TOPIC: Holidays

Do you all work holidays?  I find that people want me to work holidays so they don't have to take time off during work days.  I never work Sundays and there are holidays I would not work on - like Thanksgiving and Christmas.  But I am already booked for this Memorial Day and it seems I always work 4th of July.  Once I had a guy call me on Wednesday night asking me to work Thanksgiving.  When I declined he got abusive over the phone, finally saying, "C'mon!  Football doesn't even begin until 1!"  Well, football isn't exactly why I take the day off...  I offered to help him Friday morning and he declined saying he wanted a three-day weekend!  I said, "C'mon!  There's football Friday and Saturday too!"  Needless to say, he didn't schedule for Friday.

If you're going to do a holiday, at least charge extra for it! I know most inspectors don't work Sundays, but I know others that will work 365.

Well, Dom, you better be working holidays!  When I have a computer problem I am whining about, you darn well better be there...  I don't mind, even if I have to wait for you to finish chewing that last bite of turkey!

Okay, I may be teasing a little...

Lol, I was answering emails on Christmas Day! Might not answer the phone though And yes you WILL have to wait for me to finishing eating my turkey!!

You are what you eat...

lol. Listen I had someone call me last Sunday afternoon. he needed an inspection done immediately for a court appearance on Monday morning. I thought about it for 2 seconds and then said YES!. At a premium why not. i wasn't exactly doing much anyways. Did the inspection he was happy, I was definately happy. So, I guess you just need to take case by case basis. If I'm not doing anything or not with family, then i say, go ahead and make the money!

Regards,
Bert