Anyone else having to work over the Xmas break?

Just been told my only day off is Xmas day itself, and Boxing Day will be normal working day

 

Many health workers don't even get that.


I'll be working, trains are quiet and i can usually get out shortly after lunch

 

I understand that there's a lot of trades that are required to work at this time of year Telboy,

But I'm a lowly Hgv driver, what the hell needs delivering on Boxing Day that can't wait another 24 hours?

I only carry breakfast cereal!

 

Tough times tough measures by the sound of it mate.



Any *wink* offers on a few boxes of Crunchy Nut?

 

Lol,
Sorry mate,
Nestlé only I'm afraid, so Cheerios, Shreddies sometimes get a full load of Quality Street, but for some reason they always pad lock the trailer with those

 

Im an hgv driver too, an hours travel time to the yard to start at 5am to sit in the yard in case anyone orders anything which wont happen so they will send us home, waste of time like every other year.

 

I'm also a HGV driver, I work nights and deliver national newspapers, Christmas Day is the only day there's no newspapers, so Christmas Eve is our only night off

Although this year I have managed to book the full week off

 

I feel like i've walked into a Yorkie advert

 

I bet the prostitutes are running for the hills !

 

Im working every night from 12th December till mid January. On top of that im on call for any organs that need collecting over the country. Cant say im jumping for joy but someones gotta do it i guess

 

Don't most churches have that sort of thing sorted, especially for the Christmas period?

 

At least your jobs more important though fella

I'm just annoyed as only been told today, not even told mrs ex Vauxhall yet, and I know she's gonna go nuts.

I'm a tramper too, so Boxing Day is first shift, won't get home till 5 days later, if I'm lucky

Oh and lol at the Yorkie, they ARE Nestlé!

 

Cheers mate. Yea its an important and very time critical job. I know you hgv boys are time pushed but when you get told youve got less then 3 hours to go from sheffields kids hospital to great ormand street in london its a lot of pressure racing down the M1 at speeds in excess of 100mph

My family have gone mad as i wont even get to see them pretty much now.

 

Do you get any form of premium payment for it mate, or normal time same as me?

I've yet to find the right moment to tell the wife yet, she's gonna go spare!

 

well I finish next Wednesday until the 3rd Jan so about a month off, that reminds me..............must go get and myself a new Xbox

 

14 days off for me. Due to work a day shift and 2 nights but booked them off months ago

 

You sure about that ? i hope you do not get lost.

 

Financial markets only closed Christmas day so I'll be at work (on Scoobynet) most of the Christmas period

 

I fly somwhere really hot for xmas break so you lot who are working can enjoy yourself here

 

Im on-call Xmas eve which is ****, but im then off Xmas day & boxing day. I have 5 days at New Year.

 

working xmas eve and xmas day for the 7th year running. although this year ill have new years eve off, unless ofcourse i get offered overtime

 

Oh no, that's pants Jef, what do you do mate?

 

Lol Steve you ******* . Il prob be tacking sound block ceilings lol

 

not a total disaster tbh, i start at 7am which means i leave at 5.30am for a dayshift. but just get kids up at 5am, half hour opening presents, then off to work for a relaxed day of eating xmas dinner , whilst my mrs has to drag the kids around all the family.
firefighter i am

i pay it back being the taxi at new year when mrs gets a drink with her family - good by me.

 

total no brainer to work over the xmass break (unless you are abroad skiing etc)

short days, fvck all to do except re-org your desk and delete a load of sh1te emails, easy journey in, little traffic, wear what you like

obviously you have the bank holidays xmass day etc off

put the days in the bank -- and take them off in June - 18 hours of sunlight and great weather - (usually)

and if you can "work" from home, double bubble

 

no bank hols or xmas days off for me, part of my work pattern, must wear uniform and be "ready to roll" to enable my work to stay open. by law we need a minimum manning level to keep things legally operational

 

I'll be working every week day but bank hols... Most offices won't call machines in so I'll be sat at home no doubt.

 

Thankfully, I've been able to book holiday in, so I will finish work whatever time they decide to close on Christmas Eve and I'll not be back until the end of the following week. I'm glad I've managed to get it, as I work in a shop and perhaps surprisingly to some, we tend to be quite quiet during that week, so the time drags.

 

We close 20 dec and I'm off untill boxing day then work 21 days non stop through January as it manic with jan sales which makes me lots of the ££££££s

 

I hate using sound block boards, that will be fun putting them up especially if they are the 15mm ones