Facebook employees in U.S. to have Thanksgiving week off after COVID-19 challenges, memo says

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Facebook employees in U.S. to have Thanksgiving week off, memo says
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If you work at Facebook, you're in luck. The holiday time off is meant as a reward for employees' work during the unprecedented challenges faced during the pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Staffers at Facebook are in for a holiday surprise.

All U.S. employees are getting the entire week of Thanksgiving off, according to an internal memo.

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It's meant as a reward for their work during these unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the idea is to give as many people as possible, a break.

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