Having read thruough this thread a few times I don't think the first few posters were joking or pulling any pissers. The guy has a right to bemoan working xmas day - we all moan everyday about working normal days - he certainly shouldn't be made to feel guilty for having a job in the first place.
Personally I saved Leave so as not to work this year and to spend time with my kids to whom it is a special day. I worked last year, and you bet I moaned about!! From my experience, and from reading Pprune, the majority of the pilot community has something to moan about, this doesn't mean we don't want our jobs or that we are being disrespectful of those who have lost theirs
