Now that it's Christmas Eve, what are you all planning to do for either Christmas or Christmas Eve?

I plan to go to work like it's any other day, including not getting any holiday pay. I will try not to roll my eyes as customers tell me it sucks I have to work, even while they themselves are the reason I have to work.

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Was in retail for 24 years. Holidays aren’t nearly as fun for those keeping things going.

However, I did learn a lesson about gas stations (at least the brand I was going to) where I had forgotten to get gas prior to Christmas and had to travel to see family that day. I stopped at the gas station, the pumps weren’t accepting cards and I had to go in. I apologized to the attendant and she said, “don’t apologize. I’m getting triple time and this one day will pay for all of Christmas for my kids.” She was happy as hell to be getting paid what she felt she was worth and it was a quiet day for her.

Not worth it for me personally, and a lot of us I’m sure, but not everyone hates it.

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- Yeah and don't forget that some people (although not necessarily a ton in the western world) don't celebrate Christmas either. It was interesting to me because I met a young person the other day born in the US but to immigrant parents. Despite being born and raised in the US, he (and his family) don't celebrate Christmas or anything.
  
  In line with yours, I remember always being happy to work certain holidays like new years or memorial day or whatever because they aren't holidays to me and I would get extra pay for being there.
  
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My guess, supermarket?

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- Hotel.
  
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I mean, I guess it is indirectly the customers fault but the ~~store~~ hotel owner is the one that's making the explicit decision. Don't hate the player, hate the game, etc.

Edit: that does really suck though

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Damn dude, I seriously hope things get better for you. :(

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Bro capitalism isn’t gonna end because of Christmas Eve. You have to work because that’s the job you currently have.

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- Fortunately I absolutely get to refuse service to anyone giving me that kind of condescending attitude.
  
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Xanax and wish it was 2020 again

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You enjoyed 2020?

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- You didn't? For once in my life I had a good excuse to stay at home and do nothing! On the rare occasion I did need to go out, the air was clean and the highways were empty.
  
  I wish every year was like 2020.
  
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- My partner and I were laid off December 2019. In February 2020 my government started giving us both a lot of money every month. We were not working from 2020 until 2022, and made money anyway. We spent all of our time together, at home, going out as little as possible, doing everything we loved (we have all of the same hobbies and are homebodies).
  
  Best years of our lives.
  
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- Well we got to see the nations lowest forms of life throw a largely ineffective temper tantrum. What's not to enjoy?
  
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I'll be alone. I lost my mother in August, so i'm an orphan now (my dad died 5 years ago)

I'm not sad or in need of pitty though. I just need my alone time to think things over. Christmas is as good a time as any :)

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Go to work, then panick that all the shops are closed and all I brought to eat is dry crackers...

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Cik pogodi sta imam za veceru
budjav lebac, budjav lebac
njam njam njam njam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMClna5m8k

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I’ve taken my partner and kids interstate to see family we haven’t seen in 2 1/2 years, whilst bushfires are burning not far from our home.

We’re due to fly back on Boxing Day, and not sure what we’re going back to yet.

I’m putting on a brave face for our kiddos, especially our 4 year old who is really into Christmas this year, but we’re terrified what things look like in a couple days.

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I'm sorry to hear this. Hope you come home to an unblemished home!

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Psychedelic mushrooms. They're legal here (Oakland, CA).

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My wife and I pick a country each year and plan our Christmas Eve dinner to make of food from that country. This year we picked The Gambia so it is going to be domoda (peanut stew) and thiakry (millet couscous pudding).

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Here in Germany, we celebrate mostly on Christmas Eve. I have a couple of hours left to get ready before my stepdad picks me up. We'll visit my grandma who sadly has to spend the holidays in hospital because she fell and hurt her knee. After that, Christmas dinner at my mom's and stepdad's house with most of the family, gifts and a relaxed evening. I'll stay over night, have breakfast and then go home to finish packing everything I need for my winter vacation which starts on the 26th.

It's been an exhausting year and I can really use the downtime.

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Working with my wife!

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Working

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Same. I hope you have an easy shift

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- Thx U too
  
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Work at a drive thru Christmas light park.

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- Nope. At a plastics manufacturer
  
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I will cook some Cornish game hens, asparagus with garlic, mashed potatoes with garlic, maybe bread rolls. Dessert will be eggnog and chocolate peppermint cookies.

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Today we're not doing anything, and it will be glorious. Tomorrow we're exchanging gifts (my wife, the dog*, and I) cooking up a ham with beans and asparagus, and watching Christmas movies.

*she didn't get us anything, but we still love her

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It's my first ever Christmas alone. Still making an 8 lb ham and a nice spread of food for dinner. Will be making sandwiches and bean soup with the leftover ham. Otherwise just wallowing in self pity and doom swiping on dating sites in hopes that I won't be alone next year.

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A quiet evening with my wife. We're making a Sichuan-style hot pot.

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For me personally, I'm gonna stay up for Christmas Eve and watch NORAD Tracks Santa.

Always is a great pass time to watch Santa's journey across the world, and is also a great tool to know his location and to know when he will arrive in your location/area. It's one of the best things of the Christmas season for sure!

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Going to a nursing home to visit my grandmother today, then preparing some of the dinner for tomorrow. Tomorrow doing the whole Santa gifts routine, preparing the dinner and moving furniture around to prepare for guests. Have dinner, have some fun with the guests, then relax the rest of the day and watch TV.

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Spending this year more or less alone. Parents live far away and unfortunately I don’t have anyone to watch my kitty (plus I’ve traveled a bunch recently). It’s been a very hard year for them and a tough fall for me, so it’s difficult not being there to share time together. At the same time, I’m trying not to become enveloped in sorrow and guilt and will be making lamb stew, Icelandic cookies and having some delicious spiced mead. Hope you all have a pleasant holiday o<|:)

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Already did the family thing on Sunday and survived.

My partner and I will be celebrating with friends, they are also not Christmas and especially family Christmas fans. We are just going playing jack box, baldur's gate and probably some board games. So I'm a bit excited for first Christmas day, but we will not do anything traditional Christmasy.

It's for me one of the most stressful time's of the year.

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Wow I thought panthers were dangerous

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- They are basically big kitties, kitties are lovely. So panthers are also lovely but bigger. It's just science
  
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I just did a little work, my wife is setting the table for dinner and then we will drink and watch movies together.

I’ve been looking forward to it all week.

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Rest, relax, family and beer 🍻 🍻

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Currently we are decorating the tree then when everyone is here we will eat Hochzeitssuppe and Zungenragout (literal translation would be wedding soup and tongue ragout) which are traditional christmas dishes in our family. Then we open the presents (in Germany you open them usually on Christmas Eve). Tomorrow we will eat roast goose with braised red cabbage and potato dumplings.

So overall just hanging out with family and eating.

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just try to help my family. give them love and joy.

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I had to drive to rural mexico, 'we' are making pazole and tamales.

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Do some blow and shag underage hookers. I want to be a famous politician.

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Play XIV Online and Geat Circle with the wife.

Game pass promo expires in 3 months

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I'm going to spend Christmas Eve (the day that we celebrate Christmas in Sweden) with my family and cousins. I'd guess that'll be fine, however I don't know everyone that well so I'm not too excited for it

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Nothing more than survive.

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Yeah, me too as well

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We're gonna be eating lots and lots of delicious food!

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Working and then my cousin's house later for some food. That's about it.

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Christmas eve: lift weights then go to my crappy retail job

Christmas: visit my family and try not to cry

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The usual, really. Get a nice buzz going on coke and rum, draw, build whatever's behind door 24 in the Bluebrixx Star Trek advent calendar, make the husband watch Richard II and Hamlet (maybe even Much Ado About Nothing) with me, rewatch Severance season 1, watch a bunch of bad movies. Mostly watch stuff, basically.

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Zambombas!

Then just eating good food with the family that's close.

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Some studying, maybe some gaming and family time

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