Plot

In order for her kitchen staff to acknowledge her authority, Monica hires Joey so she can fire him in front of them. Chandler unsuccessfully tries to set Rachel up with a co-worker. Ross can't choose between two girls.

Ross meets an amazing girl from Poughkeepsie on the train. Rachel hates to be alone around the festive season. She doesn't necessarily need a real relationship but would love to have a fling. Monica is still being picked on at the restaurant. Chandler promised Rachel to fix her up with someone from work and the guys at work all suck up to Chandler because they want to go out with Rachel. Monica hires Joey only to fire him again to show the others at the restaurant who the boss is. Ross can't decide between the girl from Poughkeepsie and another girl who isn't as fun but lives in the city. Rachel goes out with a guy named Patrick and really liked him but is furious when she finds out that Chandler told everyone she was looking for a fling. Joey refuses to be fired because he makes so much money with the tips he gets. Ross decides to break up with both women because he is so exhausted from seeing the one in Poughkeepsie and doesn't really like the other one. Patrick breaks up with Rachel because Chandler told him Rachel was thinking about getting serious with Patrick. Joey lets himself be fired and the people at the restaurant finally respect Monica.—Anonymous

Rachel is looking for relationship. GUnther decides to present himself, but backs off when he hears Rachel say that she is looking for a "Man".. Chandler's attempt to set Rachel up with someone from work gets out of hand when his colleagues start competing with one another, believing she only wants a fling. Chandler gets offered free tickets to baseball games, box of Cubans and so on.. Chandler decides to play the field a little more. Rachel then realizes that Chandler has told people at work that she is only looking for a fling. Rachel was putting out on the first date and is worried that the date would get the wrong idea that she is just easy.. He then scares everyone off by saying Rachel wants a serious relationship. Now everybody starts breaking up with Rachel and she is again angry at Chandler. Chandler comforts Rachel that she is a catch and she will eventually find someone she wants to be with.

Monica's new staff at Alessandro's resent her for replacing their family member as the head chef, and constantly bully her at work. They write "Quit Bitch" on her chef's hat. Monica wants to quit, but this is a job that she has been waiting for her whole life. Upon heeding Chandler's advice, Monica hires Joey (as a waiter) just so she can fake fire him in order to show her staff who is boss. When Joey gets lucrative tips ($550 for 2 days work) from working at the restaurant, he refuses to give Monica a reason to fire him. However, when Joey truly sees the degree of cruelty and abuse Monica is being forced to endure (They bake her fancy chef jacket and lock her in the freezer and spill marinara sauce all over her), which almost makes her resign, he sticks to his part and Monica fires him in front of everyone. This is enough for Monica to acquire control over her colleagues who realize they could get fired too.

Ross is torn between a pretty but overly-serious girl who lives nearby and a fun one who lives upstate in Poughkeepsie, which requires him to commute long hours (2.5 hrs each way) to meet. Ross starts to travel to meet the girl in Poughkeepsie, but gets really tired and sleeps on the couch in the coffee house. Ross again travels to Poughkeepsie for a date, but ends up sleeping on the train and missing his station. eventually Ross reaches Montreal. He meets a girl who was sitting next to him.. She is interested in Ross, but Ross refuses a coffee with her as she lives 2 hrs further away in Nova Scotia.

Phoebe writes a holiday song for her friends but has trouble rhyming their names with holiday-themed things. She cant find anything to rhyme with Rachel. Eventually the song is: Monica, Monica have a happy Hanukkah. Saw Santa Claus he said hello to Ross. and please tell Joey, Christmas will be snowy.. and Rachel and Chandler (mumbles) handler!!