Ed’s taking time off from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, but he didn’t want to leave you with nothing to read! (That would be so unEd.) So he asked his buddies what they’re hoping to get for the holidays. Here’s what’s on their wish lists:
“All I want for Christmas is health insurance!” —Kaitlin, a freelance assistant
“People aside from my grandparents to read my blog.” —Michelle, an aspiring food writer
“All I want for Christmas is the launch of five new magazines so my friends and I can land jobs and start paying off these piles of loans after graduation.” —Jessie, a college senior
“For my stapler to stay put on my desk.” —Charli, a managing editor
“All I want for Christmas is a few (cute) male co-workers.” —an anonymous editorial assistant at a woman’s mag
“All I want for Christmas is a deadline extension.” —Amber, an entertainment editor
“A sustainable journalism business model and universal, quality health care for all. AND a new bathrobe.” —Susan, professionally unemployed
“All I want for Christmas is an EA job so that I can start my life (even if it is with a low-salary) in New York City.” —Kat, a job-seeker
“A new job where my computer doesn’t randomly crash, my chair doesn’t randomly slump forward, and fire alarms don’t randomly go off while I’m trying to edit something.” —Meredith, a freelance editor
“All I want for Christmas is an office.” —Ellie, an assistant managing editor
“All I want for Hanukkah is for Entertainment Weekly to finally realize that they should be bugging my apartment because I’m fairly certain that the comments I make while watching such 2009 seminal classics as Jersey Shore are truly what’s missing from their ‘What to Watch’ section.” —Lauren, an editorial assistant
