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Really, why are you working this week? Because, let's see, we have two work days (today, tomorrow), one kinda work day (New Year's Eve), and another alleged work day on Friday. But if you were crafty enough to worm your way out of the office this week, thus providing you with a rare opportunity to go on a week-long bender, you would be eating bon-bons, watching Maury, and cutting the tops of your CD cases to bits right now.
But you aren't, so you're at work. Well, some of you, anyway. So please explain yourselves.
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Because I work two service industry jobs to make my rent each month. And I had to work four extra shifts last week to deal with all of the people with office jobs and extra time on their hands during the holidays.
The holidays are not as fun when you serve the 9-5'ers for a living.
I'm at work because I'd rather be here on low-key days, half days, etc. and take vacation in the off season. I prefer to spend my work days with fewer coworkers in the office and my vacations with fewer tourists to share my destination.
I actually do work in print media. I laughed at that as an answer option and then I balled my eyes out.
TheCharlie pretty much nailed it. For me at least. I'm taking the entire month of August off in 09.
Why not head into work when everyone else is not there? Less crap and fewer annoying co workers to deal with.
i like my job well enough and i need the dough.
Because two three-day weeks in a row just means I have 6 days to do 10 days worth of work. :\
That poll is missing an option:
"Work? I got laid off three months ago."
*sighs*
And back to WoW. It's amazing how many levels you can get when you have nothing else to do.
because i'm getting screwed out of vacation/holiday pay so i'm already losing money this time period, thanks for reminding me.
Oh, sure, make me feel more guilty. I avoid taking vacation during the year so I can take off these two weeks. Does it help to know that my family is driving me crazy here at home?
I'm hoping I can work on New Year's Day, even though the office is officially closed, because I want more PTO days later in 2009.
I lost my free time to meth.
I'm trying to convince them I'm committed and essential. Although I am so neither.
Cause I'll be out of a job by next week. Gotta squirrel away those last few dollars!
Because THIS WEEK WILL MAKE OR BREAK THE COMPANY! As I have been told for the past, oh, 45 weeks. Eventually the panic settles into a dull sort of perma-panic, with no vacation time.
i invested well so i choose not to work, now back to laying on the couch
After 4 canceled flights last week, I may never travel over the holidays again. I actually hate these forced vacation shutdowns because who the frack wants to travel into two feet of snow followed by rain? Give me time off in September, May, etc...
I'm working because my mom and dad were too lazy to work on days like this when they were younger and I, therefore, do not have a trust fund to, you know, fund me. Thanks, mom and dad! For nothing.
I kid. Afterall, it was my decision to major in Econ. What a dumbass!
I work because Bill is a bitch. PG&E bill, phone bill, internet bill, and Bill the bookie. Especially Bill the bookie.
To justify my necessity and also I don't get paid for not working. I might bail Friday though. That four day weekend was nice. Hell, I might even put in for Inauguration Day. Election Day turned into a two day party.
The heat works better at work than it does at the house. Plus, there is more light in my tiny windowless cube than the grey, dreary gloaming coming in through the windows.