Holidays should mean time off, not confusion

The dean cheerfully informed me last week, "Wednesday is a holiday, you'll have to work Saturday instead!"

Given that I already work Saturdays, I wasn't too pleased by this statement. It was only later that the absurdity of it struck me.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the whole point of a holiday was that you didn't have to work, the idea being that you took a break to recharge, and come back refreshed and ready to give your best effort.