The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

Why? Did you have to work?

Indeed. Sometimes it falls on a workday for me. When we had very few people I always got it off even if the boss had to feed and water himself and let everything else get put off a day. Christmas was my only holiday off. We have way too many people now so it's not a guarantee but boss still tries.
Note... I've been there 12 years. Next longest is now 3. My 12 is more then the 10 others time combined. I am also the only one with a kid that is celebrate Christmas age. He has grown up coming to work somedays. Boss watched him grow up.
He asked others if anyone wanted to work or trade me days. 3 volunteered so they picked one. D bag that was supposed to ask me if I wanted him to work for me or trade a day. He never said anything to me. Boss's wife texted me Christmas eve asking what we decided. I was like wth you talking about? No one said anything nor did you or boss so I assumed I had to. Blah blah blah. I've done planned to work. Worked my Christmas around working and someone else worked their schedule around to watch the kid while I worked.
She contacted the 3 volunteers. They all 3 work same morning shift same thing as me but on my days off. Drama cause no one would work alone. Offer 2 to work and 3rd and me work Friday. My day off. Whine snivel. One finally volunteered to come in Christmas work with me so I'd have a short day at least. Christmas morning he called in. Sick can't make it.
Couple extra things came up for the day. No I'm not doing extra and extending my day. D bag agrees to come in do the extras and work with me to at least shave 2 hours off. D bag comes in does extras then says he has to leave. I worked a full. But yes pretty much covered Christmas the day before with kid, grown daughter, her husband and mom.
How's that for a rant?

 

[BlueBaby]

Indeed. Sometimes it falls on a workday for me. When we had very few people I always got it off even if the boss had to feed and water himself and let everything else get put off a day. Christmas was my only holiday off. We have way too many people now so it's not a guarantee but boss still tries.
Note... I've been there 12 years. Next longest is now 3. My 12 is more then the 10 others time combined. I am also the only one with a kid that is celebrate Christmas age. He has grown up coming to work somedays. Boss watched him grow up.
He asked others if anyone wanted to work or trade me days. 3 volunteered so they picked one. D bag that was supposed to ask me if I wanted him to work for me or trade a day. He never said anything to me. Boss's wife texted me Christmas eve asking what we decided. I was like wth you talking about? No one said anything nor did you or boss so I assumed I had to. Blah blah blah. I've done planned to work. Worked my Christmas around working and someone else worked their schedule around to watch the kid while I worked.
She contacted the 3 volunteers. They all 3 work same morning shift same thing as me but on my days off. Drama cause no one would work alone. Offer 2 to work and 3rd and me work Friday. My day off. Whine snivel. One finally volunteered to come in Christmas work with me so I'd have a short day at least. Christmas morning he called in. Sick can't make it.
Couple extra things came up for the day. No I'm not doing extra and extending my day. D bag agrees to come in do the extras and work with me to at least shave 2 hours off. D bag comes in does extras then says he has to leave. I worked a full. But yes pretty much covered Christmas the day before with kid, grown daughter, her husband and mom.
How's that for a rant?

I hope that next year will be better for you.

 

[SheaLoner]

Thats a shitty day. Could be worse. I got called in for an emergency repair, just to find out they got it going right after I clocked in. Union rules I had to stay 4hrs.
It used to be my family would do Christmas on whatever day we could all get off or at least a half day. I never used to mind working it. Gave me an excuse to avoid the extended family parties. Now its just another day for me. Next year will be different. We are expecting some nibblings next year.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I hope that next year will be better for you.

Lol, I may ask Santa for a new job. Or better yet new jobs for every slacker that works there. Trade them all in for a handful of elves. We could even start boarding reindeer.

 

[BlueBaby]

Lol, I may ask Santa for a new job. Or better yet new jobs for every slacker that works there. Trade them all in for a handful of elves. We could even start boarding reindeer.

Or you could ask for a time machine so you could go back in time to a time when people weren't afraid of work.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Or you could ask for a time machine so you could go back in time to a time when people weren't afraid of work.

A time machine I'm sure I'd end up using it for some kind of evilness.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry, Moony, that's the pits.

ETA, can't say what I really think. That's the best I can do.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

BTW, Moony, my GC wants to change my Moon Shadow's name. He's getting very large and beautiful. I wish I could get a pic of him that does him justice. She wants me to change his name to Hugh. As in Hugh Mungous. I can't do it. He's a Moony, through and through. She can call him Hugh if she wants to, I guess.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Our Christmas was very low key. We learned long ago to avoid the stu- the realatives. It was just the 4 of us. The Kids had already gotten their presents. Melissa (24) ordered herself a nice gaming chair, very good for her back and neck and gastric issues. Elijah (19) got a very nice compound bow (he paid for most of it) and accoutrements. The kids got me a set of Beats headphones, as I like to fall asleep listening to my nice religious music, and we got DH a nice new fancy kitty litter box that hopefully will be easier to clean. I hope it's not the equivalent of buying mom a vacuum cleaner ... lol. We had a lovely enchilada dinner with beans and rice which made everybody very happy. I did a fair job of reproducing my late mother's secret, world famous enchilada sauce so I was happy.

 

[Kung_pao]

Our Christmas was very low key. We learned long ago to avoid the stu- the realatives. It was just the 4 of us. The Kids had already gotten their presents. Melissa (24) ordered herself a nice gaming chair, very good for her back and neck and gastric issues. Elijah (19) got a very nice compound bow (he paid for most of it) and accoutrements. The kids got me a set of Beats headphones, as I like to fall asleep listening to my nice religious music, and we got DH a nice new fancy kitty litter box that hopefully will be easier to clean. I hope it's not the equivalent of buying mom a vacuum cleaner ... lol. We had a lovely enchilada dinner with beans and rice which made everybody very happy. I did a fair job of reproducing my late mother's secret, world famous enchilada sauce so I was happy.

I love Mexican food, I date one so I don’t have to learn to cook it lol.