Do you want to work in the holiday if the income is better?

It depends on what kind of holiday. If it is something big for my family or I have something planned for that holiday, then I will say no even if the boss is willing to pay me double the day rate. I prefer to spend the time with my family and not to break my promises to them. However, if I have nothing to do or if the project is indeed in need of serious help, I would not mind working on that day as long as the boss informs me earlier on.

Same boss and same work? No way! I prefer doing something else during the holidays.:)

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I think if I have nothing better to do and I would just sit at home during the holidays anyway, I would accept a higher pay and work on the holidays. I really don't mind at all since it's a bonus to get higher income!

Hello youless. As to extra pay for extra work, I don't think that I can refuse it if we are asked to do so because only when it is a must will we be asked to do it. Well, I have done quite a lot of extra work for the school, but I have never asked the school for it, which is true indeed. I feel shy for it and then I forget it. Besides I think that it is ok on my side to work for free like doing some translation for the boss of our school. Enjoy your holidays, youless.

I would like to have adequate holidays with my family. We need quality time together. However if I need extra money I might consider it.

:-),personally, i'd like to turn down it if the work is not necessarily needed to be done or in the other words, the request from my boss is just a noramal request but not a command. extra money paid for extra work in holidays may not seem that attractive for me unless i am struggling for money to survive. besides, it will make me feel disappointed and tired while working in holidays, which,more often than not, in turn results in inefficiency.
happy new year, youless.

Where I used to work apart from Christmas Day every single holiday had to be covered, and it was usually well paid too, volunteers were asked and if they didn't get enough volunteers your name was put into a hat, I used to dread working Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, sadly Christmas Eve is not considered a 'holiday' and it was just a normal working day, no extra, so no one wanted that. But the holidays were always popular because people needed the money. I would always volunteer to work all over Easter, but I would never volunteer for Boxing Day. I think in today's climate people need money more.

uuhhhhh YES! i am willing to work even holiday as long as its a good pay.

Hi youless, this really is a very good question, I think most people would say they would like the time off to celebrate the Holidays but with the way things are now many just might want to work to feed their families and help pay bills.

If I worked in an industry that offered premium pay for holiday shifts (like nursing perhaps) then I believe I would be willing to work for the extra pay and celebrate the actual holiday at a different time. It's the people you're with more than the date on the calendar that matters most to me, and that being the cast I'd be most happy to capitalize on that possibility.

However, I have never had this opportunity really, so I just have the regular holiday with my family!