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Miscellaneous Monday - Let's brainstorm more holidays!

Dániel Ballabás - EverIT
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May 20, 2024

Happy Monday Folks!

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Amanda Barber
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May 20, 2024

Some companies do Summer Fridays, where every Friday is a half-day or off. I think that would be amazing to have for everyone. ☀️

I second your October 10th - World Mental Health Day. I think there could be some benefit to having a day to focus on your own mental health, or someone you love. Granted, for people living with mental illness, this is an every day occurrence. 

I'd love a day to spend giving back to the community. Here in the US, that's often what Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is used for, but now many people don't have off for that holiday anymore.

 

Thanks for this fun topic!

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Andy Gladstone
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May 20, 2024

+1 for Summer Friday's becoming a national holiday for 12 weeks a year!

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May 20, 2024

I totally second this one! "Summer Friday's for Summer in Summer" sounds awesome! 

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Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
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May 20, 2024

You forgot March 14, a.k.a "Pi day"!

A day to celebrate all things circular! (and maybe eat a pie in the process).

I close with the question: is a cheesecake really a pie?

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Sam Nadarajan
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May 20, 2024

You're opening a can of worms @Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_ , cheesecake imo is a pie but I second having pi day be an official holiday!

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Amanda Barber
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May 20, 2024

@Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_ that reminds me of this news I saw recently: https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/a-judge-ruled-that-tacos-are-sandwiches-heres-why-thats-important-for-food-entrepreneurs.html 

If a taco can be a sandwich, I think cheesecake can be a pie! :-D 

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Sam Nadarajan
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May 20, 2024

We have this debate at work off and on, but @Amanda Barber since you've opened the door a bit wider current arguments at work are:

  • Hot Dogs are also sandwiches
  • Cereal is soup

Gotta keep life interesting huh

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Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
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@Sam Nadarajan and @Amanda Barber : Now you see the REALLY popular feature of The Jira Life!

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Sam Nadarajan
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May 20, 2024

I would not say no to a Star Wars Day (May 4). Pre-Covid our company threw an in person party, but the ironic thing is that they played Star Wars on the TVs all day, but it's not like you could go and watch them in there all day (unless it was your last day).

I do miss the blue ice cream and the chocolate dipped pretzel lightsabers and the wookie cookies (teddy grahams) haha.

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Summer_Hogan
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May 20, 2024

I love Star Wars day so I would be all for this one too @Sam Nadarajan!

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Laurie Sciutti
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May 20, 2024

What would I add to my country's holiday calendar?  THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING!!!

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Sam Nadarajan
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May 20, 2024

I've taken this day for granted as long as I've known the day after Thanksgiving is off for us but I understand that's regional AND also depends on the role/industry you're in.

But seriously, who will be getting much work done with a Turkey Coma?

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Charlene Freeman June 7, 2024

My company allows FTE's to have Thanksgiving Day and the Day after off as a paid holiday, and I love it!

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Theresa McFarlane May 20, 2024

I know we just celebrated International PMO Day. I would love it if there was a International Agile Day.

Maybe Atlassian could help me sponsor it as a US recognized holiday ;)

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Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
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May 20, 2024

Do you remember the days in February the Agile Manifesto was created at Snowbird, Utah?  One of those days should work!

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Summer_Hogan
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May 20, 2024

This is such an engaging topic @Dániel Ballabás - EverIT! I think there should be an international day of teamwork where teams of people go do fun activities to celebrate the day! I bet @Mark Cruth would love this day! 

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Sam Nadarajan
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Is Atlassian large enough to make this happen?!?! B/c I'm right there with you!

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Mark Cruth
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May 20, 2024

Thanks a FANTASTIC idea! We should try to do that!!!

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Andy Gladstone
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In the United States the 4th Thursday in April is Brig Your Child to Work Day. My previous company had some pretty good programming for all of the employee's children on that day - and it was memorable.

I'd like to see a Bring Your Parent to School Day. We get Parent Teacher Conferences, but our kids are not there and its not the natural functioning of the classroom. I'd love to show my children how important their education is to me by being a guest in their classrooms for a day!

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Sam Nadarajan
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I sense a few rounds of "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" almost guaranteed if this idea happens - I'm ready for it (I think).

 

 

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Alex G May 21, 2024

I think a Digital Detox Day would be nice. A holiday designed to encourage individuals to take a break from their screens and engage in activities that promote mental well-being, creativity, and physical health. 

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ABR June 14, 2024

@Alex G This should immediately be declared an international holiday! So needed!

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May 21, 2024

You've made me miss the days when I worked for a bank and, so, got all of the bank holidays off. I was, however, a contractor, so I didn't get paid… I still enjoyed the days off, though.

So, other than getting all of the existing holidays off 😀, I think we need an international No Bad New Day, where television, radio, and internet news sites report on only good things happening in the world.

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ABR June 14, 2024

@Barbara Szczesniak what a great idea! Just love it!

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Rebekka Heilmann _viadee_
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May 21, 2024

Women's Day is actually only a holiday in Berlin - unfortunately. There are lots of local differences in public holidays between the states here in Germany.

In lack of information of the official Founding Date of Atlassian/Jira, we could hop onto the existing

Godzilla Day on Nov 3rd - and call it Gojira Day?

For anyone who never knew Godzilla had something to do with Atlassian. Jira is derived from the Japanese word for Godzilla -> Gojira 

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ABR June 14, 2024

@Rebekka Heilmann _viadee_ Seriously?!! Wow!

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May 28, 2024

Hi

I would add the person's birthday so they can be with their family


December 2, which was originally the day that slavery was abolished, although in many countries it is not observed.


At the moment these two come to mind

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ABR June 14, 2024

I would like to see Harry Potter's birthday 31st July celebrated as a holiday, named “International Day of Literary Wizardry”! In a rapidly hopeless joyless world, the World of Harry and Hogwarts burns like the sole torch of Magic, strength of character, and Hope! Yet it is not simplistic escapism that it celebrates, because Rowling in the last two dark volumes of her seven-part books shows us the horror of war, societal upheaval, and personal sacrifice! Inspiring stuff, right?
But even without considering the ideological example setting, "Pottermania" was largely responsible for the "return to reading" phenomenon worldwide, especially for children! And just that needs to be celebrated as much as possible!
Sorry if I come across as too serious in a light-hearted discussion! smiley.jfif

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