Christmas Eve. Who else is working today?

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#1  Edited By Mister_V

So it's 11:05 in the UK on Christmas Eve and I'm sat in my car waiting to see if there is any work for me to do today.

So who else is bored in work today?

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#2  Edited By Imsorrymsjackson

I have been at work since 4am, nearly done and then I can begin 72 hours of drinking!!!

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#3  Edited By ShadowVirus

This day two years ago I was working, I worked the entire week up to Christmas Eve doing 9-5. The main reason I was looking forward to Christmas Day was just so I didn't have to wake up so early. But this year I'm a jobless student who's still lying in bed watching The Muppets Christmas movie and typing this up.

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#4  Edited By Penelope

I live in China. Christmas is about as eventful as any other day here.

I worked today and since I'm away from my family I spent my Christmas Eve drinking beer and eating Korean food alone in a restaurant.

I need a little Christmas.

:(

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Yup. Been here since 8.30am but I think we are finishing early (2pm-ish)

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#6  Edited By Hizang

Not me, booked the whole week off.

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#7  Edited By robdburrows

Got off shift at 11:30pm PST Dec. 23rd, will be back at 3:30pm PST for Dec. 24th, and then for a short 4 hours on Dec. 25th. Also have Boxing Day (Dec. 26th) and New Years Eve/Day duty.

I hear that there is a holiday going on, it's news to me.

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#8  Edited By CaLe

I've never had a job that made me work on Christmas Eve, or Christmas.

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#9  Edited By Willza92
@robdburrows  said: 

I hear that there is a holiday going on, it's news to me.

What holiday? 
 
Worked all weekend (painful) and just finished today, Xmas eve 10:00, but I have to go back in at 15:30 and work until 10:00 Xmas Day, and then Xmas day I'm back at work at 18:00 until Boxing day 10:00 and then back to work 15:30 Boxing day until I die.  Yeah I'm having a little moan, but ah well, someone has to cover the sorry arses of people who get "sick". Moral of this Dickens story is, even if Christmas Eve/ Day conveniently falls on your days off, it don't mean Jack, you're in for the long haul. Thanks OP for giving me a little part of the internet to vent, god bless this site. 
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#10  Edited By dancingpolkabear

Just got out of my job, pretty psyched to finally stop working.

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#11  Edited By rahulricky

I'm working but as soon as enough people clear out I'm going to crack out some Port and bring some festive cheer to whoever else is left working.

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#12  Edited By Wikitoups

just finished a overnight shift (11pm yesterday to 7am today) gonna go to sleep now and watch wwe raw later tonight.

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#13  Edited By deadmanforking

I'm not working today, but I need to work tomorrow :(

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#14  Edited By MeierTheRed

Had work from 7:00 to 13:00, just got home 30 minutes ago.

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#15  Edited By Grillbar

the only days that im not working this month is the 15th (get off at 6am and i needed to buy all the presents then so could not go to sleep until that was doen) the 24th (today, got home at 6am) and the 31st(will be getting off at 6am) and then i have to work the 1st of January but lit only 4 days and then ill have my first weekend. and its like that every year. sometimes worse

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#16  Edited By Harknett

Working a 10:30am - 7:30pm shift today. At least I don't work retail...

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#17  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

I only have a short shift today. A stupidly short 1 hour 45 minute shift. It's hardly worth the bother of me going in.

But I need an easy day today. Yesterday was a totally nightmarish shift. Working in retail sucks at this time of year.

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#18  Edited By Rhaknar

i was supposed to be but got switched to working new years...same shit i guess

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#19  Edited By drsalvador

3-8pm :( because my boss hates Christmas cheer/spirit, working new years as well

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I'm there right now.

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#21  Edited By Christoffer

I'm working on getting all this food into my piehole

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#22  Edited By musclerider

This cash register isn't going to operate itself.

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#23  Edited By vikingdeath1

Yup! I leave in an hour :/

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#24  Edited By BonOrbitz

Considering I have last-minute Christmas shopping for the fiance, I have to drive us to her family that lives about an hour and a half away for a huge Christmas party, and we have to bring a dog with us that she's dog sitting for but I'll probably do most of the sitting, yeah, I'm working today.

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#25  Edited By Fbomb

On my way, but plan on only a half day. Beer will have to sell itself this afternoon.

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#26  Edited By Claude

Got off my twelve hour shift about an hour ago. I'm off for four days. Fuck Yeah!!! It's 8:40 am where I live.

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#27  Edited By stonepawfox

just got into work a half hour ago, but whatever, should be an easy day considering there are far fewer people here actively messing the computers up.

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#28  Edited By buft

Not this year but last year i started work on xmas eve midnight and came home at 8am christmas day,it was the same on new years eve too.

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#29  Edited By D_Mac

The bummer about working for a 24 hour cable news channel is that it's a 24 hour cable news channel. Got up at 5am, stuffed the bird, got it in the oven by 630 and left my wife in charge, should be done by 11, and then when I get home at 230 it's making the sides for dinner at 4-5. Been a slow news day so far, so hopefully I won't have to stay late.

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#30  Edited By zeforgotten

I worked today. 
Now I don't have to work for the rest of the year. 

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#31  Edited By tearhead

Yup. Here sitting at my desk wasting time until 12:00 p.m. Thank God it's only half-day for me today.

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#32  Edited By crusader8463

I'm on break at work as I type this. First break of the day. Got 6 more hours to go then back tomorrow to do it all over again. Tomorrow is double time and a half pay though so that will be nice come payday. Planning to work new years as well for another day that's double time and a half.

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#33  Edited By gunninkr

Just a few hours today then off untill the 2nd.

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#34  Edited By icytower38

11-6:15 (ET) today, but I don't mind it at all.

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#35  Edited By Heltom92

I'm working at Marks and Spencer's in the food department right now. Doing 9 til 6. My patience with dumbass customers is wearing thin.

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@Heltom92: I know your pain, I used to work there so I know what you're going through.

I'm working but finishing in about 15 minutes.

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#37  Edited By Harpell

As someone who works in electronics retail, I pretty much HAVE to work today. Store closes early though, so hurray for that, I guess. Can't wait to graduate so I can forget this shit.

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#38  Edited By DetectiveSpecial

One of the few advantages of working for Chicago Public Schools is the winter break - not back until January 3rd. Well, that and I get into museums for free. But mainly the break...

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#39  Edited By downtime58

I just drove to work - and that's probably the peak of my productivity today.

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#40  Edited By Chop

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I assume it'll be slow as shit and incredibly boring.

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#41  Edited By toowalrus

I usually do, but today just happens to be my day off. Lucky me.

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#42  Edited By WasabiCurry

I am a jobless grad student (quit my other job a month ago) so it is kinda nice laying me bed all day doing nothing. Still need to get ready for the semester in the spring, here comes the pain from medical school.

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#43  Edited By TopCat88

Working today already done AND tomorrow for the first time in my life. Downside of living in Taiwan I guess.

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#44  Edited By OmegaPirate

Just finished a long ass 5am - 3:30pm shift and i am about ready to sleep now and wake up on boxing day!

If i hadnt been out playing poker and drinking through saturdays hangover til 1:30 this morning, this shift may not have been half as painful as it was.

Yet after 9 years of doing this shit i still never learn.

ah well, off to nap for a bit, hope you all have great holidays, and any brothers and sisters still working out there, power on through! bacon and lucozade! bacon and motherfucking lucozade!

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#45  Edited By Ducksworth

I am at work, I don't know if I'm working though. Hopefully someone will authorize a half-day but I'm not holding my breath.

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#46  Edited By TheCreamFilling

I signed up for overtime today, but they decided not to do it.

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#47  Edited By hatking

Got a job in a university library this year. Good thing about that? The building closes for two weeks this month. I haven't been so lucky in the past. Having jobs where I'd work on Christmas day until about 5am, or so.

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#48  Edited By intro

Nope, but I do work 1130-6 on Christmas. Last year I worked every Holiday.

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#49  Edited By grilledcheez

I just work from 4-930...I volunteered though, so I don't mind too much.

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#50  Edited By Vonocourt

Five to eleven tonight, then two to eleven Christmas Day, same shifts on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.