Working at Christmas
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On this planet, right above the equator
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My dear friend, your question regarding flying over christmass is not the point but the idea of actually paying someone, in this case the people who do the rostering, is in my opinion not acceptable at all!
Just to get me right and as I mentioned in my previous replay, I suspect if people who are willing to actually grease some one are of the same kind, showing the same attitude as people who accept or even demand "a little geasture". This is in my opinion not acceptable at all and questions someones credebility and finaly professionalism. Why I have this opninion? Well, maybe you are willing to bent or even breake rules just because some one ask you for a "little feavour" while leaving "something" behind on your desk, for example.
If you, like you metioned before, were asking in the respect of greasing someone in an irronic manner, then I suggest you should make this clear! For example have a look to the right of the window where you can edit your posts, lots of nice little so called smilies
For your information, as you, I like christmass and prefer to be at home during this time of the year. But during the past ten years of my career I spent only a total of three christmass eves at home. For the future this wont change much, so I have to live with it.
Just to get me right and as I mentioned in my previous replay, I suspect if people who are willing to actually grease some one are of the same kind, showing the same attitude as people who accept or even demand "a little geasture". This is in my opinion not acceptable at all and questions someones credebility and finaly professionalism. Why I have this opninion? Well, maybe you are willing to bent or even breake rules just because some one ask you for a "little feavour" while leaving "something" behind on your desk, for example.
If you, like you metioned before, were asking in the respect of greasing someone in an irronic manner, then I suggest you should make this clear! For example have a look to the right of the window where you can edit your posts, lots of nice little so called smilies
For your information, as you, I like christmass and prefer to be at home during this time of the year. But during the past ten years of my career I spent only a total of three christmass eves at home. For the future this wont change much, so I have to live with it.
Join Date: May 2006
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The situation in Aer Lingus is very similar to that in bmi as described by Max Angle. There is usually an adequate number of volunteers for spending Christmas in hotels abroad as family can be brought along and Christmas dinner is provided for all by the company. O.K., before the nitpickers leap into action, there is a limit to the number of family you can bring and the seats are not positive but the deal is usually sufficiently attractive for those who like that sort of thing. We can also indicate a preference for Christmas or New Year. I like to be at home for Christmas, I have very little interest in New Year and so I have not had to work on Christmas Day for the past 30 years. Also, while our rostering system leaves a lot to be desired, it is not seniority based and everybody gets a reasonably equal crack of the whip. The point of all this? Not all airlines are the same, just as everyones' preferred lifestyle is not the same, and, if you are prepared to do the research and make the necessary compromises, it is possible to find a reasonable match. Good luck.
