Working on Aus Day

[eagleskickass]

So, who like me has to work Aus Day night? Or Aus Day Day for that matter. I have to work from 7pm to about 1 or 2am tomorrow morning. Very annoyed...

 

[doggies40]

Nope not me, im at home watching the cricket. Working in child care we get all the public holidays, WOOOHOOO.

 

[eagleskickass]

Originally posted by doggies40
Nope not me, im at home watching the cricket. Working in child care we get all the public holidays, WOOOHOOO.

grrr i am watching the cricket to as it will be day time all the time the cricket is on in WA. Just gonna miss the night out and fireworks...

 

[lioness]

Originally posted by doggies40
Nope not me, im at home watching the cricket. Working in child care we get all the public holidays, WOOOHOOO.

Yes, nice isn't it.

 

[Docker_Brat]

It'd be a **** working arvo or night time. Finished at midday, aka 'beer o'clock'.

 

[Ron]

I start work in about 3 hours. I finsish at 4am.
I don't think it will be a very fun night

 

[myee8]

Australia Day is overatted, especially the fireworks. Why people would travel somewhere, and either camp out hrs before the fireworks start to get a good vantage point or get there late and have to squeeze yourself in somewhere, and then have to endure traffic snarls, all of which are much longer than fireworks themselves.

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by myee8
Australia Day is overatted, especially the fireworks. Why people would travel somewhere, and either camp out hrs before the fireworks start to get a good vantage point or get there late and have to squeeze yourself in somewhere, and then have to endure traffic snarls, all of which are much longer than fireworks themselves.

Because we aren't all anti-social ppl like yourself.

Ease up, myee8

 

[Docker_Brat]

Originally posted by goaldrush
Because we aren't all anti-social ppl like yourself.

Ease up, myee8

SMACKDOWN!

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

Originally posted by goaldrush
Because we aren't all anti-social ppl like yourself.

I piss on events like the Skyshow.

 

[thegezman]

i'm at work now (have been since 3 pm), and finish at midnight.

and had a 12 hour shift on chrissy day

 

[The Passenger]

I've just got home from cricket, and gonna head out for a night out on the drink in about an hour so.

i love australia day. i jus always seem to have a good day!

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
I piss on events like the Skyshow.

Right I will remember that whenever I see somebody actually doing that in public.

You're a disgrace

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Originally posted by Black Thunder

i love australia day. i jus always seem to have a good day!

Mine are very inconsistent. Last year's was great, this year has been crap.

 

[NICK THE PIE MAN]

Bah. Australia Day?!?!

I worked New years day at 8am-5pm hungover! Thats alot worse than this mickey mouse holiday.

 

[Red_Devil]

Originally posted by NICK THE PIE MAN
Bah. Australia Day?!?!

I worked New years day at 8am-5pm hungover! Thats alot worse than this mickey mouse holiday.

blah, Collingwood supporter. You work every public holliday with a hangover for just being a Collingwood supporter.

 

[Joe Mama]

I still had to work, I had to clean up our calving pen, dig up all the dirt with a bobcat, and spread the suface with lime to kill any of the germs.

 

[Dogwatcher]

I always work in the morning on Australia Day - taking photos.
Today I worked from 7.30 to 3pm.
No extra pay rate or anything. It's just the way it is in my job.
I will be taking this Friday off for the Big Day Out though.

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by Dogwatcher
I always work in the morning on Australia Day - taking photos.
Today I worked from 7.30 to 3pm.
No extra pay rate or anything. It's just the way it is in my job.
I will be taking this Friday off for the Big Day Out though.

Who do you take photos for, Dogwatcher?

 

[myee8]

Originally posted by goaldrush
Because we aren't all anti-social ppl like yourself.

Ease up, myee8

Who says i am anti-social you *******? Fireworks aren't my thing, and i have also gone out when i can, despite me working now, to catch up with the fellas from school. Pretty anti-social hey?

 

[Docker_Brat]

Probably one of my most enjoyable Invasion Days in a long time.

Had some great friends over for pizza and beers, watching the fireworks from the balcony.

 

[Ron]

Well i just got home from work, it was a fairly quiet night.
Was so quiet in fact, that i took an early out at 2am.
Australia day had finsihed so i wasn't getting double time anymore, so i thought why not, go home and do nothing there instead of here.

 

[eagleskickass]

What made it worse was i got to work and discoevered because im a delivery driver some bureaucratic crap means i dont HAVE to be paid double time, and infact only get paid an extra $1.50 per delivery. That means for 7 hours work on a public holiday i got a WHOLE $12 extra...as i did 8 deliveries.

bah, thats screwed

 

[lioness]

Geez EKA, that does suck!

A similar thing happened to my sister over the Christmas break, she agreed to work Christmas Day then they were short staffed on Boxing Day so she said she'd work that too, then they said something about giving her a day off the next day in lieu of Boxing Day.....this sounded wrong to her so she asked if she would still be paid for Boxing Day even if she took the other day off and they said yes - then when she got her pay slip it was just like she thought - they paid her for ONE public holiday! I think that sucks since she called to make sure of what they were offering and they lied to her!

Oh well what can you do......

 

[marcuz]

I love working public holidays. I get double time and the extra cash is handy. Australia day is nothing special to miss out on anyway.