Originally Posted by
idlethrust
That's my point.For the rest of his career he will have to work holidays and weekends alot.So you better take advantage of holidays at home with the family while you can.I don't care if I've been in training 5 hours,5 days or 5 weeks,if I have the chance to go home to be with family and sleep in my bed I'm taking it.
He will with almost 100% certainty be a R1 line holder by next year at this time and will not have to work Christmas. Then, depending on when he upgrades, he could go straight into a R1 captain line and still not have to work Christmas.
I have never worked Christmas or thanksgiving, nor have the majority of my friends. It just depends on when you get hired.
Working one isn't a big deal.