In 2002, Cadence required that I be available on-call over Christmas. In truth, I didn't mind this - I got paid £100 per day extra for doing no actual work. After Christmas was done, I found myself without a job.
In 2003, I was still out of work, and very worried that I might be out of work for a long time to come.
In 2004, Honeywell asked if I could work over Christmas (not the day itself, but all the ones around it). I did so, because I had a big holiday coming up at the end of January, and the money offered was really good.
This will be the first normal Christmas I've had for 4 years. Yes, I'm looking forward to it.
