DH telling me to do extra shifts for xmas

[Baconbuttymad]

Ugh so I wasn’t working due to pregnancy, childbirth etc. DH has a manual job and so has been supporting us but I agree it’s been hard and tiring on one wage.
he’s now asked me to take on extra shift work so we can have an extravagant Xmas. I’m tired and stressed still but also feel guilty he works so hard….

Does that continue for a while after leaving the job if she's only doing seasonal work?

You do know married parents use childcare? It’s not always one parent at home

Well you have to reconfirm your circumstances 3 monthly (or termly?) so I guess until then, or maybe OP would need to declare once employment/entitlement ceased. Not 100% though as work full time, sorry.

Bit late now is it not ?
If you have to go and get a job, it's unlikely you will receive your first pay until after Christmas ?
Many Christmas vacancies will already be filled ?

and if you are already working then is the rota not already done for the next month ? so are there actually extra shifts available ?

I agree with everyone else in that you haven’t really given enough information to be able to judge. Are you talking about a brand new job? Or going back from maternity leave early? Or asking your previous employer to throw a few shifts in your direction?

How would you be paid? Weekly? Monthly? Cash in hand? How much could you realistically earn between now and then and would it be enough to make the difference between a basic Christmas and an extravagant Christmas?

How will you as a couple be managing the shifting responsibilities of child(ren), household, sleep, and work if you take on these additional shifts?

What are your circumstances?

Depending on how old lo is, so of over 9 months maybe, I don't think its unreasonable for you to have a look at going back to work. You could look at evening/ weekend work so the your husband can have lo when you work so you don't have to use childcare.

Have a see whats feasible for you as a family.

Come on OP, you've got us interested! Can you answer some of the questions?

It makes sense to both work harder before Christmas so that you can all have relaxation and time together and with family over Christmas.

lol, OP ain’t coming back!