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Who's working for Christmas?
For a change it isn't me.
But having had my disproportionate number of shifts fall through Christmas, I just wanna give a tip of my hat to those who keep things running through Christmas. Your efforts go well noticed by myself, and hopefully many others too.
Merry Christmas.
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12-22-2017, 06:49 PM
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I've worked my fair share. Got a bunch through Christmas and Working Christmas night. It's my lest favorite time of year to work and seen my fair share of not so good things in peoples lives through the season. Glad u got to take a break and spend some time with the family Dick
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12-22-2017, 06:55 PM
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I've worked my fair share. Got a bunch through Christmas and Working Christmas night. It's my lest favorite time of year to work and seen my fair share of not so good things in peoples lives through the season. Glad u got to take a break and spend some time with the family Dick
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Although I never had to deal with your types of calls Phil, and the standby on a Stat pay was a nice bonus, the prospect of a call at dinner time, or when the kids were getting up always was a bit of a wet blanket.
I still take a moment on Christmas morning, to call our system control operator and wish him a Merry Christmas, even when I'm not on call.
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12-22-2017, 07:02 PM
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Not me.
I was kinda ticked I had to work today to be honest with you you, let alone having to actually work on the 25th.
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12-22-2017, 07:19 PM
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12-22-2017, 07:27 PM
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Working straight through the holidays. I won’t complain about the triple time made.
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12-22-2017, 07:52 PM
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Working day shifts thru Christmas and nights for New Years, so got them all this year again....
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12-22-2017, 08:01 PM
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Not me, but the wife works nights Christmas eve and Christmas night. Maternity nurse.
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12-22-2017, 08:19 PM
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Going straight through until the 27th,,, Christmas dinner in camp yaaaaa hoooo
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12-22-2017, 08:34 PM
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12-22-2017, 08:38 PM
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Going straight through until the 27th,,, Christmas dinner in camp yaaaaa hoooo
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Do not know what camp,but turkey has always been on the menu.
Hope you and your father are well.
Palliative care is always a challenge.
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12-22-2017, 08:40 PM
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WORK........ that's a dirty four lettered word
so I quit it 12 years ago...
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL.......
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12-22-2017, 08:45 PM
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Retired at the end of Nov so no call in's during the break and no office clean up while it is quiet. First time in many years.
Having worked Christmas and New Years in the past I know the strain it can put on a family being away. All the best to those who have to put in the time.
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12-22-2017, 08:48 PM
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12-22-2017, 08:50 PM
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12-22-2017, 09:08 PM
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I’ve worked Christmas and New Years many times. All before kids. This is the first year my wife has to work though, since kids. So it’s just me, my 3 year old and my 18 month old. We had Santa come last week before she left for up north, kids loved it. They’re young enough to not know the difference luckily.
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12-22-2017, 09:14 PM
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As a professional geek, I have never had to... but then I have never earned more that 1x either.
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12-22-2017, 09:35 PM
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Two years in a row of no xmass work.... prior to that probably five years?
I dont mind it, though xmass at work really isnt like a keep'er between the rails thing anymore. It is borderline just another day of the grind.
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12-22-2017, 09:57 PM
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I'll be working Christmas night. I got out of a Christmas eve shift. I will do what ever I can to be with my kids on Christmas eve and Christmas morning. They are only young and innocent for so long, I want to soak it up!
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12-22-2017, 10:29 PM
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Who's working for Christmas?
First time in 18 years of working that I have had to work this Christmas. It is what it is, my shift falls on it for the next three then I get five off in a row  I celebrated Christmas last week with the kids who are to young to know the difference any way. Stay safe everyone and FaceTime in on your family if your away.
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12-22-2017, 11:19 PM
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Christmas
Well technically I don’t have to work but I am on call and if called will get one of my young apprentices to do it anyway lol
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12-22-2017, 11:57 PM
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Oh yea, two of the kids birthdays, Christmas and New Years. I left home on the 10th of dec and I'll get home on the 11th of January.
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12-23-2017, 01:19 AM
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Being self-employed I’m perpetually on call, hopefully things are quiet but if I’m needed I’m there. Generally people are good about only calling for actual emergencies on the big days, such as no-heat calls.
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12-23-2017, 07:42 AM
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Up here till the 27th, so camp Turkey dinner for me. Will hit up facetime with the family, then go see people starting on the 28th. Good pay day though I guess. Merry Christmas all !!
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12-23-2017, 07:53 AM
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Hats off to those of you that do work through the holidays. I'd probably drag up if I was asked to haha. Kids have a way of changing your priorities.
Merry Christmas.
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12-23-2017, 08:04 AM
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Do not know what camp,but turkey has always been on the menu.
Hope you and your father are well.
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thank you very much!!!
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12-23-2017, 08:16 AM
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The worst part of working Christmas is having to call someone in. I absolutely dreaded that and always did everything possible to keep **** running. Still had to make a few phone calls in my career to some poor sap to come in Christmas. Hard working blue collar guys are the ones that really need the family time the most.
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12-23-2017, 09:12 AM
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On call
When I was still working ... I always fielded the after hours and emergency callings for my guys over the Christmas season. They looked after the rest of the year & got paid for the stand-by and OT, I did not.
Merry Christmas to all that are working and keeping us all safe and warm.
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12-23-2017, 09:20 AM
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working over Christmas
I am working straight through until Dec. 26. I will be out on the QE 2, Hope I do not have to deal with anyone.
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12-23-2017, 09:45 AM
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To all you fellas who keep Alberta running over Christmas, I hope you have an easy shift and a big paycheque!
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