Employees Disgruntled with Being Forced to Work Christmas Shift
As the Christmas season quickly approaches, some employees of the National Basketball Association expressed discontent with the news that they are being scheduled to work the Christmas Day shift.
“It’s really dumb to have to work on Christmas,” said veteran employee Chris Paul, “I mean, we all have plans with family set up. Do they just expect us to just cancel on them? I’ve worked here non-stop since 2005, you would think they would fulfill my vacation request.”
As management released the schedule for the Christmas shifts, they stated in an internal memo that it is “an honor and privilege” to work on Christmas Day. Many unlucky employees disagreed. Some even found themselves forced to work out of town during Christmas, sparking ire and jealousy among the selected employees to those who would be able to spend the holidays with friends and family.
“It’s like they don’t care about our lives outside of work,” complained Trae Young, “I was so excited to go to Hawaii with family, but they’re sending me to work in New York on Christmas! It’s really dumb! I mean, why can’t Zion work on Christmas instead? Not like he’s doing anything.”
Meanwhile, other employees welcomed the Christmas shift, citing the low stress day as an easy way to make double-pay.
“My family and I have had to work around it, but I’ve worked the Christmas shift basically my entire time with the NBA and it’s essentially become tradition at this point,” stated employee LeBron James, “Customers are more appreciative, which is great. And what else would I be doing, watching basketball?”
Rumors have since circulated that some employees plan to call in sick on Christmas Day as a way to avoid working. At press time, management warned the employees that if they do call in sick, they will not get to participate in the annual NBA holiday pizza party in the break room.
