If you haven't finished work for Christmas..

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How much work are you actually doing? (Appreciate if you work in retail you can't exactly slack off). But I have practically nothing to do. Just keeping an eye on my laptop at this stage...

Sooo many spreadsheets!

Very hectic today, 23rd and then 29th and 30th. All time critical.

We are officially closed 24th and 31st but I will be working up to lunchtime and get a day off in lieu.

No difference to the last 30+ years I work in finance,

non-retail and still busy. Had a client meeting and internal call this morning and looking forward to a quiet afternoon to get my teeth into something.

It's my last day today, before the Christmas break, and I am working from home. Just really checking and replying to emails. Much quieter than usual and getting a few out of office replies where people have already finished and not back until 5 January.

I manage a team of antisocial behaviour officers, usually it goes less busy (I'm not saying the Q word haha) before Xmas and then mental Jan and Feb. But this year has been weirdly busy with really quite serious incidents..

I'm guessing people are a lot more stressed, drinking more, and getting into mischief more.

That said, my diary today has been chocca full of meetings but tomorrow and wednesday not so much.

Hoping to chip out of work around 2-3pm on Xmas eve and then not back till mid January as I have holiday booked..

I’m doing all the admin type stuff I haven’t done so sorting old emails, tidying files, making sure I know what is happening and when on the new year

Some people are literally doing nothing in my work place when they should be , but they do this every day , not just at Christmas.
Next year I am taking the week before Christmas off as they are taking the p*

More than I want to! On annual leave officially since Tuesday but urgent things keep popping up. Annoying! But preferable to a mad rush in Jan... maybe

Busiest time of year for me in the office so manically busy. Just on my lunch break currently

Practice nurse. It’s my day off today but I’m back in tomorrow. Clinics are full to bursting as usual. Consoling myself with the thought that I retire in 12 months time. Am completely done.

People keep sending me e-mails like I care…rude!

Busier than usual. I am a GP. Part time, don't work on Mondays.
Last week and I know tomorrow/Weds when I go in we are absolutely full of people remembering they need prescriptions before Christmas, or wanting themselves/child checked over for trivial colds because they don't want to get worse. Unfortunately it doesn't matter how often you see a doctor for a cold, there is still nothing other than home remedies that we can do about it. My decision making about whether a particular illness is likely to be viral or bacterial does not take into account Christmas. Haha imagine. Score 1 for fever, score 1 for pus on tonsils, score 1 for Christmas, score -1 for Christmas with MIL.

I put the OOO in anticipation for weds.

In the office doing "busy" jobs. Eaten numerous festive treats.

I'm still working technically in IT job, as I had no more annual leave, but there's literally nothing happening. Even my manager, who also has no leave booked, said see you in January at team meeting last week. The way the days have fallen this year, I defy you to find a single office-based job person who is doing much if anything at all. I personally was up to 5am doing all the kids wrapping so I can go out in Xmas Eve so not capable of much anyway. Am watching emails, Teams etc but zero activity.

Sympathies to those working in retail, hospitals etc.

I finish tomorrow. I’ve got a lot to do, but will should get it done. Everyone else is already on leave, so there are no emails, Teams messages or interruptions. It’s great!

Don't feel so guilty for skiving now. I have my Kindle propped up against my laptop screen and am finishing my book.

I’m still busy

Quite busy. Lots of things at work renew at the start of January, so it's a hectic time trying to get all the checks done before everyone goes off.

I'm hoping I'll have some time for present wrapping tomorrow though!

Congratulations on your retirement! May it be a long, healthy and happy one - I bet you've earned it!

Business as usual for me (HCP).

NHS

Discharge report hell and then everyone is mashing through mandatory e-learning that they never get the time to do normally.

Where are you working that you actually have for e-learning?

I am working and actually have a quote to deliver

So now just waiting for the last details before finalising

🥂 to all the workers

Community - no one wants planned visits this time of year so it's all the "click through about whether you'd make toast if the building was on fire" and "do you put a flamethrower in the black waste bin" shite.