Shame on DirecTv for making their HSP's work on a major holiday. Despicable. It'll be the same way with July 4th, watch and see.
I would hardly call Memorial Day a "major" holiday. Major holidays in this country are Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then there are minor holidays like Labor Day, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, and a ridiculous set of holidays that allow the bank and post office to close (like MLK day, presidents day, Columbus Day)
Granted, most 9-5 offices are closed on Memorial Day, but nearly every store is open today with expanded hours in many cases. The only holidays where most stores close is Thanksgiving and Christmas.
What is wrong with making a worker work on Memorial Day? I really don't see it as a big deal at all.
What is an HSP anyway? installers? tech support? sales rep? Whatever it is, it is not a real big deal that they are working on Memorial Day.
Getting Memorial Day off work is nice. If you have an employer that pays you for a day off, that is even nicer. But we have come to the point in this country where we expect handouts around every corner. The Government is really horrible about this, giving the postal workers all those holidays off. Like my letter carrier is really at a Columbus Day parade. She is probably watching Price is Right with a box of wine bitching about her job to a fellow postal worker on the telephone.
Working on Memorial Day=big deal.