Walmart employees

SPEEDY MCCREADY
SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
edited November 2012 in A Moving Train
I dont know.
If I worked at Walmart, and they told me I had no choice but to work Thanksgiving Day...
I might have to tell the Boss to go to Hell.

Walmart is now going to be open Thanksgiving Day?
Seriously?
They cant wait till Friday to start the Holiday Shopping?
Why the fuck would they ruin their employees Thanksgiving Day by opening?

I dont know...
Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Have they ever been closed on Thanksgiving?
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    Jason P wrote:
    Have they ever been closed on Thanksgiving?
    I thought the same thing.
    But I see and hear the BIG news that Walmart will start Black Friday early this year, by opening on Thanksgiving Day.

    Either way.
    Forcing Americans to work Thanksgiving Day is just wrong in my eyes.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Hopefully it is volunteer with holiday double time
    that's the way it has been at our shop when we have been swamped.

    I wonder if Thanksgiving is changing with it not being as much of a family day.

    I've never done Black Friday and shopping on our Thanksgiving will never happen
    but both my kids have gone to the after midnight sales and JB is an early riser
    on Friday for the sales. I don't buy much and rely a lot on the web.

    Shopping doesn't appeal as much to me since I've gotten older.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    Have they ever been closed on Thanksgiving?
    I thought the same thing.
    But I see and hear the BIG news that Walmart will start Black Friday early this year, by opening on Thanksgiving Day.

    Either way.
    Forcing Americans to work Thanksgiving Day is just wrong in my eyes.
    I would hope they earn golden time at the very least.

    I would also hope that Americans are spending time with there families, getting fat on Turkey, and watching football. I don't know if this speaks worse of Walmart, or our society.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    I never have gotten the whole "Black Friday" thing.
    I just dont get it.
    Doesnt look like something I would enjoy.

    Actually it looks like nothing but torture!

    A store has 10 TV's marked down half price.
    So 3,485 people line up in front of the store, waiting for the doors to open Friday at 3am.
    Just so they can all run into that store, and beat the living hell out of each other, and walk away with one of those 10 TV's.

    Wait a second..
    Black Friday might be one hell of a good time!
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    it keeps the masses distracted
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    Black Friday?

    My Friday after Thanksgiving?

    Go back to Mom's, Dad and I drag all the leftovers out, we make plates of food that believe it or not, are bigger than the plates of food we ate the day before. Then dad sits in his lazy boy, I sit on the couch, we grab the TV remote and say, "There has to be a college game on somewhere", eat our food, and pass out 15 minutes later.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    That's ridiculous...I heard the Ads...they open at 8pm or something like that.
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I dont know.
    If I worked at Walmart, and they told me I had no choice but to work Thanksgiving Day...
    I might have to tell the Boss to go to Hell.

    Walmart is now going to be open Thanksgiving Day?
    Seriously?
    They cant wait till Friday to start the Holiday Shopping?
    Why the fuck would they ruin their employees Thanksgiving Day by opening?

    I dont know...


    1. because they can
    2. because people want "stuff"
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Yeah I think it's fucked. Enjoy the holiday. You know I love to shop Speedy, but not on Black Friday unless it's an online sale. Black Friday is for relaxing, eating leftovers, going to the town's tree lighting and putting up the Christmas decorations :) A lot of my students work retail and working Black Friday is a requirement, not an option.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Yeah I think it's fucked. Enjoy the holiday. You know I love to shop Speedy, but not on Black Friday unless it's an online sale. Black Friday is for relaxing, eating leftovers, going to the town's tree lighting and putting up the Christmas decorations :) A lot of my students work retail and working Black Friday is a requirement, not an option.
    A lot of us back in High School worked retail, and I am sure there are others here, who still work retail. Working the day after Thanksgiving, working Christmas Eve, and maybe working New Years Eve, is just a given. It is part of working retail, right? But Thanksgiving Day is Thanksgiving Day! Give those workers the day off.
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    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    Horrifying.

    At least all the employees get paid a decent wage and have good health insurance.
    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    would be good at holidays people get rest,but unfortunetely someone need to work..
    as someone work in airforce,im used to working when people having fun and at holidays..
    i worked at all time of holidays,new years day,easter day,christmas day...always sucks..
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  • even flow - question mark
    even flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I dont know.
    If I worked at Walmart, and they told me I had no choice but to work Thanksgiving Day...
    I might have to tell the Boss to go to Hell.

    Walmart is now going to be open Thanksgiving Day?
    Seriously?
    They cant wait till Friday to start the Holiday Shopping?
    Why the fuck would they ruin their employees Thanksgiving Day by opening?

    I dont know...


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  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    would be good at holidays people get rest,but unfortunetely someone need to work..
    as someone work in airforce,im used to working when people having fun and at holidays..
    i worked at all time of holidays,new years day,easter day,christmas day...always sucks..
    I hear you Dimi...I've had to do this too and Tim will also because the group homes never close...there are some jobs where it really is necessary, but I don't think shopping till you drop on a holiday is a necessity.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    comebackgirl wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    would be good at holidays people get rest,but unfortunetely someone need to work..
    as someone work in airforce,im used to working when people having fun and at holidays..
    i worked at all time of holidays,new years day,easter day,christmas day...always sucks..
    I hear you Dimi...I've had to do this too and Tim will also because the group homes never close...there are some jobs where it really is necessary, but I don't think shopping till you drop on a holiday is a necessity.
    you are right..i dont understand why shops need to be open..everyone has plenty of time to do shopping for holidays..
    only for emergency need people to work holidays.police,firemen,military,hospital..
    the rest need to enjoy the day
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Best retailers to work for are suppose to be Costco and Apple...thats from people I've spoken who work at these places. I try to do as much shopping at Costco...here in Canada the employees are treated well...so i'm told and they never open holidays...anyone worked at these place? is it true?
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  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    comebackgirl wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    would be good at holidays people get rest,but unfortunetely someone need to work..
    as someone work in airforce,im used to working when people having fun and at holidays..
    i worked at all time of holidays,new years day,easter day,christmas day...always sucks..
    I hear you Dimi...I've had to do this too and Tim will also because the group homes never close...there are some jobs where it really is necessary, but I don't think shopping till you drop on a holiday is a necessity.
    you are right..i dont understand why shops need to be open..everyone has plenty of time to do shopping for holidays..
    only for emergency need people to work holidays.police,firemen,military,hospital..
    the rest need to enjoy the day
    That's my thought. I am actually saying stores should close and there should be no shopping :wtf: :fp: :lol:
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  • troysp1
    troysp1 Posts: 412
    edited November 2012
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I never have gotten the whole "Black Friday" thing.
    I just dont get it.
    Doesnt look like something I would enjoy.

    Actually it looks like nothing but torture!

    A store has 10 TV's marked down half price.
    So 3,485 people line up in front of the store, waiting for the doors to open Friday at 3am.
    Just so they can all run into that store, and beat the living hell out of each other, and walk away with one of those 10 TV's.

    Wait a second..
    Black Friday might be one hell of a good time!
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    It breaks down to supply and demand. The companies can sell 100's of TV's or 10 and the latter will have more people pushing to get them early and while they are there and dispondent they will spend money to feel better about themselves and get passed the feeling of let down when they dont get that TV.

    I love Thanksgiving more than any other Holiday because for me it is about family. I think that all stores, gas stations, and any other business should be closed for the celebration of the country and our families. But it only takes 1 person to stay open to make everyone else do.

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING! :D
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    A poster mentioned if this speaks to our society,
    I believe it does much more than the business who chooses to be open.
    Black Friday has started earlier each year really not surprising it's starting
    the evening before. Where there is demand there is an answer for it.

    Thanksgiving in the future generations may not have the importance
    but I will hang onto tradition

    :D

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