glockster96 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Well, some one has to do it, but I hate that its me. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 thanks you to. dont work to hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey QuicksDraw! Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Sorry you have to work. I'll make you a plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Just be thankful you have a job in the first place. A lot of people don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 During my long stretch on-the-air in radio, I worked EVERY holiday EVERY year--regardless. Sometimes on Thanksgiving, however, some of my bosses brought in the full turkey dinner thing for us. Now THAT was kinda nice. When I finally got OUT of radio, though, I hardly knew what to do with myself on holidays. I just wasn't used to being "off" for the day! The thing of that was, I never developed a sense of what a "holiday" was... and still have no idea how it's supposed to feel. It's "just another day" to me most of the time...... Now, I'd shut up and go shooting but the range is closed for two days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Most people that have to work holidays get at least time and a half, if not double or triple time. if my department was open on major holidays I would be the first to sign up. I have firends in the grocery indusdustry and they actually fight over who works on the holidays because they pay triple time. But as Erik said be thankfull you have a job. Personally I hate family gatherings. They usually end up with a bunch bickering and fighting. Plus the prep and cleanup.... Forget that. THats why I'm writing this postand in the back room hiding from the rest of my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 ...in Radio you never get time-and-a-half (or more) for ANYTHING. Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakal Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 In the military, you don't get paid extra for working any "extra" hours. The old standard Intel schedule worked out to 12 8-hour days (four days, four swings, four nights), then 3 days off. No holidays, no down days, nothing. Just 12 and 3 for years on end. And of course all the "dayshop" management folks would have mandatory meetings during what was nominally the shiftworker's sleep time. All that fun for quite the princely paycheck, too. I'm much happier as a fat and lazy management type Working on holidays sucks. Hope the time went fast! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 ...in Radio you never get time-and-a-half (or more) for ANYTHING. Never. well i gues labor laws vary state by state. Unions are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Occasionally, in very large markets, unions are effective as it applies to Radio--but in my experience it was rare. In smaller markets you can forget about union scale; employers think they're doing you a favor by offering minimum wage. I kid you not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBF Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Yeah, yeah, my heart bleeds for you, not only do I end up working Thanksgiving, Xmas, and New years. But I also have to work EVERY FREAKIN WEEKEND OF THE YEAR. Unless I want to burn one of my too few vacation days. How's that for suck? Travis F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Im using cover as I say this, But TBF you did choose your carreer, and if you hate your schedual soo much lt might be worth looking for another job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBF Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Erik, No need for cover, I am fairly compensated for the inconvenience. So I probably shouldn't whine. But I still do. WAAAA! It sure would be nice to have a weekend off even just a few times a year. Travis F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 The trouble with Radio (as it was in those days) is it was so DAMN' much FUN...!!!!!! ...we almost were willing to do it for free. It DID tend to grind on ya' after a while, though. TBF-- Do you EVER get a day off....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Sig Lady, Ah yes, the glories of working radio. Like being the new guy at every station you show up at, and getting the worst shift, the worst studio and the bitchiest client to do production work for. although my stint at a country station was quite fun. All the lonely women called to invite me over after I finished the 10-2 (AM) or 2-6 (AM) shifts. Then there was the holiday party. They held a banquet for Secretaries Day, Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Years, and for a single guy like I was then, it was heaven. This Thanksgiving I drove to New Jersey to see my in-laws, and ended up installing a linoleum floor in their finished basement. (Hey, they're in their 80's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBF Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Siglady, Yeah, but in the middle of the week. At least it's not the graveyard shift anymore , man I hated that. Travis F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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