacation chunk to go away, veg at home or some combination of the both.

* Those who don't take the rest of the week off will have a very light Thursday and Friday, and I'm predicting half days on Friday with early exits because the rest of the week just doesn't feel like a real week.

The beauty of a mid-week holiday is that it breaks up the week and gives employees a nice rest so they can return to work the next day rejuvenated -- or hung over, tired, and sunburned, not quite ready for a full two days of productivity in the office.

A boss with a heart will say, take the rest of the week off -- and come back ready to rumble on Monday!