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amerikat

(5,202 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:03 PM 11 hrs ago

Hats 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 11 hrs ago OP
Thanks. Just got off work. no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #1
Nobody thinks about it, but people in radio and TV work the holidays, too. rsdsharp 10 hrs ago #2
Working at a network, in engineering, Dale in Laurel MD 8 hrs ago #3
Thanks. I work homecare for disabled. All holidays 🥰 MerryBlooms 8 hrs ago #4
Hoping ICE takes the day off IzzaNuDay 8 hrs ago #5
On call the whole holiday weekend since I work in HVAC. Jedi Guy 8 hrs ago #6

no_hypocrisy

(54,127 posts)
1. Thanks. Just got off work.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:16 PM
11 hrs ago

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.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:33 PM
10 hrs ago

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,
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:56 PM
8 hrs ago

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.

IzzaNuDay

(1,226 posts)
5. Hoping ICE takes the day off
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:15 PM
8 hrs ago

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.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:15 PM
8 hrs ago

Appreciate the sentiment, thanks. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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