Ok, better late than never. The holidays were over long ago, and the next ones will be here before you know it. But here's my take on the "festive" season.
Retail sucks at best, and it does a real number on your holiday enjoyment. In fact, you might as well just forget about any traditions, because you're going to be working when most people are out celebratng (drinking). Hours are longer, sales goals are bigger, all bets are off. 
I suppose I shouldn't complain too much though. We barely have "extended" hours where I work, and we get to close early on Christmas Eve. Yep, only had to work until 3, not 5 or 6, like other retailers. And.. we were closed New Years Day. Almost unheard of in the retail world!
I feel sorry for the others who work for those money-grubbing companies that want to be open 24/7, even during the holidays. Apparently, the bottom-line is more important to them than their employees lives. For Christ's sake, if people can't get their shopping done between 9am and 9pm, then they don't deserve to shop. And let's not forget, the internet is "open" all the time, so you can shop-around-the-clock if you want to from the comfort of your own lazy boy.
One customer had a zinger for another who was complaining about the lines. She loudly said "If you can't handle the crowds, stay home. It's the Christmas season and it's like this everywhere, every year. Get over it!" I laughed out loud. And pissed off the whiner. Too bad... 
What the hell... the Jews get 8 days to celebrate, the rest of us get 1. We should be able to enjoy it. Behave people. Mind your manners, and get some focking Christmas spirit. Even if you have to find it at the bottom of a glass.
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