I get a similar deal. I could have either stayed home today and been paid for it, worked today and taken another day or worked and been paid 1.5 time. I missed last monday so I decided to work today and use the holiday pay for the missed day. I kinda get hosed on the real holidays, like 4th of july and all summer holidays, but what can you do when you work at a resort. It was actually kinda nice to work a day without the full arsenal of criminals.