To think you shouldn't have to work in the office on Christmas Eve?

The city of London empties out considerably over the course of CE, even more so with wfh. Imagine all those law firms, banks etc with workers who just don’t know how to adult & keep a business afloat.

I don’t have a job that can work from home, but I would be very irritated if I’d had to be in the office on this occasion of my job could be done from home and my boss was working from home. How horrendous for staff morale and well being! What’s the reason for not having to be in the office? Does it affect the business?

@oliverwe my hubby always gave the admins in his office the week off and roped me in instead. we still closed at 1pm. then we always had solictors secretaries email or fax an urgent job that needed to be done that day. the minute the secretaries pressed the send button they ran out their office doors so we couldnt even ask a question about the jobs! you cant wfh and travel at the same time though! that is just a stupid argument!

Rubbish. I’m able to work from home but trying to figure out how I can have the day off. I need to carry over 2-3 days annual
leave for next year as we’ve got quite a big holiday booked. Christmas Eve is better than Christmas Day IMO 😂

It really depends, there are plenty that are for international companies, internet/tech based companies, companies with call departments related to abuse over the holidays, many with HQs in countries/cultures that don't celebrate Christmas, many related to public transport etc.

Christmas Eve is Tuesday. She could easily get to Cornwall on the Sunday, and work at her parents' house Monday and Tuesday.
If he's WFH regularly, he shouldn't expect his staff to do 5 days in the office every weak, especially over Christmas when public transport is buggered. It is terrible management.

What if everyone in every profession wanted to 'get gone' for Christmas.

The emergency services are on duty 24/7/365. Should we all do that?

You’re telling that to someone who worked nights last Christmas Day and Boxing Day, the late (13:30-20:00) the year before and Boxing Day and new years night the year before that. In a proper adult job.

i still don’t begrudge office workers Christmas Eve off with their families. Because I’m not spiteful.

Schools are off on Christmas Eve, it definitely isn't just another working day.

The MD of our company has decreed the Christmas night out is on the 23rd and still expects everyone to come in for Christmas Eve to work until he decides on the day when the office will close. I've booked the time off as I do every year because we have a holiday lodge we get from the 22nd for the week. Loads of other people wanted to go off on the 20th but boss got arsey and blocked them taking leave.

There is absolutely no business reason for doing so, there will be no vital work done on those days. My biggest client general has staff off for the whole of the previous week and the only clients who set deadline for "before Christmas" are idiots who want something on their desk so it can sit for two weeks until,the come back.

All this is to say, there are absolutely unreasonable bosses, who want to feel like they control their staff and make decisions for maximum inconvenience rather than for business need.

@oliverwe there's still time to find another job hand in your 4 week notice before Christmas!

The reality of being a working adult I'm afraid

Well not really since so many of us don’t have to do that on CE.

So many horrible posts in this thread from people who are gleeful about the op having to work Christmas Eve, just because they are. Imagine being so spiteful and miserable that you’re happy that someone’s missing christmas with her mum. Nasty bunch.

Arriving at midnight at the earliest?

The reality of being a working adult I'm afraid. I mean we could all decide to bog off home early, leave the deadlines unmet, come back to a load of complaints and fines, unhappy clients leaving and ultimately lose revenue for the company but that wouldn't be a great long term plan really.

Clearly the op isn’t in an office that is essential and MUST be open Christmas Eve or I imagine she wouldn’t be so disgruntled about having to go in unnecessarily would she.
Like I said upthread, I’m a HCP who works over christmas and new year- because my work is actually essential 365 days a year and I accept that. I’d be pissed off if I worked a job where my boss had me in for the sake of it.

Do you not have the imagination to realise that some places and services are really busy on Christmas Eve?

This thread is about offices, it’s literally in the first sentence…

Most offices are not a hub of activity at 4pm on CE.

Exactly. The ignorance from some on this thread is outstanding. Makes me wonder if they actually work at all.

And I'm saying so what? It's not relevant.

RTFT.

Do you not have the imagination to realise that some places and services are really busy on Christmas Eve?

So many grinches tonight ! If it's a regular office job and the manager is already at home roasting his chestnuts its sooo miserable to insist on staff being in the office..... get a new job op.

Alright Ebenezer.

Or a normal business that has deadlines which must be met before the Christmas bank holidays.

That doesn’t sound like a normal office business though…

I'm saying lots of people would like to 'GET GONE' for Christmas, but we can't all have what we want can we?!

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Or a normal business that has deadlines which must be met before the Christmas bank holidays.

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My office shuts on the 20th!