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I'm finishing on friday 20th and off until the 6th Jan.
Always take 2 weeks off unless we get a right cold spell and a load of bursts but that doesn't happen too much like it used to. Houses are better het and insulated than they once were.
 
Finish two weeks today as two weeks tomorrow is the christmas party 🙂 I wont be working from then until after christmas but nothing booked except two nights in york for new years eve and new years day.

But before all that i have two bathrooms to do, three showers to fit, 4 trvs plus new auto bypass and wire free programmable room stat to fit, an extra radiator, a centramag, three services and two power flushes.
 
Finish Xmas eve lunchtime, back in half-days for every day that isn't a bank holiday. Bah humbug.
 
I've got work booked up until the 20th. After that if any calls come in I'll take them if I feel like it except for the weekend of the 28th/29th when I've got a schnauzer walk on the Saturday and a competition on the Sunday.
 
SafeGasInstall said:
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how is your poor merchant supposed to afford a turkey on half a months sales?

You should all be working up to midnight on Xmas eve, have christmas day off (and boxing day if you must) and then get back to productive purchasing!

BAHHH HUMBUG!
 
Last 12yrs only had Xmas day and Boxing day off, been run ragged all over the place.
Found out this year that certain engineers have been allowed to take unpaid leave hence why I`ve been run ragged so I`ve booked the whole week off, won`t get paid but feck em!
 
Il just be doing callout. Out of interest what kind of rate will people be charging. I was doing double last year, but reckon that's too kind heheh
 
I finish on the 20th and go back on the 3rd.

When I first started doing this job and I was direct at the council/HA firm I did five years worth of callouts over Xmas and even when I worked doing my apprenticeship I worked part time in a shop and had to do Xmas then.

I hated every minute of it, couple that with the fact that all my friends, family and girlfriends used to be off for two weeks just made the whole experience worse.

When I started contracting I swore I'd never do it again, and I don't 🙂

i dont think there's any amount of money that could make me work over Xmas again, I really enjoy my time off now. I know I don't get paid for it, but during the summer months I do Saturday mornings which more than covers all my holidays through out the year.

Roll on the 20th December 🙂 I can't wait
 
I have got a bunch of suckers with no plumbing experience running around doing little jobs, whilst I get wasted counting my pennies!! Lol only joking off from 20th to 2nd, I am wondering what people will be doing from 2nd to 7th!! Surely u will get bored!!
 
Finish on the 20th and be back on the 2nd, hopefully half day the 20th for a good few drinks! Will have to do two 24 hrs on call but no rota as yet….. not that i really want to but its give and take.
 
Last day 23rd, bk in on 6th jan. Only get paid half over xmas as ive changed jobs, more money, less responsibility, get to do more what i want, how i want and choice of contract work or private 🙂 o... And hours are miles better
 

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