For those that can’t stand this time of the year, my misery seeks company. What does it for you?

For me: aside from the usual family stuff:

I worked front-end in a post office back when that meant a line-up before I opened the doors to the end of the day when I had to inform the line-up that was still out the door that, yes, I was going to close on time. (Some didn’t take that well. For me it was just another Tuesday…)

It meant a lot of work with little thanks and I had to listen to the same shitty Xmas playlist over and over all day.

Edit/PS: The quick downvote sells it. Perfection. chefs kiss

  • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago
    • Started with always stealing my birthday thunder as a kid.
    • Blatant commercial holiday (in the USA at least) encouraging rampant consumerism.
    • Cultural appropriation; no fucking sleighbells and fir trees in Jerusalem. Pretty trim on reindeer, too.
    • Stole the holiday and trappings from the pagans they persecuted.

    Edit to add:

    • Had to visit family from the born again christian evangelicals on one side and republican supply side jesus christians on the other.