Nice change: some merchants advertise they will be CLOSED Thanksgiving

[question everything]

so their employees and customers can enjoy time with their families.

COSTCO is one of them..

[lostincalifornia]

1. Actually, merchants have been doing that for sometime, even before this insanity of some companies

now changing their policy to have people work on Thanksgiving

[jsr]

2. Good.

[Thinkingabout]

3. As a worker who has "sacrificed" being with family and friends for many years to keep the things

Operating properly think this complaining has gone overboard. Learn to be flexible.

[etherealtruth]

4. I am sorry to hear that as a low wage retail worked you have had to sacrifice your holidays.

Professionals and those in 24/7/365 fields have done this for years; however, the remuneration is commensurate and at least thos working know they are working for a higher purpose (not retail profits)

[xmas74]

5. I had to do it when working in 9-1-1 and in mental health.

I can accept that. What I choose not to accept is when retailers feel the need to open for no other reason than greed. 9-1-1 open on all holidays? Necessary. Walmart? Not necessary.

[HockeyMom]

7. Same here working in Group Home

There was a need for it, but since I worked overnight shift there, I still was able to have dinner with my family. While it was required that we work these Holidays, we also were paid double time (very nice) those days. Do retail workers get paid double time working on Thanksgiving Black Thurdays? Doubt that.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. In most states, they'll be paid straight time.

That to me is the biggest reason why I won't support Thanksgiving day openings.

[HockeyMom]

11. My daughter was paid overtime working on Thanksgiving

but that was a Union supermarket. I cannot say if they all do. My daughter was definitely home in time for dinner.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. You said the "U" word.

[xmas74]

13. In dispatch we received double time

and the owners of a couple of restaurants in town would cook for us (the owners, not the staff) and drop off the massive meals the night before as a thank you for our service. (Everyone remembers police and fire, sometimes EMS but never dispatch). In mental health I was an employee of the state so I received holiday time, which was a paid day off at a later date. We always had a huge potluck in the office on holidays too.

I worked in a gas station one year on Christmas-no holiday pay, no thank you, not even a single break during the shift. Minimum wage all day long.

[FredStembottom]

6. I'm having Deja Vu all over again.

DU oldsters will remember an almost identical battle over stores being open on Sundays.
Right down to proud holdouts advertising that they will NEVER open on Sundays.

I think I see where this ends.........

[HockeyMom]

8. Chick Fil-A is closed on Sundays

"So our employees can worship and be with their families".

[HockeyMom]

10. Publix is closed too

My daughter has worked in supermarkets who were open but closed very early so employees can be with their families. I can almost see a supermarket staying open for short hours on Thanksgiving. People are cooking a big dinner and can run out of or have forgotten to buy something for the dinner. lol Been there, done that.

A Christmas gift can wait one more day.