Thank you for being grateful.
Please also note that Christmas is not a thing for a lot of people. Jews, Chinese, Muslims.
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Military. Empty building. Sitting at a desk looking at computer screens. No cellphones allowed. I cannot leave my office because I might not hear my phone ring. Work involves talking to other people in basically the same situation at other bases. Not much real work going on. This is what we call "minimum manning". Everyone retains full capacity to act at any moment but don't actually do anything unless necessary.
Thank you for doing what needs to be done. Are you allowed to stream video or audio?
Allowed is a loaded word. I am accessing HN through an unsecured network. We aren't "allowed" to stream because it can quickly overwhelm shared bandwidth but I do have that ability.
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Lol. I don't get to carry a gun, but I had a serious debate with myself re whether to put on my uniform. Then I thought: If the worst case scenario does happen, I might have to turn on the webcam in the special room, the one with no windows. I don't want to be the one guy in jeans during that meeting.
“In event conflict declared, break glass for comfy apparel.”
cry havoc and let slip the sweatpants of war
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#34Back when I worked in fine dining, I worked every holiday because it was great money. It wasn't a really important job or anything, but still needed to get done. My dad worked in a factory, and also worked some part of every holiday. Even now, I volunteer for holiday coverage if needed.
The world doesn't stop because it's some made up day on the calendar. Thank you to all those who keep the world going.
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#35Thanks for the dairy farm wave! 3:30 start, stop at 9:30. Back again at 13:30 and finishing 17:30.
A long day, but it was satisfying.
Plus the animals don’t know it’s Christmas.
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#36There are lots of people for who Xmas isn’t a thing — different background etc. I always thought it would make sense to let us handle Xmas duty so others — people for whom it really, really matters - can do their Xmas stuff. I used to try to volunteer for this when it was relevant (really, it’s not a thing for me), but I rarely saw a systematic opportunity to do so. I think it gets harder as time goes because the rep…
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#37A job being done during holidays is not necessarily vital or truly important . Working at the hospital is a vital job, keeping an important server running is a vital job and driving a mass transit bus is a vital job as well. On the other hand keeping McDonald's open is not vital, it is just economically sensible.
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#38Quite a few of my NASA colleagues worked today to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, and I'm sure most of them didn't mind working on Christmas. And I certainly appreciate all of those who work on the holidays to keep us safe.
Thank you, and your team, for your amazing work.
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#39I volunteered to stand Command Duty so I'm spending Christmas morning in uniform with my sidearm sitting at a very, very quiet desk. Merry Christmas! Hodie Christus Natus Est!
Lol. I don't get to carry a gun, but I had a serious debate with myself re whether to put on my uniform. Then I thought: If the worst case scenario does happen, I might have to turn on the webcam in the special room, the one with no windows. I don't want to be the one guy in jeans during that meeting.
I'm sure having to wear a uniform gets tiresome.
But always dressing comfy means you never get to express that side. Having only used the office once a week in the last many months, I would consistently overdress when making an appearance. There is something nice about making an effort at dressing that correlates with wanting to make a bigger effort in general.
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