"Black Friday" keeps inching further into Thanksgiving Thursday (unemployment, regular)
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Black Friday? What's that?
Holiday shopping? What's that?
Sometime between now and Thanksgiving, we will go to our closest grocery store (Walmart) and buy our supplies for dinner:
A turkey roast (no, not a whole turkey)
Some ready-made pie crust (we already have the mince meat and pumpkin. I might even make a shoo-fly pie and some filled sugar cookies)
DW is "on call" thanksgiving day.
After dinner, we might get busy and get the Christmas gifts ready:
CASH in cheap greeting cards.
Or, we might do it Friday. NO WAY IN H will we go to ANY store on Friday!
Honestly, what's the big freakin' deal? If they are open and you want to shop, go shop. If you don't want to shop, don't.
If you do not want to work at a store that is open on Holidays don't. They have a right to set their days and hours. If you don't want to follow the schedule they have set, get another job.
It really is that easy.
This. No need to get panties in a wad about something people (on both the shopper and employees part) participate in
This country should be CLOSED on Thanksgiving except for emergency services. Period.
Can't people stop shopping for one damn day?
No wonder Americans are the lamest people on Earth. They're never happy unless they're purchasing something with what little money they're lucky to have.
This country should be CLOSED on Thanksgiving except for emergency services. Period.
Can't people stop shopping for one damn day?
No wonder Americans are the lamest people on Earth. They're never happy unless they're purchasing something with what little money they're lucky to have.
This country should be CLOSED on Thanksgiving except for emergency services. Period.
Can't people stop shopping for one damn day?
No wonder Americans are the lamest people on Earth. They're never happy unless they're purchasing something with what little money they're lucky to have.
It's grotesque in my opinion. I was aghast when restuarants were opened.
I do all my shopping online now but I try to stick with Amazon or big name online retailers.
Then I know the package arrives in one piece and is wrapped nicely.
Amazon excels in this area.
The big box stores compete with online shopping, open and staffed 24/7, 365.
When one chooses to work in any of the following sectors, it's going to be necessary to work a holiday:
Police, firefighters, first responders, 911, hospitals, airlines, airports, public transportation, AMTRAK, TSA, Customs, Immigration, hotels, utility companies, data centers, restaurants and retail.
Of course.
Not to mention all of the members of our military deployed all over the world.
Odd that retail work is suddenly so sacred.
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