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What days do you have off work, around Christmas?

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    #32
    Caco
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭Caco


    Seeing as I'm a "lazy student", I'm off from this Thursday, the 21st til the 22nd of January!!! W00T!


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    #33
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Last day at the salt mines Dec 22nd. Back again Jan 2nd.
    Christmas week off, muy excellente!


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    #34
    Chinafoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭Chinafoot


    Finish up on the 22nd and then back in on the 2nd.


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    #35
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    crybaby wrote:
    and rubadub alot of companies do not like allow their staff to take holidays in December from say the 15th till the start of Januart as otherwise you would have your entire staff off on holidays for Christmas
    Yep I fully realise that, I was just wondering if the OP did ask for holidays in the usual manner. I get mine first come first served, many want the same days off in summer too and are not allowed. Many companies do not allow their staff to take holidays whenever they want, not just december (but of course more likely). My company used to force holidays in july for a production line.
    Many in nursing or bar work have to take them on rotas, maybe 2 years on, one off.

    I am really getting at the point that they are not "free" holidays, some still view them as such. And I would perfer to have none of my holidays forced upon me.

    I have a few mates who end up working, pissed off at first but then delighted. They get double pay and have the "right" to turn up with a wicked hangover and usually have feck all work to do anyway.


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    #36
    OldmanMondeo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭OldmanMondeo


    My next act is to log out of boards.ie. I shall then turn off my PC and head home until Jan 2nd. As Mr. Burns might put it, Excellent.......:)


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    #37
    BrenC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 364 ✭✭BrenC


    ..I'll be abroad....in your face Dave! ;)


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    #38
    Dord
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    i'm off the 25th, 26th, 27th of December and the 1st of january. :)

    anymore and i'd be bored sh*tless, i hate xmas.


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    #39
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    DaveMcG wrote:
    I'm off Christmas Day, Stephens' Day, and then I'm back in on the Wednesday :(

    You?


    Same as.
    Couldn't care, as work will be a piece of piddle and atmosphere very chilled.
    I'd rather that than waste days off - I'll just carry them over and use them for city breaks in Jan and Feb when the need to escape the hole is greater!! :D


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    #40
    swalsh
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭swalsh


    off chistmas day and stephens day, thats all.


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    #41
    daveirl
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    #42
    tman
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    working nights up until friday night/saturday morning, then off until the following friday (yep... working through new years again...)


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    #43
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Off from 15th dec to 5th jan or sth.


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    #44
    Binomate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Binomate


    Working Christmas eve and probably Christmas Day as well.


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    #45
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Working 24th, no more work then till the 1st or 2nd.


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    #46
    Lump
    Registered Users Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Normally I would work over new year I hate going out. I couldn't get a cheap flight before the 4th so decided to stay home until then!

    John


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    #47
    :|
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    I'm in college, i finished up on friday until the beginning of february. With 2 tests somewhere in the middle. Not too bad :D


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    #48
    lodgepole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭lodgepole


    I finsh up this week on Wednesday morning, but i'm back in on Christmas morning at 8am. Working the full week until Friday. Had to offer to work Christmas so that i'd be available for a wedding on the 30th.


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    #49
    Naked Lepper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Naked Lepper


    Been forced to do anything from 10 - 16 hour days over the last month or so (computer company, quarter end)

    (monday - friday)

    until christmas the overtime being forced is

    Monday 18th - 12 hour
    Tuesday 19th - 12 hours (possibly more, we are not sure yet)
    Wednesday 20th - 12+ hours
    Thursday 21st - 16 hours
    Friday 22nd - Regular 8am-4.30pm shift

    weekend off
    monday - xmas day off
    tuesday - stephens day off

    Wednesday 27th - 16 hours
    Thursday 28th - 16 hours
    Friday 29th - 16 hours

    weekend off
    newyears

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    #50
    AngryBadger
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    Finish on the farm this friday, off until January 8th then, go research!!


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    #51
    tallus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,324 ✭✭✭tallus


    finish on the 22nd then off until January 8th :D


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