If you're working today, what do you do?

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Just as the title says.

If you're working today, what is it that you do for a living?

I work for a church! We have one big celebratory morning service and then I'm on annual leave

Work in a Specialist care home. I got the short straw so have just arrived for a 13 hour shift, 8am - 9pm, then working 12 hour shift Boxing Day night. It’s shit, minimum wage and I’ve been called a wanker and kicked already. I’m hiding in the staff area until the last possible second. Last year I worked Boxing Day night and I got a hot cup of gravy chucked at me when I walked in the door so god knows what today will hold. Happy Xmas.

And I am so ill but to add insult to unjustly we don’t get sick pay so can’t afford not to come in.

Oh no @ODFOkaren that sound awful 

Busy day for you! Took DC to crib service yesterday, the church was rammed @NickMarlow

I’m a vicar!

Custody officer for the police. Its seriously grim especially over Christmas

I love Christmas but in a 24 hour period I’ll have shook over 1500 hands and said merry Christmas 1500 times and it’s rather exhausting - my face aches from smiling

@ODFOkaren I feel for you - my mum worked in a specialist care home for men with dementia etc. She used to come home covered in bruises every day. There were several incidences of attempted rape and nothing was done because 'they weren't in their right minds'. The staff had zero support from management and told they had to deal with patients singly rather than in pairs which would have minimised the risk in part. What was even worse is that she wasn't even a carer - she worked in the laundry and had no caring qualifications or training yet was forced to work with patients because they were short staffed. She got landed with every Xmas and new year shift too.
Hope everything goes as well as it can today for you

I was a nurse until summer this year and worked every Christmas since I qualified and as a student nurse. This is my first year at home, it’s a bit weird but wonderful.

All the very, very best to those working over the Christmas period. Whatever you do for a living.

Thank you - the people living here are young and very strong so it’s a lot worse than working with elderly residents.

I work at a hotel behind the bar. I actually offered to work as my oldest 2 are with their dad today,so we'll be having our Christmas tomorrow. It's a 6 hour shift with double pay so I really can't complain!

I'm a midwife on a mixed antenatal/postnatal ward. In from 12 til 20.30. and 13 hours tomorrow.

Santa has been, and I'm just about to start getting ready do I can bring my husband and children to my MILs for the couple of days so my working doesn't impact them too much.

It's part of the job, and while I don't love being away from my children, I love the job.

I'm a vicar too! Two services this morning

@Ciderandskatesdontmix I used to work in hospitality and always offered to work Christmas - like you say it was double pay! Couldn't say no to that!

Vicars wife here! (I have my own proper job too) So service and Christmas dinners for 50 people who would otherwise be on their own. Technically I’m sort of doing voluntary work I guess! 😂

Thank you to all of you.

Am currently staying in a hotel so that we can visit family for Christmas. I am so grateful to the staff working over Christmas in order for us to be able to do this.

Merry Christmas everyone.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of you as appropriate.

Doctor

Marie Curie nurse x

I work for the Church. Morning service in a bit then Parish Christmas Lunch for 75. Didn’t get to bed till 1.30 after Midnight Mass so a bit bleary eyed this morning!

I used to work in a 999 ambulance call centre; Christmas was very stressful! My DD works at our local airport in service and maintenance, she’s working the early shift, there are plenty of flights today.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Veterinary . Those cows won't calves themselves! And we have a French Bulldog due pups which will more than likely be a C-section. Plus dogs eating chocolates, tinsel, mince pies...

Support worker.

I did volunteer to do the afternoon/sleep/morning shift because it means I get new year off. I knew I'd have a better chance of new year off than Christmas.

You are all marvellous.

Not any more but I used to be bar staff and worked Christmas/new year. Christmas day was great, everyone was in a good mood and nearly everyone bought us drinks/left big tips.