Shockjockey
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I am very glad you are giving your employees 2 days off for Thanksgiving. I just wish the rest of the country would follow. I am boycotting all stores on Thanksgiving and the day after myself. A little less greed in this world is a very good thing. 
post edited by Shockjockey - 2016/11/22 06:33:11
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 08:29:21
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Yep, its why I wont do holiday shopping at Wal-Mart, because they open on Thanksgiving
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 08:36:44
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There are arguments for and against this. Although it would be nice to be closed on Thanksgiving so employees can have time off the store loses money for each day they are closed and that amount lost is not a little bit. Secondly there are families who work quit a bit sometimes intermittently on a weekend so when they have a chance to be able to shop on a day off that is also good for them.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 08:43:19
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There are arguments for and against this. Although it would be nice to be closed on Thanksgiving so employees can have time off the store loses money for each day they are closed and that amount lost is not a little bit. Secondly there are families who work quit a bit sometimes intermittently on a weekend so when they have a chance to be able to shop on a day off that is also good for them.
The quest for money is not more urgent than family. Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve/Day should be mandatory holidays where no bussiness is allowed to be open period the end.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 10:56:01
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rjohnson11
There are arguments for and against this. Although it would be nice to be closed on Thanksgiving so employees can have time off the store loses money for each day they are closed and that amount lost is not a little bit. Secondly there are families who work quit a bit sometimes intermittently on a weekend so when they have a chance to be able to shop on a day off that is also good for them.
The quest for money is not more urgent than family. Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve/Day should be mandatory holidays where no bussiness is allowed to be open period the end.
Good thing it's not up to you lol.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 12:11:47
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I am also Boycotting Buying on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 13:30:12
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I have to take the other point of view, just because.
Why do people get all up in a tizzy over "Retail" workers working on Thanksgiving.
Police, firemen, maintenance workers, cab drivers, elevator operators and repair workers, nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, EMS, gas station, and a whole host of others work on holidays.
When I worked at IBM I had to work all weekend every holiday weekend. That was when we were able to take down the raised floors and to maintenance and repairs.
People who work holidays most often get paid double and triple time with other days off for compensation.
Why are "Retail" workers so special that get you all up in a tizzy.....
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 16:48:11
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Also for got to mention when I was in the field doing HVAC, you had no heat on Christmas day, I came over to fix your heat. New years day, yup I was out working. Snow storm on new years day. Yes in deed, 3am , I answered the call unlike some others we know of. Just like the plumbers came on the holiday when your pipe froze and burst. The linesmen are out working when the tree fell on the powerline. The electrician was there when sparks came out of the plug. I guess our little special snowflakes think working on a holiday is to much to bear.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 17:30:33
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Wow Bill you nailed it big time! I dont know why people get worked up either. Now days in America most people need the extra money because almost everyone is in debt in some way or fashion. Also most Americans dont even have enough funds to cover their butts in case of a emergency rises because majority are living pay check to pay check. But yeah trades men/women don't get enough credit for what they do. They truly are the backbone of society. I always appreciated that show Dirty Jobs lol.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 17:39:42
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we employees at Walmart get Christmas day off. the problem is not greed but all stores are super competitive this time of year. this is the one time of the year that stores show an increase major increase in sales hence the name Black Friday. its one day your company really sees an increase in sales and profit. so the retail stores make it two days now Thursday and Friday.
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Re: Way to go EVGA!
2016/11/22 17:42:17
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Dont know where you work at OP, but i always had a 2 day off in every job i worked for 
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