Golf course wont allow staff to play...

[RemyM]

With that reasoning are city owned courses closed on holidays? I'm sure that other city employees get off on holidays and I'm also sure that the employees of the GC don't so that shoots that line of thinking down.

No it doesn't. At my course the full time golf course workers get paid for the holiday, then they get paid time and a half for any hours they work on the holiday.

[iacas]

With that reasoning are city owned courses closed on holidays? I'm sure that other city employees get off on holidays and I'm also sure that the employees of the GC don't so that shoots that line of thinking down.

No, that doesn't "shoot" that line of thinking down. There are plenty of city employees working on holidays.

Ever needed your streets plowed on Christmas? There are people doing it. And those are expenses. A golf course should, ideally, be a profit center - closing it on a holiday would not make any fiscal sense. So no, that doesn't "shoot" the idea down at all. Makes sense to me, and sounds fair.

[flopdarock]

if you work at a city run golf course and are considered a city employee...
and the city wont let you play because they dont want all city employees to also play for free...
ummm not all city employees work at the golf course...
imagine getting hookups to the snow plow or road crew in front of your house cuz you are a fellow city employee... or going to a city office and just cutting in line because you are a city employee...
nobody does that... ever...
and they can add a little line in the course rules saying only course employees can play there... other city ppl cant... unless the city you live at takes an act of congress to do anything... which means you need to get to the voting booth more often an get some of these 'city employees' out of office

[IcemanYVR]

As it turns out, the Head Professional and the Teaching Staff are allowed to play. But still, non of the golf shop employees, greens staff, kitchen staff, etc... are allowed.

[flopdarock]

wow... thats a shame... glad i dont work/live there

[LBlack14]

No it doesn't. At my course the full time golf course workers get paid for the holiday, then they get paid time and a half for any hours they work on the holiday.

That's what I'm saying. GC employees work and are compensated, but the city hall and such are closed and they don't work and get paid. They only plow if necessary. I'm not saying it don't happen, I'm saying the thinking is wrong. If I work at the course why shouldn't I get free golf? The employees at our Muni do, I've been in the bussiness for over 20 years and have always gotten free golf at my place of employment, kind of like one of the benefits. Residents recieve a discount on greens fees.

[iacas]

If I work at the course why shouldn't I get free golf?

You're coming at it from the wrong side: why should you get free golf?

"Because most other places do it that way" doesn't work. Yes, that's true, but "everyone else does it" is never a good reason to do something by itself. And if you look at it another way, most businesses don't give their employees free stuff. This particular course doesn't give every employee a certain perk. So what? Some jobs don't provide health care - doesn't mean you're entitled to it just because "most" do.

That's what I'm saying. GC employees work and are compensated, but the city hall and such are closed and they don't work and get paid. They only plow if necessary.

You seem to have misread what he wrote. He said GC employees are paid for holidays, and then paid

extra if they actually work on that holiday... Just like the other city employees.

[MountainHip]

What difference does it make?

A business can operate anyway they want, within the law.

[Fourputt]

If I work at the course why shouldn't I get free golf? The employees at our Muni do, I've been in the bussiness for over 20 years and have always gotten free golf at my place of employment,

It's becoming less and less common for employees (meaning that workers who get paid some sort of wage) to receive completely free golf just for being course employees. A stand alone course may be able to swing that, but a municipal type that has to offer the deal to other employees of the political district in which they are located just can't afford to give up that much in fees. Most of the courses I'm familiar with around here have started at least charging a small fee or restricting the days when employees can play.

If a person works as a volunteer for free golf and receives no other compensation, then that's another deal entirely.

[SasQuatch<3]

Not even a discount!? Wow. Why have a job with no benefits, unless the money is really good i'de drop the job-my personal opinion.

[NCGolfer]

I know that this slightly veering off course but...

Working at golf courses growing up it was an unwritten rule (in my area) that any certified PGA Pro could call up and play at any other course free of charge. The only exception, of course, were any public courses that didn't have a certified pro working there because they didn't "honor" that rule.

I know that the pro I worked for (from Erik's home course) has played my home course down here without any issues as well. The PGA network takes care of it's own.

Now back on topic...as a bag room attendant, I was able to play the private courses with basic restrictions - no weekend mornings, no member tournaments unless they needed an emergency filler and no times during normally heavy play (leagues).