What's so bad about "happy holidays"?

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To me "happy holidays" is just a shorter way of saying "Merry Christmas and happy New Year" but apparently some people have an issue with it.

Because some people like "Merry Christmas" better.

Most people, nowadays, say "Happy Holidays," rather than "Merry Christmas," to people they don't know well.

impressing our conceits upon strangers is not a way to increase good will.

Because some Christians want to force everyone to celebrate Christmas.
If you're in the west, most people including Atheists do celebrate Christmas.
I think if you don't want to sound PC/be accused by a Christian of being anti-Christian but you do want to acknowledge things like solstice, Hanukah and New Year, 'Season's Greetings' is nicer.
My Christian dad doesn't like Xmas because it's 'rubbing out Jesus'. It isn't. X is short for the Greek version of Christ's name. Mind you if I thought Jesus was God I wouldn't be going about calling him JC or whatever either.
The season has been around since before Christmas. NTs and people without light sensitivity needed something brightly lit to help them through the darker months of the year and to be honest we all need something to warm us up. That's why big festivities in summer are rare. And in the past, it was a time of hunger so collecting together for a rest was a real way to keep going through the hungry months.
Holiday literally means holy day. It's Christians being their own version of PC.

because not everyone has holidays in this period. I'm working full time

I don't think anybody really cares that much if you tell them merry christmas or happy holidays.

Perhaps some people think it too secular.

I'm not saying this is always why people mind, but it can be an acknowledgement that there are people out there with other beliefs (or none) and other festivals than Christianity and Christmas.

I live in a very Christian area and a lot of people seem to never even consider that people could be any other way.

Because it's PC nonsense shoved down our throats because not every single person is of Christian origin, and is complete and utter nonsense. Anyone choosing to live in a country with another main religion, have no business getting offended that the locals use their won traditional greetings. They have chosen to live there.
Being included in that greeting is an inclusive thing.
I'm an atheist and I would never use anything but "God jul" or "Merry Christmas". If that offends someone, tough luck! Says everything about the ones reacting to a nice greeting.
I've had Jewish acquaintances who wished me "Hag samecha" on some of their holidays, and I appreciated that.

As a Catholic, Christ's Mass is definitely my Holy Day.
But though I may feel an eye-roll at people who are certainly happy to use another religions holiday to benefit themselves, I am not going to bunch my panties over people saying happy holidays or txting Merry Xmas towards me.
After all tolerance is proper, even required and should especially be in mind as Epiphany and Lent roll in.
Show by example.
Now mind you, tolerance is not approval but it is not my job to be God's rod of discipline.
And as American, I am not in line with govt enforcement of morals or ethics as long as others keep their whatever to their personal space and do not step into mine.
Of course, I still agree conversely if an apology was enough there would be no police.....

anyway.. there is nothing BAD about it at all, and cheerful greetings should lift a spirit for their intent, not their wording

As a Brit it sounds silly to me its equivalent to saying "Happy Vacation". Its Christmas time you don't have a Christian to celebrate its mostly a pagan celebration anyway.