Do Target workers deserve a shortened Black Friday?

[Branden Albert's Huge Balls]

Worthless retail slobs.

[NJChiefsFan]

I wonder what kind of impact this would have on shoppers going to Target? Considering the stories and anger mom's have on Black Friday I doubt they would give one **** about the Target employees.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

You have a high demand of patients on Thanksgiving?

Um yea, you have to see patients a certain amount of times during the week to meet medicare laws if they are receiving therapy. Health care knows no breaks.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

I agree with this. I wish it would start becoming an embarrassing and shameful to be seen at these sales but instead it's trendy and all the rage. Even a guy being stampeded to death didn't stop people so a few people having to work on Thanksgiving evening won't.

I may shop online on Thanksgiving Day. I suppose some IT guy is having to give up time with his family to make sure the company website doesn't crash. However, I will NOT shop at a brick and mortar store on Thanksgiving Day unless it's a drug store like Walgreens or CVS which never closes. Opening on Thanksgiving was a terrible precedent started amongst big box retailers by Kmart a number of years ago and I gave up shopping with them because of it.

I definitely agree with this and I think it is ridiculous that stores are open on Thanksgiving and other holidays. I will never shop on these crazy days to score some deal with hundreds of other idiots. But such is life for many workers in today's society.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by R8ers

It's never going to change unless the customers refused to go to the stores.

The people to blame are the customers in my mind.

Truth.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I definitely agree with this and I think it is ridiculous that stores are open on Thanksgiving and other holidays. I will never shop on these crazy days to score some deal with hundreds of other idiots. But such is life for many workers in today's society.

I don't shop on Black Friday either. If I had 3 or 4 kids that might change things.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

They wouldn't be forced into anything. Can we stop saying this?

No, Target recruits "volunteers" willing to take more pay to work the holiday. Because this is what the PR machine says, this is what we should believe. The groundswell of pissed off employees is clearly because they are upset because other employees are "volunteering" for Thanksgiving shifts.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Um yea, you have to see patients a certain amount of times during the week to meet medicare laws if they are receiving therapy. Health care knows no breaks.

And you probably knew that going into your chosen field.

[Gary]

Originally Posted by bevischief

You took the job.

That's exactly why I quit Walgreens. They will take, take, and take some more...IF you let them. Life's all about choices and I made mine. Damn happy I did. I actually get to enjoy a life with my family again.

[R8ers]

we can all sit here and point fingers but tell me if your wife forgot to buy a turkey roasting pan (cheap one) or the thick metal kind you buy from wally world . you know you would hop in the car and go get it and be just as guilty as anyone.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by R8ers

we can all sit here and point fingers but tell me if your wife forgot to buy a turkey roasting pan (cheap one) or the thick metal kind you buy from wally world . you know you would hop in the car and go get it and be just as guilty as anyone.

Figure out a way bitch. Football be on.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

And you probably knew that going into your chosen field.

Actually not really as I was told I get 6 paid holidays off. Catch being someone has to do therapy so plenty of us still work. I, however, will not complain about it or play the entitlement card. Work is work and it isn't always fair.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Nah, but R8ers deserves a never-ending smorgasboard of delicious neg-rep. Won't you join me in providing for him this Holiday Season?

[Gary]

Every store I managed, I tried to make the holiday schedules as fair as possible. I put up sign up sheets for the employees and asst managers to pick 2 of the last 3 holidays(Thanksgiving, Xmas, & New Years) they preferred to work. I also kept track of how many holidays each employee worked, so on one was having to pull all the holidays while someone else always had them off. It wasn't perfect, but it was the best I could do within company guidelines.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Gary

That's exactly why I quit Walgreens. They will take, take, and take some more...IF you let them. Life's all about choices and I made mine. Damn happy I did. I actually get to enjoy a life with my family again.

Problem is, more and more corporations are jumping on the "take, take, and take some more" bandwagon, and people have less options. I know...I know, they should just be happy to have a job.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Gary

Every store I managed, I tried to make the holiday schedules as fair as possible. I put up sign up sheets for the employees and asst managers to pick 2 of the last 3 holidays(Thanksgiving, Xmas, & New Years) they preferred to work. I also kept track of how many holidays each employee worked, so on one was having to pull all the holidays while someone else always had them off. It wasn't perfect, but it was the best I could do within company guidelines.

I did the same thing. As long as you do all you can and the employees know everyone will be asked to work an equal amount it usually works out alright.