No one would be frowned at for having more holidays, but everyone has the right to their opinion. Some people see holidays as a gift while others may not attach much value to them. For me, I honestly do not think any holiday is necessary, and I will explain why.
I work for myself, and that makes me see life differently. As an entrepreneur, I do not wait for the government to fix a day before I rest. I choose my holiday without anyone's approval so talking about holiday I do not think that one is necessary for me.
But I know not everybody will feel the way I do. I remember when I was working in a private sector some years back, I'm always happy at any given holiday because the work was too tedious for me, no time to relax or rest, weekend feels like a day because Saturday to Sunday just feel like one hour different, I'm always happy for holidays because I would get time to rest and the necessary chores at home, holiday felt like a chance to breathe and to clear my head, So I understand why many people still value holidays today.
Now, should we be asking for more holidays? In my opinion, I don’t think so. Too many holidays can even affect the economy in a negative way. Every time a holiday is declared, a lot of businesses close down. Offices, schools, banks, and even small businesses stop running for that day, I believe if holidays keeps happening too often, it will affects productivity, though workers may be happy for the extra rest, but in the long run, the economy suffers.
For me as an entrepreneur, holidays don’t stop my work. In fact, many holidays are days I get more opportunities because people are free and willing to buy or try new things while others are resting, I may be working but the good part is that it is my choice. I am not forced to work, I only choose to and that is why I do not think holidays are important for someone like me. I can create my own rest day whenever I want.
This is all about perspective, If you are working under strict schedules, you will love holidays and even wish there were more. If you are working for yourself, you may not really care about them. I respect both sides, but I speak for myself when I say holidays are not necessary.
So do we need more holidays? I would say no. What we need is balance, we need to balance between work, rest, and life, government can create a closing hour that will never affect the workers for example some people go to work very early and closes late at night, this should stop, people need to rest and have much time for their family rather than having more holidays, If the government can create that balance, every day can feel like a holiday in its own way.
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This is my response to this episode of Hivelearners community prompt of #hl-w184e02 which the topic is tagged HOLIDAY SEASON
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I see your point and I understand it, but unlike entrepreneur who can decide to rest at their own time, others can't do same and the reason why they clamour for more holidays.
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I agree with you. Excess holidays will mess up the economy. I love to rest and just chill but I understand the downside of being unproductive as nation, that's why I don't support excess of it.
As much as i love holidays i don’t want what much holiday because more holiday am losing money