The 10 Reasons Why I Choose to Work Between Christmas and New Year
Manda Milling • January 22, 2018
I say it every year; that the next year I will have the traditional break between Christmas and New Year and each year I choose to work through. Why?
I am fortunate (in a manner of speaking), that people2people remains open during all the trading days of the year, except for the public holidays. As we have a large temporary workforce, they still require their weekly payments (even more so during this time of year). It is the yearend for many multinational companies, there can be a strong demand for temporary assistance over the ‘holiday’ period.
So, here are my reasons:
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I can save my leave so I can use it for an extended break later in the month or the year
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There is NO ONE on public transport or the roads, so getting to work takes a fraction of the time, with plenty of room to move on a train/bus/road.
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I do not have to queue for coffee, food, the post office, the bank, basically anything
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The dress code is mufti
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I can organise our cupboards and get rid of all the paperwork no longer required, anything over 7 years old
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I can organise my e files, so they finally make some sense
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Those ‘I’ll get around to it’ jobs, are actually completed
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Due to the small number of staff working, we have morning tea, usually a lot of Christmas home cooked leftovers.
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I get to work with and therefore get to know much better, newer members of staff, when I usually wouldn’t have that opportunity
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You tend to finish earlier, people are not as stressed and are in holiday mode anyway!
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