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What would you like for Christmas this year?

Survey period: 17 Dec 2018 to 24 Dec 2018

OptionVotes% 
A pay rise22747.89
More play / family / friends time17937.76
Free time at work to experiment with new technology17637.13
Sensible deadlines and a reduction of stress12626.58
Instant mastery of any language or framework forced on me by my manager or clients10121.31
A better development machine with all the go-fast bits8718.35
A new boss, manager, colleagues, office or job.8417.72
The right to choose my own tools and projects7515.82
Other (please comment)377.81
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: All I want for Christmas is: Pin
Mycroft Holmes20-Dec-18 20:02
professionalMycroft Holmes20-Dec-18 20:02 
GeneralFree time for new technology Pin
Slacker00717-Dec-18 1:58
professionalSlacker00717-Dec-18 1:58 
GeneralMore play because... Pin
Sander Rossel17-Dec-18 1:15
professionalSander Rossel17-Dec-18 1:15 
GeneralA word from Scrooge: What we really want/need Pin
W Balboos, GHB17-Dec-18 0:46
W Balboos, GHB17-Dec-18 0:46 
GeneralRe: A word from Scrooge: What we really want/need Pin
ZurdoDev17-Dec-18 1:54
professionalZurdoDev17-Dec-18 1:54 
GeneralRe: A word from Scrooge: What we really want/need Pin
W Balboos, GHB17-Dec-18 1:55
W Balboos, GHB17-Dec-18 1:55 
GeneralRe: A word from Scrooge: What we really want/need Pin
Mycroft Holmes20-Dec-18 20:00
professionalMycroft Holmes20-Dec-18 20:00 
GeneralOther... All but IT stuff! Pin
Mike (Prof. Chuck)17-Dec-18 0:04
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)17-Dec-18 0:04 
Honestly,
I understand the question but I do not let that come so close to me that I'd write a letter to Santa to give me something for my JOB.
It surely depends on local culture and how intense you celebrate christmas, but **IF** there is an event that shall remind you and turn your thoughts to your family, than its this one.

So I always kept one principle up (for me, personally): No electronics, no computer games, no job/IT stuff under the tree!
We do not make "presents" in our family (our kids are an exception of course, I am talking about parents/granny).
Amazon doesn't see a cent from me during christmas time.

WHAT we do, is, that we come together quite early, spend the day (sometimes 2 days..., depends) together, prepare some fine food, spending hours together in the kitchen, chatting, and we just take the time to do what we do on those days.
Sometimes we play board games in the evening, sometimes we open a quality bottle of wine (or two... shometimesh threeee **cough** Roll eyes | :rolleyes: )... no honestly, we have a good day together but that's it.

We have good relations in our families, we don't meet only once a year, but on this special day it's dedicated to do things together, just to make it different from the "coffee and cookies" every 3 weeks for an afternoon at the weekends.

May sound boring for some of you, but when you get older, you enjoy TIME more than money/gifts.

GeneralVengeance Pin
den2k8816-Dec-18 20:34
professionalden2k8816-Dec-18 20:34 
GeneralRe: Vengeance Pin
KarstenK17-Dec-18 3:53
mveKarstenK17-Dec-18 3:53 
GeneralA time machine ... Pin
OriginalGriff16-Dec-18 20:14
mveOriginalGriff16-Dec-18 20:14 
GeneralRe: A time machine ... Pin
Mehdi Gholam18-Dec-18 4:28
Mehdi Gholam18-Dec-18 4:28 

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