Posted on 11/13/2011 11:06:23 AM PST by eccentric
Around the country, night workers at Walmart stores are being told to come in five hours early ON Thanksgiving. After having work until 7am that morning, they must get whatever sleep they can and then reutrn to work at 5pm for a 12 hour shift. How much time does this leave for them to spend the holiday with their family?
Walmart wants to call their employees associates. No, they are just workers.
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No grudge, just the truth
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Geez, uppity much????
I worked a government job, and was often compelled (forced or you can quit) to work long shifts, sometimes 36 hour long shifts without sleep. That's right, my expertise was required non-stop for 36 hours until a critical procedure was completed. No right to strike, could not complain. And at times thousands of miles away from home for several days. And I was always on call on holidays and often did work on holidays. You do whatever it takes to bring the money home to care for your family.
Bottom line: If you don't like the bad economy, start putting true (as opposed to compassionate) conservatives into office and never vote for anyone who has "community organizer" on his resume.
Thank you so much. :)
It’s a job. Black Friday’s huge and makes the profit that helps keep the store open.
Navy blue shirts are impossible to find? That and black are the usual colors I favor and I have had no difficulties finding such.
Have worked many holiday including several Christmas days. Always did what it took to support the family. Free country, anyone can simply quit if they are unwilling to support their employer.
****27 registers and only 8 covered by cashiers with long lines full of angry impatient customers. ****
I’m not afraid to find a manager and yell..”HEY! WRE NEED SOME MORE REGISTERS OPEN!”
I work in the medical field..
Where I work, you can either work 8 hours on Thanksgiving and have Christmas off, or the other way around.
You can also choose to work 4 hours on both holidays if you prefer, so that you can have most of either day off.
In the Nursing field, nobody pays us to purchase our scrubs, and they never have.
We do get a discount at some uniform outlets.
It is not fun to have to work these Holidays, but it’s even worse for the patients who are stuck and cannot be home.
So, I put on a happy face for them, I thank God I have a job, and it’s all good!
They should be thankful that they have a job when so many others can’t find work.
It’s really against the law for any employer to do what you said (not saying that they don’t but they can get in trouble if they are found out). If someone works overtime they HAVE to be paid for that overtime in THAT pay period not the next. At least that’s how it works in Texas. When I worked there, we could not get overtime BUT if supers anticipated it, they could authorize it (rarely happened) When I started I told them I had to have off the two weeks at Christmas - we were going on a ski trip. They said okie doke. Come time for me to get off, no deal they say. I quit. We had fun in the snow. ;)
Now I'm not saying that Wal-Mart is crucial, like the phone company, and it would be nice if they gave their workers the day off, but if they have to work, I sure hope they're getting at least time and a half for working on the holiday!
People do yell and I feel so sorry for them because even I hate to stand in line, but they make excuses and nothing changes but we do the best we can.
Believe me when I say we care but there isn’t much we can do except apologize and move the line as fast as we can.
Yes, nursing is important.
But your employer makes the most money on Thansgiving, more than anytime of the year.
Your employer, if closed over the holidays, would have to layoff employees.Your employer may go out business. That is the fact.
If you feel that your employer needs to make less profit- then find another job.
You are not doing your employer any favor by continuing your employment with them.
My first job was in 1967, we didn't have to buy our aprons, but we did have to pay for the cleaning of them.
But, after 2 years of spotty employment I thank God I have a job. It also motivates me to try out for a higher position.Too true. Good for you!
Bottom line: If you don't like the bad economy, start putting true (as opposed to compassionate) conservatives into office and never vote for anyone who has "community organizer" on his resume.More truth, thanks!
Maybe if business cut their prices throughout the year instead of on just one day, it wouldn’t come to this.
WalMart also requires navy blue shirts, and I got two for my son at J.C. Penney. Lands' End also sells them, and even though they're a little more expensive, they wear like iron!
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