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[klasies]

Just been told that we have to teach on Sunday, Christmas Day and that we would be given an extra day off during the week! What say you? Yeah I work for a private language mill! We usually have off from Sunday at noon untill Wednesday night and the mighty one said that we can have Wednesday night off in lieu of Christmas day, which means we will be off from Sunday untill Thursday night.
Wondering if I should ask her holiness how she would feel if she had to work during Spring Festival and the have time off later in lieu of Spring Festival!!!!!!!!!!


Comments?

[Babala]

I also work for a training center. In the contract it does state that we get a day off for Christmas but it doesn't specify what day. The center is open on Christmas and there were supposed to FT's working but we reasoned with the bosses and they said fine. The center remains open but there are no classes. I would suggest banning together with the other FT's and try to make your case to the boss.

[kev7161]

Without sounding too cruel, I hope, but this is something that probably should have been covered before signing the contract (holidays, that is - - especially Western holidays that don't seem so important to Chinese bosses). My advice is to try and do something Christmas-y in your classes that day to make the best of it.

[dragon777]

Jesus Christ! Are you really a Christian? If you feel so strongly about it, take the day off? and pay respects to JC and God. If not work WORK. I am not trying to be critical, but you seem confused about your Christianity...thats if you have any.

[pancakes]

I think my answer depends on where you are. Last Christmas here in Huainan there was very little in the way of celebration. Seeing as there are so few foreigners here, a Christmas party on - say - Boxing Day wouldn't make much difference.

On the other hand, if you've plans to go frolick in the festivities on that day - assuming you're in a bigger city where there actually are festivities - then I would make a fuss about it.

I work for a private school, too, and I haven't yet heard what they are planning for the 25th of Dec. I think my contract is like yours, and says "a day off" but not specifically the 25th.

It depends on how much it matters to you. To me, although I'd like the 25th off for sentimental reasons, it wouldn't bother me too much if I got another day instead.

On the left foot (run out of hands) it might be worth making a fuss for the sake of future teachers? I know at my school, being one of the first foreign teachers, I've sort of had to pave the way. I've made fuss over things like new students being added last minute, both for me and for future teachers; the school will know what foreigners expect.

In the end, though, up to you.

[Super Mario]

Chinese students in Australia don't get Spring Festival off.
Unless you really have to attend mass to avoid going to hell, I'd suggest you do what I did every Christmas Day in China: ring the folks back home, go to work and then celebrate.
And have a good one.

[Midlothian Mapleheart]

Edited to remove offensive content.

Middy

[Roger]