Working Christmas Day??

[Guest Guest31881]

Thinking of all the people who have to work Christmas day,

 

The Armed Forces,

Fire

Police

Ambulance

Prison Service

Doctors

Nurses

Hospital staff

SES dealing with the floods

The ones I cannot think of Both uniform and civilian.

 

Thank you all in the UK and Australia

 

and a merry Christmas to you all on Christmas day,

[paulv]

Thinking of all the people who have to work Christmas day,

 

The Armed Forces,

Fire

Police

Ambulance

Prison Service

Doctors

Nurses

Hospital staff

SES dealing with the floods

The ones I cannot think of Both uniform and civilian.

 

Thank you all in the UK and Australia

 

and a merry Christmas to you all on Christmas day,

 

*cough* ...and foster carers!

[Guest Guest31881]

*cough* ...and foster carers!

 

But of course... merry Christmas to foster carers :biggrin:

[paulv]

But of course... merry Christmas to foster carers :biggrin:

 

...and the cheesemakers!

 

 

Merry Xmas to you and yours too sir.

[BritChickx]

And Care Workers...I worked tonight and will be working tomorrow morning and afternoon *sigh*.

[Guest Guest31881]

And Care Workers...I worked tonight and will be working tomorrow morning and afternoon *sigh*.

 

 

How could I have forgotten the care workers, my son will be working today...

 

Merry Christmas to the care workers:bells1:

[wrussell]

Migration Agents

[Guest guest36187]

For once I have 5 days off over Christmas! The first time in 20 years!! Woo-hoo!

 

Merry Christmas to all working! I have emailed nmy team and organised that they have Christmas Dinner!!!

[Guest guest30038]

Bridget went to work this morning and I didn't even wake and hear her go :cry:

 

"Merry Xmas" at 4 in the arvo, doesn't just ring the same as first thing in the morning.

 

kev

[Guest Guest31881]

When I used to work Christmas day, I have been known to wake the kids up at 5.30am to open their presents before i went to work and we would have our Christmas dinner around 4pm. They grew up thinking that their dad was never home at Christmas. Now i no longer have to work on Christmas day its so nice just getting up when i want to and cooking the dinner when it suits us and not my shift pattern.

[Guest sh7t man no way]

...and the cheesemakers!

 

 

Merry Xmas to you and yours too sir.

and animals that work xmas day paul--such as blind dogs--lest we forget:wubclub:there important to you know:animal-dog::animal-dog::animal-dog:

[Guest The Ropey HOFF]

I'm working boxing day, late shift, better than working christmas day, i say to other staff at work, i had to work christmas day when i had no kids, so you younger ones should do it now and in general they do. Christmas day is for familes and i know those without kids have families to go to on christmas day, but someone has to work it. Its a nice feeling though when you have finished your shift and you get home safe.

[BritChickx]

Well this Christmas has probably been one of the worst. I thought I would enjoy seeing people at work but I worked late the night before and someone had a fall yesterday which resulted in me having to call the ambulance and getting one of the office team out!

[ali]

I'm working boxing day, late shift, better than working christmas day, i say to other staff at work, i had to work christmas day when i had no kids, so you younger ones should do it now and in general they do. Christmas day is for familes and i know those without kids have families to go to on christmas day, but someone has to work it. Its a nice feeling though when you have finished your shift and you get home safe.

 

 

We always try to make it fair and equitable, just because someone doesn't have children doesn't mean that they shouldn't have xmas off. I always opted for the late shift if I had to work so that I could watch the children open their gifts. Where I work, when leave requests are made, it's taken into consideration who was off the previous year - saves any animosity developing.

[Guest guest30038]

Well this Christmas has probably been one of the worst. I thought I would enjoy seeing people at work but I worked late the night before and someone had a fall yesterday which resulted in me having to call the ambulance and getting one of the office team out!

 

:hug:

 

kev

[Guest guest36187]

We do the same Ali where we work. I have no kids (as you know - not my choice!!) and I get really peed off when someone says `oh you have no kids - its not teh same for you`

Well, it is! Having a birthday and Christmas on the same day, its the one day a year where I wanna see everyone and everyone wants to share my birthday with me! This year was the first time in 20 years of nursing that I have had any decent time off over Christmas and New Year!

[Guest guest30038]

We always try to make it fair and equitable, just because someone doesn't have children doesn't mean that they shouldn't have xmas off.

 

Bridget always volunteers for Xmas earlies and new years eve lates. Xmas earlies so that others can open the prezzies with their kids (ours have never minded opening them when she gets home) and new years eve so the younger ones can let their hair down.

 

We were pretty plssed, that despite 15 yrs of doing this, she has been rostered for a late Xmas Eve, 3 nights starting boxing day, and the daytime sleep-offs that entails. Our Xmas has consisted purely of Xmas day evening. :arghh: She reckons she must have trod on someone's toes as it's always been very equitable in earlier years, but if it's the person she thinks it is, then she said it's worth it just to know she's got up her nose :biglaugh:

[Guest busylass]

Thanks for that. I was one of them working all thru Xmas. Happy New Year to all

[ali]

Thanks for that. I was one of them working all thru Xmas. Happy New Year to all

 

 

Have a good new year ... you'll deserve it :hug:

[Guest The Ropey HOFF]

I understand that some think its ok to let parents work at christmas, so non parent grown ups can have their share of having christmas off, after all christmas isn't for the kids and they can open their presents on boxing day. Sounds like the Grinches are alive and kicking.

[Guest guest36187]

I understand that some think its ok to let parents work at christmas, so non parent grown ups can have their share of having christmas off, after all christmas isn't for the kids and they can open their presents on boxing day. Sounds like the Grinches are alive and kicking.

 

Not sure whether this was `aimed` at what I said Jim but it is not a case of being a grinch - it is a case of fairs fair.

Just because you have no kids, doesnt mean the day is less special!

[BritChickx]

I agree Joanne, I (obviously) don't have any kids, and didn't get to spend any time with family because I was working, and when I wasn't I was too tired to do anything! It actually probably would have been the last chance of spending Christmas with my dad for a good few years and couldn't.

[Guest The Ropey HOFF]

No joanne it wasn't aimed at you, i worked for donkeys years at christmas because i had no kids, it was agreed that officers with kids had christmas off, so they could be there when there kids opened their presents and officers without kids had new year off so they could get ratted, i think its right to do that, but its just my opinion, having to work on christmas day and not be at home to let your kids open their presents from santa, to me is wrong, i'm a softy at heart, christmas is more for kids to me, but hey ho.

[Guest guest36187]

I disagree Jim and I disagree BIG!

 

Whether you have kids or not CHristmas is still special! This is the first christmas in 20 years of nursing that I have been able to say `yes mum, I can come and see you for christmas`. Usually I call in briefly before work or for a very short time after. This year I was there for a few days!

 

Perhaps I feel different as it is my birthday too. Other people have a birthday/another day to celebrate thing with family. Christmas Day is IT for me! I dont have another day to celebrate on.

 

I had the best christmas this year and you know why, cos I was with family! My parents were able to share christmas with their child.

 

There is an automatic assumption that those with kids dont need christmas off, its the fact that it is assumed it is ok, that really riles me.

[ali]

No joanne it wasn't aimed at you, i worked for donkeys years at christmas because i had no kids, it was agreed that officers with kids had christmas off, so they could be there when there kids opened their presents and officers without kids had new year off so they could get ratted, i think its right to do that, but its just my opinion, having to work on christmas day and not be at home to let your kids open their presents from santa, to me is wrong, i'm a softy at heart, christmas is more for kids to me, but hey ho.

 

Personally, even when I didn't have kids I liked Christmas much better than New Year and wouldn't have found this arrangment suitable for me personally and I would have complained and took it to the union. Luckily, at the places I've worked, people have always taken others into account and those that worked one year would be off the next.