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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHats off to all who are working the holidays.
Doctors, nurses, police, shift workers. Except ICE fuck them.
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Hats off to all who are working the holidays. (Original Post)
amerikat
14 hrs ago
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no_hypocrisy
(54,128 posts)1. Thanks. Just got off work.
Two days of unrelenting stream of customers in retail grocery.
My feet are killing me.
rsdsharp
(11,743 posts)2. Nobody thinks about it, but people in radio and TV work the holidays, too.
I worked every holiday and quasi holiday there is at one time or another. For me, the worst was Christmas Eve night.
Dale in Laurel MD
(783 posts)3. Working at a network, in engineering,
I found New Year's Day the most trying. The people on duty at the stations were usually:
A) The least experienced, and
B: The most hung over.
MerryBlooms
(12,132 posts)4. Thanks. I work homecare for disabled. All holidays 🥰
IzzaNuDay
(1,226 posts)5. Hoping ICE takes the day off
Nothing says fascism more than harassing people on Christmas Day.
Jedi Guy
(3,399 posts)6. On call the whole holiday weekend since I work in HVAC.
Appreciate the sentiment, thanks. Merry Christmas to you and your family!