Ok, so I may just be acting petty, but let me get some other opinions. I recently started at a retail company that has a few hundred stores. I work in a location that happens to be open on all holidays. Part of my benefits package as a full time employee is to get certain paid holidays throughout the year (fairly standard). Right before Thanksgiving there was an email sent out that stated all employees who worked on said holiday would receive time and a half during that shift (again, fairly standard). However, they also stated that nobody could receive holiday pay AND holiday OT. This didn't seem right to me. So to illustrate my point I will give the examples I gave to my supervisor:

Employee A: FT employee in standard market. During the holiday week, works 4 full shifts. Store is closed on holiday, and nobody works. Gets holiday pay, as per benefits package.
(Works 32 hour week - gets paid for 40 - gets 8 "free" hours paid)


Employee B: FT employee in tourist market. During the holiday week, works full 40 hours. The store is open, but they do NOT work. Still gets holiday pay, as per benefits package.
(Works 40 hour week - gets paid for 48 - gets 8 "free" hours paid)


Employee C: PT employee without benefits in tourist market. Works a full shift on holiday and gets rewarded with time and a half.
(Works 24 hour week - gets paid for 28 - gets 4 "free" hours paid)


ME: FT employee in tourist market. During the holiday week, I worked a full 40 hours, including just 6 on the holiday. LOST my holiday pay and got the holiday OT instead.
(Works 40 hour week - gets paid for 43 - gets 3 "free" hours paid)

The above is what I actually worked during Thanksgiving week. Even if I had worked the full 8 hour day on the holiday, I would have still lost a minimum of 4 benefit hours.

So, to sum it up, I basically feel like I was inadvertently punished for giving up my Thanksgiving and going to help out at work instead. My direct supervisor agrees with me, and I have asked about upcoming holidays. Even though upper management admits there was an issue with the last holiday, they are doing nothing to change it. I am scheduled to work on Christmas morning, but not on new years day. The week of Christmas, I will paid at least 4 hours LESS than week of New Years for the exact same amount of work!!!

This is a fairly new job for me, and I hate to be upset about something so trivial, so soon, but I honestly feel robbed, and there's nothing I can do about it.

Any ideas???