This a new job or the one you've had for awhile now? And yea, I don't know what made so many businesses lose their goddamn minds years ago, as they started to kill off people's normal Sat-Sun off times. Now a days most seem lucky to get ANY days off, consecutively.

same job I've had for the last 5 years

If you are working 7 days a week, you are making more money. *simple* But arrange schedules becomes increasingly more difficult. I just go to work and come home. AND if I do get time off, something else happens to prevent going to a gathering.