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11-17-2012, 02:39 PM | #1 |
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They signed up for the job, there'll be times it will suck to work.
That being said, it's absolutely thickening how ridiculous Black Friday has become in this culture. I get trying to save money but I'd hope there would be a better way.
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11-17-2012, 02:46 PM | #2 |
Would an idiot do that?
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Yep, be thankful for what you have and then go out and buy a bunch of shit. I found some good deals online last year, but there's no way in hell I'd go anywhere a retail store.
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11-17-2012, 03:13 PM | #3 | ||
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What do you think Wal-Mart's earlier opening hours was in essence? They're doing it to get a leg up on the competition. Not the exact definition of "one-upping" but pretty damn close. Target is just following suit because they have to. But hey, they're opening an hour later than Wal-Mart; they must really care about their employees holidays, right!? Quote:
I don't like where it's heading; that's the problem I have. And this basically sums up my thoughts a lot more succinctly. |
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11-17-2012, 03:08 PM | #4 | |
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They took the job with the expectation that Thanksgiving was off. Now the company is trying to take away a holiday. It's easy for us to talk about this when you're on the outside. I know every one of my co-workers would throw an absolute shit fit if they were forced to work on Thanksgiving. |
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11-17-2012, 03:49 PM | #5 |
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11-17-2012, 03:59 PM | #6 |
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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.
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11-17-2012, 02:44 PM | #7 | |
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But anyways, I get workers being upset but the people here that are throwing fits are not the workers so the point remains that unless they can say they have always advocated for movie theater workers in the same situation they should just shut up. |
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11-17-2012, 03:06 PM | #8 | |
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Target workers did not sign up for this. And saying it's 9pm... I know I would be pissed if I know I had to drink less on Thanksgiving night because my boss FORCED me to go to work that day. And it was because my company decided to make up a policy this year that stripped me of a holiday. I am lucky and thankful to work for a company that knows I work hard all year long, but that believes in giving me time on the holidays for my family. |
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11-17-2012, 03:18 PM | #9 |
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Also something to think about, a lot of times, the hours for Black Friday openings are kept under wraps until very near the holiday. My friend told me that they were told they'd opening at 9 PM on Thanksgiving only a couple weeks ago. I did a quick Google search of Wal-Mart's opening hours in 2011 and the front page had people asking (Yahoo! Answers) as late as November 9th.
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11-17-2012, 02:57 PM | #10 |
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Yes, the Black Friday nonsense is out of control. No, they shouldn't be forced to work. And what goes on in movie theaters has absolutely nothing to do with this.
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Thanksgiving= a day to be thankful for what I have
Black Friday= I need more!!!!!!!! |
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11-17-2012, 03:16 PM | #12 | |
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11-17-2012, 03:30 PM | #13 |
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I think black Friday is reeruned and I have never once shopped on that day. However, some people just have to work on that day (many professions) and if you don't think retail is one of those, you are stupid.
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11-17-2012, 03:32 PM | #14 |
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I have to work on both days, so I still don't see the deal.
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