The general feeling that I got from the author is that these freebie days have gone by the wayside due to the ability for remote work. While it would be nice for the freebie days to become a traditional norm, the deeper underlying issue is the severe lack of yearly vacation. These kinds of days would not be an issue is the annual paid vacation standard was at 4-6 weeks per year as opposed to 2-3 weeks.<p>What the author does not target is the severe lack of yearly paid vacation that most workers