Retail Employees Having To Work Thanksgiving Night?

LadyJazzer wrote: If you want something to worry about, those nuts that brought you the last two "personhood" amendments in Colorado that were defeated overwhelmingly, are going to try it again in 2012.... (I wonder if they're related to the people that keep trying to pass a Conifer Parks & Rec District?)

Good point, I have to agree.

But emergency services usually get a lot more paid time off than retail workers. I am not saying it should be illegal to make people work on Thanksgiving, I just think if no one showed up on Friday they might not spend the extra money next years.

BTW, Black Friday isn't the biggest shopping day, turns out procrastinating men make the Saturday before Christmas the biggest shopping day, 12/17 or 12/24 this year.

I never shop Black Friday, but now I have another good reason not to.

chickaree wrote: I never shop Black Friday, but now I have another good reason not to.

So I guess you won't be hitting the slopes, or eating at Denny's either.

Nope. Time with family recovering!

What happened to letting the free market alone?

Shouldn't businesses be allowed to decide for themselves if they want to be open or not? I thought you guys were for less government intervention? With the current unemployment rate, I'm sure the companies will have no problems staffing around the clock, if they want.

On the other hand, Chic-fil-A is closed on Sundays and does just fine.

Who said anything about government intervention? I'm with Chickaree - I plan on doing some recovering.

If you are in to re-covering, I have a chair that needs....

Ah, what the heck, the cat would just scratch it up again anyway, after all, it is HIS chair!

Grady wrote:

chickaree wrote: I never shop Black Friday, but now I have another good reason not to.

So I guess you won't be hitting the slopes, or eating at Denny's either.

Or watching TV or using electricity.

Think of it another way. If you boycott the stores, you're helping put people out of work.