I am happy to have the 4th off tomorrow so I can spend time with my daughter. Pepsi pays for this holiday off and since I drive for them full time. It's nice to work for a company that values its employees. Looking forward to a BBQ and some beer.

As the fourth of July sneaks up on us, I think back to two years ago when I spent the holiday working ALL day under the hot sun. I was stuck lifeguarding by myself from 10am-8pm. Since everyone was out on vacation or they already had plans I remember feeling miserable, while all my friends were at the beach.

When I think back to that time, I can't help but feel a little angry that my boss didn’t even offer to pay me time and a half since I watched the pool all by myself, as a 15-year-old, on the fourth of July. Now that I think back, she wasn’t very nice.

Have you ever been forced to work during a holiday?

Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill. will be hosting a Hiring Expo on Wed (10/28) from 10am - 1pm at 21193 Malta Rd, Malta, IL 60150, see http://bit.ly/1Pl0Wt8. Local companies include Acres, Andrew Staffing, Best Buy, First Student, Hy-Vee, Target (both retail and distribution center positions), TJ Maxx, UPS (Addison and Rockford locations) and Vision Pickling. Additional employers are being added daily, according to a news release. For information, contact Lacretia Konan, coordinator-employer services at the Illinois workNet Center, at 815-901-0177, ext. 225 or lacretia.konan@kishwaukeecollege.edu.

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