Do you go to work on your birthday?

I would go to work as normal, unless my family had some time off too and we were going to celebrate. Otherwise, it's just like any other day really.

I pretty much always work on my birthday. My days off mostly revolve around the kids and their school schedules. My sister always takes her birthday off though.

I requested off at my second shift job this year, but not my first shift job. I don't make a big deal out of my birthday either. I went to dinner with my sister on my birthday, but that was all. Nothing special here.

I've worked on my Birthday. Like you said it's no big deal, just another day because we have to pay the bills first and have time for fun when we can.

Usually, yes. We're more likely to celebrate in the evening, and since everyone else is at work during the day too, why would I want to sit around at home on my own? This year, we're going out for the day, so if I find a job for summer, I'll probably tell them when I apply that I'm busy for that one day.

If it's a work day, yes, I go to work. We generally go out for dinner in the evening. That's all the celebration I'd do even if I stayed at home.

Sure, I do. I even work on holidays if I have to. Now when it comes to my kids, that's different. Especially after I got my oldest son's off last month. I didn't request it off, it just happened to work out that way. However, my youngest didn't see it that way and asked me to request the day off for his birthday. So, even though I didn't really want to ask, I did it anyway... My boss was very understanding. However, she needed me to work on his birthday, at least a few hours in the morning....which my youngest was okay with. After all, he saw it as a chance for me to earn some extra birthday money for him. LOL Happy mylotting!

Since my birthday is in July I usually take a weeks vacation then....and go up to my friends in Wisconsin...her husbands birthday it two days after mine...we celebrate together.....my kids don't live around here so I have never had anyone around to celebrate my birthday with...so it's nice to be with my friend who makes a lovely dinner etc for the both of us!

really. i think once we are adults we have no choice. birthdays are no longer a big deal as when we were kids. celebrating on the weekend sounds great. before i got diabled, i worked on most of my birthdays except if it fell on a weekend, since i was 12 yrs old.

Happy Birthday Kat! As a child I was sometimes allowed to have the day off on my Birthday but as an adult I have always had to work and this is OK with me. Not a big deal at all. Enjoy your day on Sunday with your family

Yes I work it...all have and probably always will. I dont see the big deal about taking off on your birthday, once you reach a certain age it just becomes another day right? I mean my kids always make me something and then we usually go out to dinner and the husband and kids will get me a gift or two but that isnt something that I need to take the whole day off for besides even if I were to take it offmy kids and husband have school and work so i would be by myself anyhow and I know that some say that sounds good take the day to relax but I would much rather have the family here to spend it with. This year my husband bought me an in door stidio set for my photography business weeks before my birthday because I needed it early so this year was an even smaller event!!

If it were just me, I would treat it like any other day. I would go to work or school if it fell on a weekday. I would just postpone any celebration that is planned until the next weekend. But luckily, my son was born on my birthday. So, I've always taken 'his' birthday off ever since he was born. There is always celebration. It might not be mine, but still worth the day off.

I would be curious if it is very common to request a time off for a birthday. Birthday would be a special day for kids/children. For adults, you would need to be like a Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, or some royalty to make it special or to make a big celebration. For me, I would still go to work. I don't really think of that factor anymore when I request any time off.

Unless you don't have any party or plans to celebrate your birthday what is the use taking leave. At the same time you can also celebrate your birthday in the office with your colleagues and friends if you go to office. In any of my birthdays these 25years, i have never taken leave to celebrate my birthday. Especially i love to go to my college on my birthdays even though i don't celebrate it there. I don't like to take leave on any days unless i planned to go anywhere for any work and don't like to be in home putting leave.

I was always lucky to have my birthday fall On am off day.

Me too katsmeow1213, birthday in our family is just as normal as an usual day. Only during our childhood our parents would make us to remember our respective birthday dates in Chinese lunar calendar by peeling the boiled eggs. I have a younger sister and two brothers so five eggs were prepared. I gave one peeled egg to each of my sibling whereas I enjoyed eating the remaining two. The three did the same on their birthdays respectively. my son did the same thing during his childhood as well as it's a nice way to remember the date. The only thing different was we would present him a birthday cake or other gift which he was long for All the family go to school or work as usual on our birthday. We have never celebrated our birthday taking a one day leave. If we like we would celebrate the birthday eating out of watching movie in cinema a day or two earlier during our leisure. It’s that simple and we care more is to get along together happily doing relaxing activities with our loved ones. Happy posting

Yes,If it is working day..Because its good to spend day with all my colleague and celebrate b'day with them...

I don't request off on my birthday. If it falls on my day off then much better so I can go to church and pray. But if does not fall on my day off then just like yours it is just also an ordinary day for me. Not unless I celebrate it, but I am thinking it will only cost much if I do. Before I do celebrate my birthday because my parents would really celebrate it with the whole family. But now they are already asking me if I wanted to celebrate it or not since I already have work, they wanted me to pay for the celebration. This year, I think I will be celebrating it at home, that's if it falls on my day off. Just with the family and pray thank God for another year. If it falls on a work day, I will just be working like any other ordinary day of work.

Like you, my birthdays are just ordinary days for me. In fact last year, my boss was surprised I came to report to work on my birthday. We usually don't make a fuss of it already since hubby and I are working. If my birthday falls on a weekend we usually prepare something or eat out but not if it falls on a working day. We usually just celebrate them on weekends. In my previous work we had birthday leaves. We don't have that benefit in my current employer.

Since the day that I could take a personal day for my Birthday,I did so.This was my present to myself.A day to do what I pleased,when i pleased.I went shopping,or even window shopping,slept in,read a book,whatever I felt like doing! Now that I am retired,every day is like a birthday!!!!