FORFEIT? Not hardly! I worked many a day off and vacations, double shifts and got over time pay for it along with regular “vacation” pay! Put most of it in a 401-K.
In the last two years of working I took no vacations, worked and got overtime plus vacation pay. On regular days off I worked and got time and a half. I even covered for other employees who were on vacation or on days off.
I was ready to retire in great shape when the recession hit and I lost some of it. I still retired in decent shape that I have not had to work for the last eight years.
Life is still good!
The ones I hate are the days off / holidays with demands for interruptions.
“You can have the day off, but check X every 15 minutes (IT monitoring) and fix if necessary - that’s full pay for that time.”
“Check in on X for an hour on Sunday. You get paid for that hour. If you have to fix it, full pay for that time to fix it.”
Management didn’t understand how demands for weekend and evening activities interrupted personal life and limited options. Yes, I could be home with the children those days within reason, but you can’t GO anywhere.