• Red_October@lemmy.world
    261·
    2 days ago

    I plan to go to work like it’s any other day, including not getting any holiday pay. I will try not to roll my eyes as customers tell me it sucks I have to work, even while they themselves are the reason I have to work.

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 days ago

      Was in retail for 24 years. Holidays aren’t nearly as fun for those keeping things going.

      However, I did learn a lesson about gas stations (at least the brand I was going to) where I had forgotten to get gas prior to Christmas and had to travel to see family that day. I stopped at the gas station, the pumps weren’t accepting cards and I had to go in. I apologized to the attendant and she said, “don’t apologize. I’m getting triple time and this one day will pay for all of Christmas for my kids.” She was happy as hell to be getting paid what she felt she was worth and it was a quiet day for her.

      Not worth it for me personally, and a lot of us I’m sure, but not everyone hates it.

      • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        Yeah and don’t forget that some people (although not necessarily a ton in the western world) don’t celebrate Christmas either. It was interesting to me because I met a young person the other day born in the US but to immigrant parents. Despite being born and raised in the US, he (and his family) don’t celebrate Christmas or anything.

        In line with yours, I remember always being happy to work certain holidays like new years or memorial day or whatever because they aren’t holidays to me and I would get extra pay for being there.

    • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 days ago

      I mean, I guess it is indirectly the customers fault but the store hotel owner is the one that’s making the explicit decision. Don’t hate the player, hate the game, etc.

  • BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org
    14·
    2 days ago

    I’ve taken my partner and kids interstate to see family we haven’t seen in 2 1/2 years, whilst bushfires are burning not far from our home.

    We’re due to fly back on Boxing Day, and not sure what we’re going back to yet.

    I’m putting on a brave face for our kiddos, especially our 4 year old who is really into Christmas this year, but we’re terrified what things look like in a couple days.

    • GulbuddinHekmatyar@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days ago

      12+ hour shifts

      Wow, you must be making a lot of surplus value money for yourself, your Ted Lasso fascist PMC Neoliberal masters bosses, and finance capital the shareholders

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    I will cook some Cornish game hens, asparagus with garlic, mashed potatoes with garlic, maybe bread rolls. Dessert will be eggnog and chocolate peppermint cookies.

  • The Giant Korean@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    Today we’re not doing anything, and it will be glorious. Tomorrow we’re exchanging gifts (my wife, the dog*, and I) cooking up a ham with beans and asparagus, and watching Christmas movies.

    *she didn’t get us anything, but we still love her

  • Dravin@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    My wife and I pick a country each year and plan our Christmas Eve dinner to make of food from that country. This year we picked The Gambia so it is going to be domoda (peanut stew) and thiakry (millet couscous pudding).

  • HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.mlOP
    8·
    2 days ago

    For me personally, I’m gonna stay up for Christmas Eve and watch NORAD Tracks Santa.

    Always is a great pass time to watch Santa’s journey across the world, and is also a great tool to know his location and to know when he will arrive in your location/area. It’s one of the best things of the Christmas season for sure!

  • J4g2F@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Already did the family thing on Sunday and survived.

    My partner and I will be celebrating with friends, they are also not Christmas and especially family Christmas fans. We are just going playing jack box, baldur’s gate and probably some board games. So I’m a bit excited for first Christmas day, but we will not do anything traditional Christmasy.

    It’s for me one of the most stressful time’s of the year.

  • konalt@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    Going to a nursing home to visit my grandmother today, then preparing some of the dinner for tomorrow. Tomorrow doing the whole Santa gifts routine, preparing the dinner and moving furniture around to prepare for guests. Have dinner, have some fun with the guests, then relax the rest of the day and watch TV.

  • Lokoschade@feddit.org
    4·
    2 days ago

    Currently we are decorating the tree then when everyone is here we will eat Hochzeitssuppe and Zungenragout (literal translation would be wedding soup and tongue ragout) which are traditional christmas dishes in our family. Then we open the presents (in Germany you open them usually on Christmas Eve). Tomorrow we will eat roast goose with braised red cabbage and potato dumplings.

    So overall just hanging out with family and eating.