|
|
Like this article? PLEASE +1 it! |  |
|
Surviving Shift Work – When you’re Rostered to Work on Christmas Day!
| Guest post by: audra starkey |
Article Overview: Shift work can be challenging at the best of times, but when Christmas day is just around the corner and the mad frenzy of buying last minute gifts, menu planning and grocery shopping comes to a final close – you might be forgiven for feeling a tad bit frazzled!
 |
Free Download - Shift Work and Stress – Are You Tired And Up To Your Eyeballs In Debt Too? By audra starkey |
Surviving Shift Work – When you’re Rostered to Work on Christmas Day!
Shift work can be challenging at the best of times, but when Christmas day is just around the corner and the mad frenzy of buying last minute gifts, menu planning and grocery shopping comes to a final close - you might be forgiven for feeling a tad bit frazzled!
But as a shift worker, you might actually be of the 'lucky' onesrostered to work on Christmas day.
Now as shift work veteran, I have had Christmas day off twice in 15 years. Yep - that's right twice.
But is it really the end of the world? Are we really missing out on all of the fun and festivities of Christmas day?
Of course not. The day is what you make of it.
Just bring your Christmas spirit in to work (along with some of those naughty Christmas treats to share) - and you can have just as much fun joking around with your work mates. After all, we're all in the same boat so there is no point winging and complaining about it.
You see sometimes being a shift worker is a really good thing.
Why?
Because you can basically 'rock up' at a Christmas venue after you've finished work, sit down and just eat! You don't have to spend all morning cooking and preparing everything because you've spent the morning slaving away atwork.
Now I'm thinking that's a huge bonus! And if you're lucky like me - you might even get paid double time and a half to work on Christmas day. Another big benefit..
So if you're going to be working this Christmas don't be all doom andgloom. The holiday season is all about catching up with friends, family and loved ones plus eating and drinking way too much of all of the naughty stuff!
Just remember that your work colleagues are somebody's friends,family and loved ones so enjoy spending the time celebrating the day with them.
So wherever and whoever you're celebrating Christmas with this year - bring in the turkey, trifle, chocolate and Christmas pud!
Throw on the Santa hat, eat lots of Rum Balls and you'll be getting into the spirit of Christmas in next to no time!
The Hazards of Shift Work – Going To Work Twice In One Day!
12 Tips of Christmas
How Bright Lights and Dancing Penguins Reminded Me It’s Christmas!
Work at Home Mom - The Secret to Success
How to enjoy Christmas in your business
Referred by: http://jaykubassek.com
|
About the Author: audra starkey RSS for audra's articles - Visit audra's website Audra is a Shift Work and an Airline Veteran based in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. She is the author and creator of 'The Healthy Shift Worker' - a website established to help shift workers cope with the perils of working crazy and irregular hours. If you would like to contact Audra or view her Free Report titled - 'Why Shift Workres Are So Tired, Unhealthy & Unhappy' - visit http://www.healthyshiftworker.com Click here to visit audra's website   How To Cope With Shift Work Eat For Energy Nana Naps Why Shift Workers Shouldnt Have Them How Bright Lights and Dancing Penguins Reminded Me Its Christmas The Hazards of Shift Work Going To Work Twice In One Day Chronic Fatigue in the Workplace Why Your Alarm Clock Is To Blame |
Related Forum Posts
Re: Five Personality Traits of Successful Business Owners
- 1. Focus
2. Ability to Adapt
3. Hard Work
4. Good planning
5. People Skills
Re: Books for the Entrepreneur
- Another great book for internet entrepreneurs is The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris
MichelleJ
Try wikipedia.com for more information
- That depends what type of business you are involved in. Maybe if you share that, we can help you a little better.
I work mostly in the Work at Home industry so my advice would only be along those lines.
Re: Vera Wang Profile
- I too love this kind of success story Evan,
I especially liked the article 'Nothing Replaces Hard Work', I can relate to a lot of things in there,
take care
Carol
Books for Women Entrepreneurs
- There's a thread for good books in the Resources folder, but it doesn't target books for businesswomen particularly, so I figured I'd start such a thread here.
It doesn't matter how successful you are in your business - it's always possible to learn something new.
In subsequent posts I give Table of Contents and brief descriptions for various titles - most of them devoted to the businesswoman - and sometimes a review. If anyone else has read a review, or has read the book and found it useful, please comment!
1. The Old Girl's Network
2. Mother's Work
3. The 7 Greatest Truths About Successful Women
4. Pitch Like A Girl
5. Workplace Warrior
6. Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the Modern Consumer
7. Contingency Planning & Disaster Recovery
8. She Wins, You Win
9. Napoleon On Project Management
10. Why Good Girls Dont' Get Ahead, But Gutsy Girls Do
11. Comeback Moms: How to Leave Work, Raise Children, and Restart your Career even If you Haven't Had a Job in Years
12. The One Minute Millionaire
13. Talking From 9 to 5
14. Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambitions
15. 101 Best Home Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started on the Road To Success
16. Work With Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living. Revised and Expanded
17. Fail-Proof Your Business: Beat the Odds and be Successful
18. Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End
19. Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide
20. Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen
21. Start Small, Finish Big: Fifteen Key Lessons to Start - and Run - Your Own Successful Business
22. Rewired, Rehired or Retired: A Global Guide for the Experienced Worker
23. The Martha Rules: 10 essentials for achieving success as you start, build or manage a business
24. The Essentials of Entrepreneurship: What it takes to create Successful Enterprises
25. Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the E-conomy
26. The Promotable Woman
27. Leave The Office Earlier: The Productivity Pro shows you how to do more in less time and feel great about it
28. The Work At Home Balancing Act: The professional resource guide for managing yourself, your work, and your family at home
29. Secrets of Six-Figure Women
Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.
Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.
by: Stan Prokop, Canadian Business Financing
4 Building Blocks of an Effective Talent Management System
Simon Fuller Quotes
Lesson #3: “Tell ‘em quick and tell ‘em often”
Searching for the Stars: How Yang and Filo Took Their Business to New Heights
Salesperson Wimp-Out: I Need Help 
Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!
Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.