Come here. Let me talk to you about this first. I know this it the Pit and I can yell, scream, and say WTF a whole lot, but I want to talk first. I want to make it clear to you what we are discussing. Now that the Holidays are over we can finally talk about this. It may be something you keep in mind until next year. It may be something we can fix right now.
You had to work on Christmas Day. I understand that you are upset because you also had to work Thanksgiving Day. You never go anywhere for New Year’s Eve, or New Year’s Day do to safety concerns about driving, and I respect that, but to state that you would quit if you were scheduled on those days is crazy.
I understand that the career you chose is such that your employer sees that there is a need for the goods and/or services provided by his business. And yes, you did choose this career field. You have been working for this employer for 12 fucking YEARS!!! I know the job was the path of least resistance when you took it as a job. I also know that you have had plenty of opportunity to get an education in the last decade. You were the one that decided all those years ago that you had to have Sunday and Monday off every week. Even so, you bitch and cry if you have to work past 6pm on any day that you do work. Many community colleges offer night classes. I know it is a pain in the ass to have to work full time and go to school full time. You know how I know—because I did it. I worked two jobs and went to school full time. You could do it to. Yes, there may not be as much time short term for watching DVD’s and drinking beer all night, but there may be time for that later.
Your other bitch that your boss doesn’t have to work every holiday like you do doesn’t really work for me either. I am assuming by boss, you mean supervisor, as in manager. You had that option, hell, you still have that option. You keep saying that you don’t want the additional hassles of being a manager. You have told me that as a manager you will have to work nights, weekends, and deal with all the shit from the customers and employees. You have said you would rather take the lower pay in trade for your scheduling that you can’t get guaranteed by the managers that you call all fucked up. It is these same people that after several years don’t work nights, don’t work most weekends, and don’t have to come in on Christmas Day.
I also understand that the world wouldn’t come to an end if your services were not available on the major holidays. I understand that people would be able to adapt no one provided the same type of goods and services that you do on Christmas. But there are people that work at your establishment that does provide a need that some people can’t do without.
Let me put it to you this way. Remember New Year’s Eve about eight years ago? Sure you do. And if you don’t, I am sure you can find your arrest record. That refresh your memory? You know the police that had to show up because you held a knife to your husband’s throat? They were working on a holiday. I bet they didn’t want to. If those men had not been there, maybe you would be reading this from inside a prison cell. You said you would kill him. Fortunately you got an assault charge instead of something worse. Or how about the doctor that had to stitch you up early on the morning of New Year’s Day? You know, when you punched your fist through the window so you would not have to go to jail, or so you thought? Things could have been much worse for you had he decided he didn’t want to work on a holiday. I am not going to say anything about the sacrifices of the Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and even taxi drivers that ensure you can sleep safely in you bed on the holidays that you so hate working.
Either STFU or do something about it.
SSG Schwartz
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