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Mika

(17,751 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2013, 06:48 PM Nov 2013

"I have to shop on T-Day. I have to work for 40 hours straight, starting black friday."

I heard this from a patient today, lamenting her employer.

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"I have to shop on T-Day. I have to work for 40 hours straight, starting black friday." (Original Post) Mika Nov 2013 OP

Walmart? Wait Wut Nov 2013 #1

Walgreen's makes their people work on Thanksgiving. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #2

ya know it's really not funny at all 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #6

I wasn't laughing at the fact that the woman had to work. I feel sorry for her. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #7

Really? SoCalNative Nov 2013 #3

... because, everyone has access? etherealtruth Nov 2013 #5

Forty hours straight? That used to be illegal and it should be criminal if Cleita Nov 2013 #4

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

1. Walmart?

Reply to Mika (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:00 PM

Nov 2013

A friend just posted a similar update on FB. She works at Walmart. But, she's working Thanksgiving and Black Friday, long hours...not straight through.

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

2. Walgreen's makes their people work on Thanksgiving.

Reply to Mika (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:01 PM

Nov 2013

I call 'em Walgroin's.

4 t 4

(2,407 posts)

6. ya know it's really not funny at all

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:48 PM

Nov 2013

but when I see that ( what are they called? ) little smiley rolling around how can you help but not laugh?

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

7. I wasn't laughing at the fact that the woman had to work. I feel sorry for her.

Reply to 4 t 4 (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 11:37 PM

Nov 2013

I was laughing at my silly name for them. Okay?
It's a ROFL (roll on floor laughing)

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

3. Really?

Reply to Mika (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:38 PM

Nov 2013

Most retailers have online Black Friday deals, many have already started.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

5. ... because, everyone has access?

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:42 PM

Nov 2013

There are some poor folk that either do not have a computer ... or do not have the ability to pay online (ie do not have credit/ debit cards or checking accounts)

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

4. Forty hours straight? That used to be illegal and it should be criminal if

Reply to Mika (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 07:41 PM

Nov 2013

what she said is true.

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