do you work holidays?

I work in the bar/entertainment industry. I work any holiday that I have a shift on or get called in for. Whether or not it's worth it depends on the holiday. New years and Halloween are great days to work. I can often make what I make in a week in one night. The down side is I also work a lot of holidays for practically nothing, something weekends as well. I remember a few years back I worked Christmas and made about half minimum wage and that's only because the bar is nice enough to give us a shift pay. Since the 4th happens to be a Monday this year I'll be off that day and working the night before will probably be pretty descent. I don't really celebrate or keep track of holidays any more. It's just another work day with no extra pay. You all should really appreciate the services provided by people who work for tips. Yeah it's a potential to make good money. But we also get no benefits or workers rights and usually work when most people are having fun.

I have always worked holidays, even Christmas, when I was working. It meant time and a half and helped me keep my head above water. Now that I'm not working at a formal job, I still work on holidays for the most part. Tomorrow, the 4th, I'll be sitting here writing, taking surveys, myLotting and other activities that earn some money. Because of the economy my income has suffered and I have to work harder than ever. I hope you have a nice 4th and take that opportunity to teach your children some of the history of this great nation and why they can celebrate (or not) as they please. I had to supplement my children's education during these opportunities as the schools do not teach them much history or how special this country is.

Neither hubby nor I have jobs, so we are not working nor are we getting paid. My son lives with us, and he has both Monday and Tuesday off with pay. He works a long day, four days a week, and the company seems to try to compensate by being especially good to them.

I am working the holiday and I don't get paid special for doing so... I used to paid holidays, but not extra pay. Oh well, at least I am working!

When I worked for various airlines we had to work the holiday if it fell on a day your regularly scheduled to work since airlines fly every day. I had to work many Thanksgiving and Christmas days. The only day that made me sad to work was Christmas day. I liked the double time pay but that day I wanted to be with family.

Sometimes I work out on holiday if I have nothing to do and need extra cash.In holiday I get twice over time than regular day.but sometime work in holiday is very tiring and boring because I work alone and nobody's around, it may just some people.The office is very empty.

Fortunately most of the time I don't have to work in the holidays. Although it seems the payment will be better when you work in the holidays. However, I want to spend the time with my family. To me, family always goes first:) I regard the holidays as my family time. I love China

I end up working on some holiday's, but not all of them. If a holiday falls on a Sunday chances are I will be working it. I have the 4th off this year because it is a Monday and I almost always get Monday's off. I worked on the 4th last year though.

hi 3snugglebunnies! yeah, i work holidays as well. aside from the extra pay, i really don't plan anything special during these holidays so i figure, i'd rather be at work earning than be at home with nothing much to do. i remember last christmas and new year's day, i decided to work and just take out my family on the day after. meaning, we went out on december 26 and january 2nd. just made more sense because during christmas and new year's day, it was crazy busy. anyway, for the remainder of the year, i'll try to work on holidays as well to save up. with how hard the economy has been, i'm going to need every penny.

Most of the jobs that I have had over the years required me to work on the holidays. Now I am a SAHM but I do my work online and I try to work every day. It sucks having to work on holidays, especially if the company you work for does not give holiday pay. My sister is at work right now. Poor her. I know she is going crazy. She works for a security company and the building/company that she is stationed at does not make its employees work on holidays so she is there guarding an empty building. I guess I need to get on FB and chat her up.

I do work some hoidays. I will be tomorrow. I always work on July 4th! I also always work on Labor Day. I work at in food service at a college. I am lucky know I don't have to work Memorial Day,Thanksgiving,Christmas Eve,Christmas day or New Years Day! I get paid for those days,even the ones I have off! It is a nice deal were I work when it comes to holidays!

I am not currently working offline, but have always had management positions and all holidays for me were off. This is the best part of all my jobs. I was a good boss though, as depending on the business I made sure all the employees were off too, and or were able to work half days.

Yes, i do work during holidays and it's ll god for it's double pay. Even if its' realty tiring I need to work for my families survival. Working on holidays is good , extra income and benefits. Good for you you don't have to work this 4th of July, enjoy your holiday and spend lots of your time with your family. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAYS

I am so lucky because I don't need to work on holidays. I really don't want to work on hilidays because I want a life with my family.

My friend who is a nurse is working tomorrow and she is getting paid double. She really needs the money because she can never turn away a stray animal. So she's providing a home for a lot of animals that need care, and the bills rack up. On the last job I worked the pay went up five dollars an hour on holidays. So instead of like ten dollars an hour, on holidays it went to fifteen dollars an hour.

I've only recently started working again, but yes, I work holidays if I have to. As a matter of fact, I worked this past 4th of July. Like you, my husband and I don't really celebrate these days. We do try to do things for our kids, but we tend to keep it simple. My husband's last employer always celebrated holidays, so most of the time my husband would have those days off. However, he'd still work some holidays, especially if he had work to finish from the day before. Happy mylotting!

hi 3snugglebunnies when I worked as a nurses aide I wo rked holidays sundays an saturdays in rotation with the other aides a nd nurses. as a page in the tustin library years later I worked alternat saturdays with Sundays off.for a while our county was banrupt and the library was closed on thursdays and sundays but I worked on those thursdays covering books and shelving media.

Well I don't have a job but when applying to places I always say I will work the Holiday. Most of the time you get paid a little extra and the shfit is usually a slow and quiet one because not many people will come in. I guess you could say I work "holidays" online because I will be online tomorrow trying to earn a few cents just like it was any other day.

Hubby's store is closed on the 4th. I swear it hadn't always been that way.. I swear I remember years where he was working and just got out early.. but it is an important holiday, so I could be wrong. My store is open on the 4th and I requested it off. I wouldn't mind working like a 9-5 on the 4th.. but we have plans to go see fireworks that night, which is something we've done every year, and I'm not going to ruin a tradition with working that night.. so I made sure to request it off.

I am self employed, and the only holiday that I will give myself off is my birthday and Christmas. I don't pay attention to any other holidays, simply because I cannot afford to. I work seven days a week as I am trying to save up a deposit for a house, and I am having a lot of fun doing so. I have a long way to go, but I know that this time next year I will have saved up enough, meaning that I will finally have a place that I can call my own home. Even though it is likely to be just a small flat, it will still be mine, and I will feel a great sense of achievement because of that.