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Old Dec 17, 03
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Working New Years Eve!

Alright, I work in a 24hr call centre so I've learned to deal working shitty hours and many weekends but this is too much. Around October they sent around a list and days people want to work in regards to stat holidays. Since its a 24/7 office we have to havesomeone there all the time. So they brought along this list and we had to choose 2/3 days that we are going to work.

Here are the days you get to choose from:

1)Christmas Day
2)New Years Day
3)Boxing Day

I have to work 2/3 of those days. Crap! Thankfully with my family we do the Christmas celebrating on the 24th so it won't conflict with my family christmas. I decided I would work Christmas Day and Boxing Day and I'll take new years day off. I should also mention that I mainly work days shift and only ever so often am I forced to work evenings. I bet you can predict what happened. The crap-weasels decied to give me the late shift for the week of new years eve. There is a small good aspect to this little tale. They only booked me for working Boxing Day so I only had to work 1/3 days after all. Unfortunately the following week I'm working 4:00pm - 12:30am on New Years EVE!! This isn't the stat day so it isn't take into account my request.

What the hell good is taking new year day off if I"m stuck working until 12:30am the night before?! *sigh*

I don't know why I'm really so concerned about this. It really is just another day except you have a higher chance then average of getting alcohol poisoning. My last ditch effort which hasn't had any success is trying to swap my shift...which is next too impossible. Who would want to work those appalling hours? The current offer was the poor s.o.b that has to work Christmas Day and I'll swap with him. There must be someone that would rather spend time with their family on Christmas day then trying to beat their best keg stand time. That person just isn't me.

Hopfully the straight across swap christmas day for new years eve will work for someone. If nothing happens the last week I'll throw an extra $20 in the deal.

/end rant
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Old Dec 17, 03
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i think i have to work christmas eve, christmas day, new years eve and new years day...at first i was pissed off..but now..i really don't care..i like $$~
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Old Dec 17, 03
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yeah my boss just asked me today if i'd work xmas and new years eve...
i really didn't want to work either.. but blah i think i might have to... :S Well i guess i could just drink tons at work and it could be fun. *GRIN*
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Old Dec 17, 03
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^hey!..i never thought of drinking at work...GREAT IDEA!..=P~
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Old Dec 17, 03
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well duh!
well i guess its a bit easyer for me since i work in a pub and can easyly get drinks while working lol.
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Old Dec 17, 03
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oh well..new years eve is soo overrated anyways

I bet they'd pay you OK money for working NYE?
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Old Dec 18, 03
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i work chrishmas eve, christmas, boxing day, new years eve and new years day.

they're all 12 hour shifts.

just how the schedule worked out. i'm the day guy on those days.
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Old Dec 18, 03
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i'm working xmas eve, day, boxing day, new years eve and day as well.

only 8 hours. as long as they pay me i don't care
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Old Dec 18, 03
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i wood kill miself if i had to work on news years

no way i'am goiin miss bigest partEE of the year
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Old Dec 18, 03
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ya i have to too but i get you payed atleast time and 1/2 i dont cause i just started i get to work new years x-mas and probally boxing day dont know the hours yet but i know they will be hella shity cause i am new :finger:
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Old Dec 18, 03
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even *if* i was ravin' it wouldn't matter, i'm off at 12. besides new years doesn't pick up until after midnight
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Old Dec 18, 03
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finding out my boy works new years eve :n:... and prob through to the new years. huge :n: this doesnt help especially after watching that episode of the oc. ryan is the man :hurt:
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Old Dec 18, 03
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Quote:
Originally posted by doubletake
Here are the days you get to choose from:

1)Christmas Day
2)New Years Day
3)Boxing Day


I have to work all three of those days

:(
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Old Dec 18, 03
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id tell them to stuff it :finger: i told my boss that i wasnt working those days or id quit.... he fell for it :c-tard: what a tard:P
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Old Dec 19, 03
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i work graveyard that night. i dont think i even get paid time and a half because the hours are billed to the day that i start...1130pm new years eve. nye isnt a stat.
plus i have to work with a high strung crazy woman all night.

ill probably be making hella good tips though.
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Old Dec 19, 03
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I work all those days too! I guess there's just no rest for the wicked.
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Old Dec 19, 03
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try working in the nightclub industry, I can't even remember the last time I had a new years off.
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Old Dec 21, 03
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Originally posted by d4isy



I have to work all three of those days

:(
You see that is just bullshit. Who the hell would go to Starbucks on Christmas Day? I bet you the abbotsford and mission starbucks are closed on freakin christmas day!!!!

....and you shouldn't have to work all the stats...unless you volunteeted.

Ah well, just bring some baileys and you'll be good. Thats my plan
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Old Dec 21, 03
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I'm bringing a little bottle of rum or something to make "real" eggnogg lattes with
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Old Dec 21, 03
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yea I got to work everyday this week except christmas
and I know Im gonna be doin over time on boxing day cause its gonna be absolutely crazy at future shop!
oh well the money from the overtime work can buy my sanity back :kam:
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Old Dec 24, 03
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working xmas and nyd.

triple time.

i figure it's worth a sacrifice for a bit of piece of mind, and the freedom to have a shitload more fun on other dates. new year's is insanely expensive.
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Old Dec 24, 03
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hahaha..... i have to work new years eve....aint' that bad.. probably get off early.. but i gotta work new years day.......what u think of that....fock!@$%!@%
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Old Dec 24, 03
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I have to work Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Dec 27 (biggest refund day of the year), New Years Eve, Jan 2 - it fucking sucks! I'm the only person who has to work all of those fucking shit shifts...augh!
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Old Dec 25, 03
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sucky 4 u

I basically got mid nov and dec off and then go back to work on monday the 5th.
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Old Dec 25, 03
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sucky 4 u

I basically got mid nov and dec off and then go back to work on monday the 5th.
Nice, you have that needed 5 days to recover from your hang over as well!
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