Working on christmas day, the entitlement of others

[Mysticcatmum]

I have a job in a 111 NHS call centre, the office is open 24hrs 7 days a week. I have just been given my Christmas rota and to my delight I have been given off Xmas day (which I have worked previous years).

Now I have had an influx of colleagues who have children, asking me to cover their shifts since 'I have no children'.

So, my question is, AIBU for thinking that I do not (apprantly) deserve to have a christmas off with my family (who have had a rough year) all for the sake of those who have children, who have been off previous years?

Good point and usually I ignore. I found the pp posts so comically ridiculous I couldn't resist. Then when that pp tags you back, asks you a specific question and says stop tagging me is rather ironic. I do hope the pp is able to stick to her answer and not be swayed or bullied.

Good for you!
Let the boss deal with the problem he/she has created…

Wow, you say that I seem to think everyone is lying but also say I believe other people but not peoples interpretation of the OPs post. You can’t have it both ways.

I believe you. I don’t believe that loads of the OPs colleagues said “you need to work Christmas Day cos I have kids and you don’t”. Saying rarely things happen is not a stupid comparison. Someone might say they knew someone murdered by a colleague - I wouldn’t think it was untrue but I wouldn’t think it common.

my sample size of working places is substantially larger than yours. The attitude you describe is rare becuase I’ve never experienced or witnessed it. That doesn’t mean I don’t believe you or don’t believe it rarely happens. I think it very, very improbable lots of the OPs colleagues said “you need to work Christmas Day cos I have kids and you don’t”. And she didn’t say that, but that’s how it’s been interpreted - as she’s written it to try to be interpreted as such. If the OP suggested loads of her colleagues had been murdered in a round about way but not explicitly, I’d think it improbable and want clarification, but it’s not impossible and I’d believe her if clarified.

No questions for you, but please don’t tag or quote me unless the OP actually confirms what was said. But she won’t, for the reasons already given.

🤣😂 please dont tag me either. I didn't ask for a response 🤦‍♀️

Sitting with in laws, sipping beer, occasionally checking this for extra entertainment.
Better than netflix drama😂

If I was the OP, I wouldn’t come back to a thread I posted 10 days ago to clarify to an egg brained poster who thinks I’m “misrepresenting”. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Especially when plenty of other posters have said similar things have happened in their workplaces. I doubt they are all “misrepresenting”. 🤣🤣

Just waiting for the recording and transcript from the OP’s office before I pass judgement. 🤣🤣

😂 we will need to make sure it's an officially signed transcript 😉

I didn't tag you. But I'm not claiming you're "strangely passionate" about this, which is as much BS as the other stuff you write. You just keep quoting and tagging me, so I get email notifications. That is a reason to respond, not passion.

If you don't want a response, don't write nonsense.

And loads of people said that this wouldn't happen at their workplace, and if it did the person would be shot down in flames. Cos people are not like this.

It's been looked at now, even though started 10 days ago, because it was in the press.

It's total bollocks to suggest that loads of people would say "you need to work my Christmas Day shift cos I have kids and you don't." There might be one dick in a work place of 100 who does this, but not loads as the OP was clearly suggesting. There may well be loads of people who ask for a swap, but this is normal practice in work places like this, but most people don't know this because they don't work in a job which requires Christmas Day cover.

😂 oh this is gold. Right back at ya Eggy 🤪

Also I quoted you not tagged you 😉

Lots of love to you Ewock.

Happy Christmas.

You too Eggy

😘

🤣😂 this thread has made me laugh so much. As a pp said more drama than a Netflix show

I did many years covering for people with kids, Christmas, new years, little johnny's birthday, little sally's sick day.and when I needed a specific day off because of issues always got sorry no..was much better when I said no..we all do our fair share. It was often framed "but you get paid more working this day.." correct response is " then you should take it, I have no kids to feed my bills are lower..I am happy to take the financial hit."
This person shouldn't feel bad, enjoy your day off or sell it to the highest bidder see who really wants to spend a day with their kids.

I don't see the drama. But then again I work in a job where there are quite important things happening. Not a 9-5 M-F job where employees seem to think asking to swap a shift is outrageous (happens all the time in jobs where 24/7 cover required).

Given the amount of media coverage this thread has got I'm also wondering if the OP has not come back as been pulled up for presumably breaching social media policy. Bitching about colleagues, esp if misrepresented, would, I suspect, be against NHS 24 social media policy.

In my job that probably isn’t as important as Eggy’s, (who needs nurses anyway?) asking to swap doesn’t work anyway because we need a certain number of X professionals and a certain number of Y at level <number>. Regardless, we do get some people whinging they deserve it more because they have kids. More than half the team have kids!

Go and find yourself an actual Important job instead of wasting time on here!!!!!! < wags finger >

Highly unlikely she has been pulled up by her employers as its anonymous and it could be a huge number of people posting. I also don't r a 9-5 job where "quite important things are happening" however I can also understand that different things happen to different people.

Posting identifying information would be an issue, posting on an anonymous forum not a problem. People need to vent, if this helps op and any posters then good on them for having a release. Not everyone has people they can turn to or talk to in real life.

You do seem to have a huge issue with the op, no idea why. And I hope things are ok for you as everyone should have somewhere they can speak.

I have. And commented at frequent intervals. This was to one specific poster not about the thread in general.

I have also read your comments too. I think yo are just hear for the wind up frankly.

🤣😂😉

So how did you miss that that specific poster does indeed work in a job requiring Christmas working?

I’m on a wind up? 🤣 Have you missed the last few pages? Now I know you haven’t been paying attention.

You keep "mis understanding". I think you are doing it on purpose.

Anyway what @Eggybrains said.

People don't work in jobs that require you to work some Christmases because they are all desperate to work Christmas.
People can ask to swap. Op can say no.