HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM RADGUY!
Posted By: RadGuy on 2005-12-22
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May 2006 bring you nothing but plentiful work, easy dictators and lots 'o money! Thanx for listening 2 me this year! 
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Happy Holidays to you, too, RadGuy, and all the readers here! nm
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Don't cap happy holiday season. Cap the others and Happy Holidays alone. nm
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Happy holidays to you all! :)
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I can understand the Happy Holidays (sm)
If an individual wants to say Merry Christmas because that's their holiday, then I can understand that. However, I also understand sales people saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. In the case of retailers, I think they're simply trying to be inclusive rather than exclusive or politically correct. After all, there are many gifts being bought in the stores for the other holidays, too.
You said something to the effect of after all, it IS, Christmas. Yes and no. It is Christmas AND Hanukkah AND Kwanzaa and others. When people try to claim the entire holiday season as theirs, that only creates problems. I think one of the issues non-Christian folks take with this is the arrogance, the attitude that it IS Christmas and I'm going to cram it down your throat whether you like it or not, so there!
It is silly to me that employers of private businesses are telling their people they can't have a "Christmas" party or whatever. If they insist on calling it that, though, I think they should be ready to also have a Hanukkah party and a party for employees of any other religion that wish to have one.
Chrismukwanzika? *lol* but happy holidays nm
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Slow for me this a.m., too. Happy Holidays !
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Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays. :)
Thank you Sheri.
I want to work at your cmopany!
I got a nice message saying happy holidays sm
and be sure your account TAT is still met even though the office is closed. Such wonderful folks!
Saved this in my Favorites folder, thanks so much for posting, happy holidays!!! NM
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Holidays
As an IC, can the company require you to work Thanksgiving and Christmas, I though IC set their own schedule?
Holidays
You would rather ruin their holiday than to tell what this man has done, I don't understand. Do you really want your mother married to a man like this? Your excused for putting your head in the sand and ignoring this situation I cannot comprehend. If you had daughters and their stepfather was doing this to them would you not want to know?
Alone on the holidays
I spend most of my holidays alone. Since I'm divorced, and kids are grown and married they have to divide time between Mom, Dad, and in-laws (some in-laws are married, some are divorced). It just makes it all easier. I have Christmas with my kids a week before, or a week after, the important thing is we ALL respect each other's space.
I won't say its always easy being alone, but its ok. Sometimes I have the big "dinner" with my best friends family, sometimes not. Several times, I've thought about cooking the whole meal and inviting a homeless family or something, but so far, haven't done that (visitors traumatize my dogs, they rule the roost here).
One way or another, Thanksgiving and Christmas are about giving thanks in my book, we don't all have to sit in one room for that to happen. Also, its a good time to reflect and get to watch what you want on TV!!
One way or the other, I hope you (and anyone else who's alone for the holidays) find happiness and peace.
If you want turkey/ham and the fixin's, give me a call!! LOL
To alone for the holidays
If you mean COMPLETELY alone, there are probably some things you could do - and I don't mean transcribing!!! Does your area have a meal for the homeless where you could volunteer? What about at a nursing home, or maybe a childrens' hospital, or a hospice. Check and see if you could bring baked goods, and spend time with people who don't have a choice about being alone. Giving of yourself will make you feel great!
Holidays
Every business has rules about working holidays. If you are an employee, you have to follow the rules to keep the peace. Face it - we are medical workers, and hospitals and some offices like urgent cares stay open. I have put in many holiday hours myself, but usually the manager was flexible and could allow a few people to work 4 hours on either Christmas or Thanksgiving. You take turns. Now I work for an outpatient radiology office, and we close for holidays. With my sister in town, I was able to take off Wed, Thurs, Fri, and then the office was closed on Monday for Christmas. It's my first ever real Christmas vacation from work since 1983.
Holidays...
I've worked many of them for years and still do; in fact, now I volunteer for it. I'm second shift, which makes it easier all the way around, and it's and no big deal. I just get through my shift and tell myself it's just another night, which, frankly, it is. I know I'm truly not missing out on much of anything at this stage of my life and frankly, for holidays like xmass, I actually welcome having to go home and work my shift to get away from family, ha-ha. For my sake, the relatives fix it so we can all have a meal together, then I just go on home. Those nights are usually slow, but you do get through them.
Me too. Plus, sometimes those holidays are
very interesting. Unfortunately for the people who are sick or the accidents that happen, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are the ones where the trauma notes and regular notes seem more interesting. Anyway, for me, it is a good way to get away and tune out the loudness and extremeness of the holiday. Too much food, too much noise. Put the head phones on and either veg (waiting for reports) or type and make money.
Anyone getting "Hung For The Holidays?"
U know, by American Idol's bad singer William Hung?
me too! as if the holidays aren't
stressfull enough, throw in the slap in the face thing called a pay check to ice the cake! I'm looking for other avenues to take....
Over-commercialized like the other holidays. sm
A lot of guys hate to shop and feel pressured into doing so. Don't know what to buy, etc. Then, there are always other women who brag about what they got just to stress out everyone else. If he buys a card, fine. If not, big deal.
What other companies actually pay for holidays?
It seems that Keystrokes or Webmedx does, or is it someone else.
I do know that are some who pay for holidays. Can someone help out on this question, please.
I work holidays and I am an IC
dont blame it on that
I take my job very seriously and worked all Thanksgiving week, the day of, the day after, and will work all Christmas week, the night before, the day of, the night after, ETc etc etc
I value my job and I do a good job, it just sucks that there is no loyalty or respect for that from some companies.
We rotate holidays among all the
MTs.
I used to work all holidays but came
up with an idea that has worked for several years now. Even though I am on an account with only one other person, I was stuck with all the holidays. I now work Thanksgiving and have Christmas off. All the other holidays we take turns rotating. Good luck to you!
the holidays and working extra
... it happens every year, people want extra money for the holidays and so everyone is working a little bit extra and in the end, we run out of work. AND THEN we sit around during our own shifts waiting for work to file in.
Well, we have to "volunteer" for 3 holidays a year
I would rather be off, but at least my kids are grown now, so it's not so bad. When they were little, I would not work a holiday, but things were different back then. Oh, well at least it's time and a half.
Holidays and days-off are there for a reason.
Even the strongest-work-ethic people need a rest and a break, in order to not burn out. This is true in all professions, so why should MT be different? The reason we work weekends & holidays, never taking a break, is because MTSOs DO NOT PAY ENOUGH.
Are you getting extra for weekend work and holidays.
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Yup. Sun-Thurs. I do the Monday holidays. It's fine with me.
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Yes, holidays are notoriously stress-inducing
I'm the opposite of you; I have 4 brothers, no sisters. Guess who does 95% of the cooking and prep? Not that I mind really, but I guess it would be nice if someone actually VOLUNTEERED to do a little more without being asked. Last year my husband and I did all the cleanup after the meal while my sister-in-law parked her fat butt on the couch. One jerk brother and his equally insensitive wife are not invited 'cause they treat all of us poorly, including my elderly mother to whom he owes a substantial amount of money (talk about some bad karma...long story). So, yes, one's baggage and anxieties seem to come bubbling to the surface at this time of year...why else would suicide rates be at their highest during the holidays? My advice is to concentrate on what you are grateful for and focus less on the negativity....that's all I have found I can do personally. You might offer to help with something and ease someone else's stress a bit. Just try to smile and be a compassionate brother/son/whatever.
If everybody in the office got off for the Jewish holidays, there would be no reason SM
for this person not to get the day off too. You're splitting hairs here because you're intolerant of another person's beliefs.
I don't celebrate Hallmark holidays. If they forget...(nt)
Do any ICs with their own accounts charge extra for holidays?
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RadGuy
Hey RadGuy, do you give out your email address, or do you prefer to converse thru the forum only?
Hey RadGuy, for your big sis for
Christmas, make a donation to a charity and then give her a card saying that a donation has been made in her honor. Someone in need benefits from your donation, you get a tax write-off, and no worry about the "right" gift or even having to wrap the gift.
Hey, RadGuy
Why don't you invite the family to your house on Christmas Eve for drinks, coffee, and dessert? Just call everyone and say it's just a family get together from 7 to 9 p.m. (or whatever works).
I'm the youngest of a very large family, so I know where you're coming from, but you really have to tell your sister that you don't want to celebrate Christmas her way. Just because she was born before you doesn't mean she has the right to pull your strings. Take your life back!! Esp. since she ignores you the rest of the year - it's obvious she doesn't really care about any of you.
RadGuy
You really need a new family! What a bunch of characters. Have you considered writing a book? I thought my family was nuts, but we're boring compared to yours.
Point out to David that Jesus was not married when he died at age 33. Also ask him what Saint Paul had to say when people asked him about whether it was better to be married or stay single.
RadGuy
Funny I always sort of had this feeling you were a cat man, but then you said your sister gave you catfood cans for a gift and you did not have a cat, so it is nice to know you at least once did and my hunch was right. I love cats, I hope you got yourself another one.
RadGuy & ALL
I will sincerely be thinking of you and how your making out with your dysfunctional family I would invite you to mine but it may not be much better but I am bound and determined to make it great because I have 3 new little foster kids that need a happy memory of Christmas, so were heading to KY to enjoy Christmas, let them be kids with the grandkids and start a new year and new life off hopefully. They;ll be spoiled with love and that's what Christmas is all about.
To all MT's and their families, hoping for happy times, lot's of love and a great new year.
Thanks RadGuy!
After reading the thread about LimeWire, I decided to give it a try. I downloaded it - and I am now enjoying some good tunes! Merry Christmas! 
LOL Radguy!
Oh Wow RadGuy
Thank's for the memories lol...that was 1 ex, 3 kids and before the grandbabies...made me feel younger than a day at the spa popping ibuprofen
RadGuy
I didn't read the posts, but I read the after-posts and I think he should come back under his own name, no matter what. This board is a lifesaver to me and I acknowledge all that is positive. I think anyone who is "bullied" on this board has to come back and reap the benefits of those of us who are "true professionals," we don't judge. Perhaps he should just come back for a day and see how it works. I think he'd be happy he did. Be positive, professional and pure of heart. It works.
You are SO RIGHT RadGuy!
The policies against disagreement - not talking about "trolling" here but honest and courteous disagreement - were stifling here. I am so delighted to find the instigators of automatic post banning gone - it is about time. I really hope that the new owners will not follow the same unfair and unreasonable (and sometimes very personal)patterns. I know exactly who you mean, too, RadGuy, when you mention the two who really drove this board into the ground - no decent administrator would have allowed this, not to mention participated in it wholeheartedly. And, if Admin needs any clues about who NOT to put in a position of responsibility around here, due to past bad behavior and unacceptable treatment of other responsible MTs, I'd say be very wary of those champing at the bit to "ban trolls" - these are the few who didn't exert influence on the prior administrator/moderator to ban trolls, but conspired to ban anybody they personally didn't like, regardless of how responsible the banned MTs were in following the rules of the site. I saw this happen many times over the years, and we lost a lot of lively and intelligent input on this site because of it. I guess we will have to wait to see how fair and equitable the new policies will be, but it's encouraging to know there is at least a chance now that everyone who behaves will be able to participate, instead of just the approved few.
I always volunteer to work holidays, weekends, etc. because my husband is off
so he can watch the kids while I earn incentive and holiday pay. Plus, I'm the one who has to cover so the childless women can go on cruises with their latest boyfriends or husbands, or they didn't show up for work because they met a guy at a bar and have the bottle flu. Oh, poor you. Life's unfair. Suck it up and get over yourself.
I don't agree. The decision to pay for holidays should not be based on money alone. sm
If it is, perhaps you need to look at the prices that you are charging.
If you decide to pay a higher than average line rate to make up for benefits, don't say that they do unless they really do.
I make a good living as an MTSO and hate to see whiners make us all look bad.
Time to rethink this business. We need to make our companies places that people want to work, not places that everyone complains about. If we all did that, this field would be much better off all the way around.
LMT
My boss routinely gets drunk during holidays and fires
everyone. She needs a membership to AA so she can get off the beer.
TransHealth has separate PTO, holidays and sick time. nm
Geesh! What's up with you people who refuse to work holidays?
Don't you think people get sick, have accidents, etc on holidays too? What about the doctors and nurses that have to work holidays? Did you forget about them too?
How about police officers, firemen, paramedics...
Do you think you are the ONLY people out there with family and would like to spend time with them during holidays? We would all love to do that but this chosen career requires some sacrifices.
If you can't give a little you should have never started doing this kind of work.
Work some holidays - don't really mind during the winter months, but
when summer rolls around, I am at the beach on the holidays and do not work them. As an IC, we get nothing extra as far as $$ just the extra work.
Can't complain - have plenty of work all of the time.
Ask about working the holidays. Recruiter led me to believe it would be their choice and not mine,
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What the heck! No RadGuy!!!!
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