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Poll: Do you work on your birthday?
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bookwormkt
bookwormkt
Local time: 02:39
French法语译成English英语
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Yes - except if it falls on a Sunday! Oct 9, 2009

My main job is teaching, so my late November birthday is in term time, so a working day, unless it falls at the weekend.

Saturdays tend to involve some work for teaching, translating or just housework.

Sundays I only work if I absolutely have to. On a good birthday someone else will even cook meals and wash up afterwards

After giving birth to my first child (quite hard work,but not SO bad it
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My main job is teaching, so my late November birthday is in term time, so a working day, unless it falls at the weekend.

Saturdays tend to involve some work for teaching, translating or just housework.

Sundays I only work if I absolutely have to. On a good birthday someone else will even cook meals and wash up afterwards

After giving birth to my first child (quite hard work,but not SO bad it put me off having another 3!!!) I decided birthdays are VERY SPECIAL and important enough to be celebrated every year! Everyone in the family gets a cake and a special meal as well as a card and a present for their birthday.
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Marlene Blanshay
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加拿大
Local time: 21:39
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i try not to Oct 9, 2009

Since I'm freelance, i get the chance to take a day off, if i can. Why not? I should point out that i don't really make a huge big deal out of my birthday, but it's nice to take the day off and do some things for myself.

Like bookworm, my birthday is also late november, the 29. WHen I was in university, it was right at the end of the semester which meant exams and studying and writing papers... I'd wait until the weekend or the holiday to actually party. So i figure now I can take
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Since I'm freelance, i get the chance to take a day off, if i can. Why not? I should point out that i don't really make a huge big deal out of my birthday, but it's nice to take the day off and do some things for myself.

Like bookworm, my birthday is also late november, the 29. WHen I was in university, it was right at the end of the semester which meant exams and studying and writing papers... I'd wait until the weekend or the holiday to actually party. So i figure now I can take the time off...

if i lived in the US, my birthday would fall right in the Thanksgiving holiday!

I noticed that most people didn't say WHEN their birthday is...it would be fun to know.
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Damian Harrison (X)
Damian Harrison (X)
德国
Local time: 03:39
German德语译成English英语
I did yesterday ... Oct 10, 2009

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Marlene Blanshay
Marlene Blanshay  Identity Verified
加拿大
Local time: 21:39
正式会员 (自2009)
French法语译成English英语
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well it's still yesterday Oct 10, 2009

here...so it's still your birthday. ha.

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
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美国
Local time: 18:39
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I can't imagine not working on my birthday - Could this be cultural? Oct 10, 2009

I'm really impressed by many of the answers here. I thought I was sentimental about my birthday, but I would never dream of not working because it was my birthday. Could this be an American thing maybe? I realize that we Americans (living in the US) tend to have a more workaholic lifestyle, work late into the night, take fewer vacation days, go to the office when we're sick, etc. - Mind you, I'm not saying that we accomplish more...

 
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安哥拉
Local time: 03:39
English英语译成French法语
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Yes Oct 10, 2009

I prefer to celebrate "unbirthdays" anyway, there are far more in a year!

 
Christina Bergmann
Christina Bergmann
德国
Local time: 03:39
English英语译成German德语
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Yes, if Oct 10, 2009

I have work to do, I work as I would on any other day.

I haven't been working much the last few days because of my granny's 80s and my grandpa's 82nd birthday.
Helping others (and having no work ) is the only thing that keeps me from working.


 
Marlene Blanshay
Marlene Blanshay  Identity Verified
加拿大
Local time: 21:39
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French法语译成English英语
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i'm lucky this year Oct 12, 2009

mine falls on a friday...i rarely get contacted for work on fridays.

 
Erzsébet Czopyk
Erzsébet Czopyk  Identity Verified
匈牙利
Local time: 03:39
正式会员 (自2006)
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additional reasons Oct 16, 2009

Christina Heger wrote:

I have work to do, I work as I would on any other day.



My father died on my birthday when I was eight years old. On the next day, 10 September, he would celebrate his 40th birthday. therefore this day, 9 September turned to me for a day of remembrance and I rarely celebrate my own birthday.

Happy birthday to all of you
Liza


 
Paula Mangia Garcia Terra
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巴西
Local time: 22:39
English英语译成Portuguese葡萄牙语
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I'm working today Dec 26, 2009

Yes and I'm working today ^^

 
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