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Rs90 t1_j1hprt4 wrote

Just hangin and playin some games, family stuff tomorrow. Get to see my best bud so that's wonderful.

Also fuck the restaurants/cafes open today. It's Christmas Eve on a Saturday. Let your people enjoy it. Coffee places doin half days. Shit sucks. F for those who had to crawl to work this frigid morning.

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tranion10 t1_j1i9qbt wrote

It is a bummer to be forced to work on Christmas, but not everyone celebrates Christmas and it's nice for them to still have places to go.

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Rs90 t1_j1iw5pv wrote

Nah man. Sucks to have to wake up and drag yourself into work. It's cold as shit and Christmas Eve on a Saturday. Not everyone celebrates but many do and workin on Christmas is like cartoonishly shitty. I'm sure people can find somethin to do for a day who don't celebrate.

I've worked the Christmas Eve shift at cafes that are open til noon on holidays and it's shitty. Everyone is with family or friends or just hangin out while you're workin you're ass off so people can have coffee or a bagel.

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tranion10 t1_j1kijvl wrote

I worked at Peter Changs for 4 years and worked a 12 hour double shift every Christmas. You don't need to lecture me. If you have loved ones to celebrate with, it sucks to be forced or pressured to work on Christmas.

In my case, I had no one to in Richmond to celebrate with and I really didn't to drive hundreds of miles to have an awkward Christmas with my very emotionally distant family. The work was exhausting but by the end of the day we were punch-drunk, drunk-drunk, and had earned a week's pay in a single day.

Also it's depressing to have no one to celebrate with and nowhere to go on Christmas. I'm glad there are some places people can go and be around others instead of having no choice but sitting alone in an empty home.

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_j1hry9f wrote

Husband had to take my car bc his wouldn't even start this morning!

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Rs90 t1_j1htp54 wrote

Oh I'm sure, it's fucked outside. Worked in restaurants for over a decade so this is the first time I've had weekend/holidays off. I was feelin for the folks that had to go to work today.

Hope he gets off early and y'all have a lovely Christmas 🤗

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AlreadyShrugging t1_j1igrwo wrote

I think working today should be a voluntary thing. There’s enough people who would volunteer if respectfully asked and offered double pay that we can keep things running enough.

Everyone should be entitled to guaranteed time off.

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TGIIR t1_j1ivmo5 wrote

When I was young and relatively poor I jumped at the chance for double pay on holidays. I always volunteered.

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BobbyFuckingB t1_j1iwvdv wrote

I always worked Christmas Eve when I was in the industry. Put on the punk Christmas playlist and enjoy the generosity of people who want to not be around their family and tip extra for the chance.

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Ok_Boysenberry_4223 t1_j1kflgv wrote

If that’s the case everyone should just be entitled to c number of paid holidays that they get to choose at the beginning of each year. There are so many religions that have holidays as important to them s Christmas that aren’t acknowledged by American society. Give everyone the option to take their own holidays, or their birthdays, or the anniversary of the opening of the Wawa at 288 and Broad, etc.

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