whose idea was working at this time of year anyway

I KNOW that some people don't get Christmas off at ALL (I used to be one of them! So there!) and furthermore that some people don't even have a job, and furthermore that some people eat lunch at the Costco sample tables every day, and some people don't vacuum unless they're going to have company, et cetera et cetera. But I'm talking about ME right now, and none of that applies to me, except for the samples. And the vacuuming.

Point being, I feel very cheated that Christmas is on Saturday such that the observed day off in my office is FRIDAY. First of all, although I am 32, I have still never fully recovered from the shock of learning that the working class, unlike the student class, does not get at least two freaking weeks off at Christmas/holiday time, or possibly six. Ludicrous.

Anyway, back to Friday -- who minds going to work on Friday?? Not me, unless for some reason I had some trip to the islands to go on or something that I could leave for earlier, which I obviously don't. Friday, the pain is almost over anyway AND there is a lot of fudge floating about, AND, it's Christmas Eve day anyway, AND it's a Friday, and half the people are gone anyway; you think we were really going to stay for the whole thing anyway?? Riiiiiigght. Giving us this day off to make up for the Saturday day off is like an almost completely worthless throwaway day off. Naturally, we should get MONDAY off. Friday, let the chips fall where they may, and Monday, when many people are suicidal about the return to laboring for a living, everyone can smoke a joint and stay in bed. Then, we have only a four-day week to get through till we get another holiday day off. Which, duh, of course, should ALSO be observed on the following Monday. Do I have to explain everything?!