Are retail workers justified in being upset

Ladybird0724 wrote: newdiva1 wrote: I don't think folks are mad cause they gotta work black Friday. Folks feel some type of way because it's now mandatory to work dark grey Thursday aka Thanksgiving. right....and the same type of ppl that are working those jobs can't ill afford to quit them. it really isn't as easy as finding a new job and quitting for some people. in healthcare, or law enforcement, you generally know going in you would work holidays. retail has not always been that way. comparing them really isn't fair to me. however, if people are really passionate about the issue, then they should stay home and not shop. i don't think it would happen though.ppl like their sh*t at discounted prices and will put up w/ a lot of BS to get it.

CNN said today that there's an increased demand for it .... and of course retailers have no problem obliging.

Sad stuff

oh well, I have training on thanksgiving.

Ladybird0724 wrote: Lonisha87 wrote: They ask on apps are you willing to work holidays. I know target asked... but if you really needed a job, would you say no and risk not getting it? you look very pretty in your avi, btw

MizzAmirah wrote: chinadoll77 wrote: lovelife wrote: Some of the responses in here are disgusting. Everyone can't just find another job. No, it is not cool that they are making it mandatory to work on thanksgiving. You can't request it off because it is mandatory. Fcuk time and a half when you're making minimum wage and missing out on spending the holiday with your family. And lol at comparing working in health care to working at target. So,we're wrong for not feeling bad about someone having to actually work on a job that they made a choice to apply for????Again,my facility is open 24 hours a day,7 days a week,we are required to report to work during storms(hi Sandy),do you really think that I want to go in,and monitor the little pyscho who's tried burning her family up during a blizzard,no...Do,I want to monitor the boy who stabbed his classmate in the neck on Christmas,Hell no... It is part of my job,I decided to apply,interview,and accept the position.... Thank you! It sucks.....many things suck! Lmao at someone calling it a slavery mindset. Talk about over begging it now. Yes, it's greedy of the CEO's (cus I'm sure they'e all at home eating), but that's the nature of the job. I'm sure most applicants know of this when applying/interviewing, just like there's no season or storm that excuses me from reporting to work. It sucks, but that in the job description.

It's not in the job description that they have to work on thanksgiving.

I'm an asst. manager at a clothing store in the mall.  have to work Black Friday but not Thanksgiving. That mall is the king of ratchet malls and our store I've heard is one of the craziest. Well, next year I won't be there (I just wanted to work right out of college and chose retail management...I hate it but that's another story). I have never been out on Black Friday (EVER), I don't take x-mas gifts that seriously. BF is overrated anyway. I'm dreading 13 hour days - 6 day work weeks and all other loads of crap because I chose this job. I'll make the best of it. I'll just pray, remember I'm just filling up my resume up and I won't be there next year