I'm convinced of it.
They black out vacation from November through January as well, so you can't take a day off at all during the holidays....believe it or not.
They don't give Christmas bonuses because they give us "retention" bonuses quarterly. Even though those bonuses only materialize if we reach a certain level of client retention.
They have terrific benefits though and I've got pretty good job security, so it all evens out I guess.
Bottom line - I absolutely HAVE to work and care for my kids, so I'll take what I can get.
After venting all of that, I'm going to get the heck out of here!!