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Bigredhunk

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23. IDK

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 09:17 PM

Nov 2015

Obviously the world can't completely stop spinning on holidays. Hospitals, for example. HAVE to be open. But everything doesn't have to be open. Bums me out to read the, "I had to work holidays at my job...no tears for you having to do so at your job." Some people would kill to work holidays at their job b/c maybe their job pays a shitload for holiday/OT. I have friends who work jobs like this (double pay or more - and they're well-paid to begin with). Wage slaves shouldn't be included in this. And having the choice to work is completely different than being forced to do so.

Some jobs are more important to the fabric of society than others (some are totally necessary). Starting Black Friday earlier and earlier isn't necessary. My .02.

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Fuck WalMart [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2015 OP

if people didnt go they wouldnt open saturnsring Nov 2015 #1

Try getting some Chick Fil A on a Sunday, then KeepItReal Nov 2015 #2

Good answer rpannier Nov 2015 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #63

Living up to your name d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #87

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2015 #34

This ^^^^^^^ treestar Nov 2015 #58

if they didn't open, people wouldn't go. witness REI niyad Nov 2015 #64

yes they would theyd just go somewhere else saturnsring Nov 2015 #74

I work on Thanksgiving day too. I want the $$ Sunlei Nov 2015 #3

My daughter works Thanksgiving so she can get Christmas off. jwirr Nov 2015 #29

Once when I worked on Thanksgiving I got paid triple time mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #78

One of my sisters in laws seldom gets to enjoy Thanksgiving or Christmas csziggy Nov 2015 #4

Did they have food donation baskets in their... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #5

Agreed Sherman A1 Nov 2015 #6

I don't have a problem with them being open on Thanksgiving.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #7

No one at Walmart gets OT fasttense Nov 2015 #36

My friend said her store pays time and a half on Thanksgiving mountain grammy Nov 2015 #37

now they get an extra day pay, sorta of krawhitham Nov 2015 #68

Lots of people work on Thanksgiving npk Nov 2015 #8

Is Walmart unionized? Octafish Nov 2015 #9

They have stock options yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #79

Im sure the hourly workers that get paid extra are really upset Township75 Nov 2015 #10

And they are missing a meal scene just like the OP posted bought with Walmart wages yeah sure Person 2713 Nov 2015 #13

me too Township75 Nov 2015 #15

I worked 40 years in the steel industry, our plant worked 24/7 doc03 Nov 2015 #11

Fuck thanksgiving it's a celebration of the precurser to genocide. craigmatic Nov 2015 #12

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Food all day and football. Plus its one of the few Waldorf Nov 2015 #16

Is there a holiday that can be celebrated without controversy? yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #24

I think Martin Luther King Day is the only one that no DUer ever gripes about (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #41

I think you may be right yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #42

No DUer ever gripes about? Archae Nov 2015 #52

you might want to read this for a look at the real history of "thanksgiving" niyad Nov 2015 #65

Eat a slice of sweet potato pie. romanic Nov 2015 #46

No thanks. Inkfreak Nov 2015 #51

you'll allege a most righteous justification to better pretend your bumper-sticker is actual thought LanternWaste Nov 2015 #59

Well, you can't really fuck thanksgiving, now- the turkey on the other hand snooper2 Nov 2015 #60

I would always volunteer to work on holidays, Paka Nov 2015 #14

I did too tazkcmo Nov 2015 #21

Back in the days when I worked retail, I always worked on Thanksgiving... S_B_Jackson Nov 2015 #55

Like the man said, fuck WalMart. marble falls Nov 2015 #17

When I worked at a steel mill for 14 years former9thward Nov 2015 #18

My dad worked in a union steel mill for 19 years and was paid extra on holidays. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #27

He must have forgotten to mention that. Kingofalldems Nov 2015 #35

I did not mention that because as usual with your posts it is not true. former9thward Nov 2015 #49

My dad was laid off from US Steel in 1982... Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #56

When I left you got 2 1/2 times pay on recognized holdidays. former9thward Nov 2015 #80

Nice. That would make me look forward to the holidays. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #88

Holiday pay is time and a half in most states. nt. druidity33 Nov 2015 #83

Neither the states or federal government have any laws on holiday pay. former9thward Nov 2015 #85

No they get overtime. former9thward Nov 2015 #48

Defending Wakmart? wolfie001 Nov 2015 #61

Just bringing up some facts. former9thward Nov 2015 #82

The original post that was about forcing Walmart workers to..... wolfie001 Nov 2015 #89

As another poster who worked there mentioned former9thward Nov 2015 #90

Oh yeah, every Walmart follows that high degree of employee treatment! wolfie001 Nov 2015 #91

Making it up as you go along. former9thward Nov 2015 #92

Wakmart defender wolfie001 Nov 2015 #94

My son is an operator at a refinery, Steelworkers also. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #38

If they can't live on that then how are they living? former9thward Nov 2015 #47

Please elaborate. I'm not sure what you're trying to say. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #54

He's got a hankering for defending Wakmart wolfie001 Nov 2015 #62

I was very clear. former9thward Nov 2015 #81

When on vacation with my parents in Florida... RoccoRyg Nov 2015 #19

I got my RW parents to switch to Costco! callous taoboy Nov 2015 #53

I share the sentiment, but... tazkcmo Nov 2015 #20

it is also the way things are done DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #22

IDK Bigredhunk Nov 2015 #23

So every business should shut down on Thanksgiving??? Seriously? Lets discuss. nt Logical Nov 2015 #25

I don't like all that religious stuff, but having a day all can get together, is good. alfredo Nov 2015 #32

K&R. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #26

3 family members will be spending Thanksgiving at Walmart liberal N proud Nov 2015 #30

Years ago I solved the holiday shopping dilemma. Beacool Nov 2015 #71

They are not shopping, they are working the ugly event liberal N proud Nov 2015 #75

I understood. Beacool Nov 2015 #76

Football you say... Keth Nov 2015 #31

So very true. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #39

"Fuck Walmart" mindwalker_i Nov 2015 #33

Boycott Walmart! Shop at Amazon! (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #40

Fuckin' A Go Vols Nov 2015 #43

I Have Boycotted Them For Over A Decade colsohlibgal Nov 2015 #44

Been 4 years since my last visit Go Vols Nov 2015 #45

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #50

You know when I was in my 20s, single and in college, living away from home... Hepburn Nov 2015 #57

I would like to extend silenttigersong Nov 2015 #66

Happy to be the 100th K&R! Bubzer Nov 2015 #67

Do we need federal blue laws to keep PATRICK Nov 2015 #69

I'm no fan of Wal-Mart and seldom go there. Beacool Nov 2015 #70

It is a real SHAME that Hillary helped build this monster, bvar22 Nov 2015 #72

Helped build? quickesst Nov 2015 #77

Just for you. bvar22 Nov 2015 #86

Thanks,,, quickesst Nov 2015 #93

Also worth mentioning WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2015 #73

Did you read on Gawker were Walmart was working with the FBI To spy on their striking employees? classykaren Nov 2015 #84