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That's not quite accurate. Most of the stores didn't even open until the evening. Plenty of time to have the traditional Thanksgiving meal... and several hours after before heading out.
If employment on certain days with working employees getting Holiday Pay and or overtime I believe there would be plenty of people willing to work. Paid Holiday plus time and a half for working. Where do I sign up?
This was actually brought up by NFL players this year. As you suggest, they wanted more pay to work on the holiday.
Interesting convo. Both sides have made some good points. Some people will always have to work on major holidays -- emergency services, first responders, air, bus, and subway workers, utilities, most supermarkets, many restaurants, medical facilities, entertainment media (TV, radio, cable, internet).
Automation will change this picture, of course. Eventually all Pizza Huts will be operated by robots. Whether this will improve or damage the quality of the product can not be predicted, but it will certainly make it easier to operate these franchises 24x7x365 and then everyone will be well fed. Unemployed, though. That's the catch.
Interesting convo. Both sides have made some good points. Some people will always have to work on major holidays -- emergency services, first responders, air, bus, and subway workers, utilities, most supermarkets, many restaurants, medical facilities, entertainment media (TV, radio, cable, internet).
Automation will change this picture, of course. Eventually all Pizza Huts will be operated by robots. Whether this will improve or damage the quality of the product can not be predicted, but it will certainly make it easier to operate these franchises 24x7x365 and then everyone will be well fed. Unemployed, though. That's the catch.
Well, the quality of the products (pizza) would have to be the same or better with the use of robots or it would not be economically sustainable.
Thanksgiving has always been and remains one of the most traveled days of the year because family members are joining together to celebrate the day and, above all, family. A day or two before Thanksgiving were always very popular days for employees to try to get off so they could either travel or prepare for a family Thanksgiving in their home. As a manager in my profession, I routinely worked the days leading up to Thanksgiving so I could release as many employees as possible for those days leading up to it. We all had Thanksgiving itself off.
I applaud the Pizza Hut manager. There's something to be said for tradition even if the younger generations don't have any in their families or think its old-fashioned and outmoded. I feel sorry for them and their valueless lives beyond the almighty dollar.
Or perhaps open just for Dinner so that the workers could enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving meal at home with their family.
Isn't Thanksgiving a DINNER meal?
(or maybe I'm just confused, since our family doesn't do the weird 2pm dinnertime like some)
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If Pizza Hut is the best pizza in your area, I feel sorry for you.
