Black Friday is an excellent time to save money and have an excuse to spend! While it’s a joyous and exciting time for the consumers, it can be a stressful hectic time for the employees. Unfortunately employees sometimes have to come to work on Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving day is a very profitable day of the year for stores. In fact in 2010 November/December retailers made around 50% of their years profits (CNN Money). With that being said, it’s a great time for retailers to make money and consumers to have an entertaining night/day.
Black Friday is a great time to shop and save money! On Thanksgiving night 2016 my family (millennials only) went black thursday shopping! (Bridwell) While shopping at Ulta Beauty’s black friday deal I spent …show more content…
Evening Business Insider talked to a long time employee at Best Buy, who worked five black fridays, here’s what he had to say. “When I started, the incentive was extra hours and there was excitement about the rush of it. But as the shift toward Black Thursday there was really no incentive anymore. It was annoying to have to come in on Thanksgiving however, since you had to come in on a holiday you would get holiday pay. I refuse to go out on Thanksgiving afternoon. I think it’s ridiculous business’ have invaded Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday to save a few dollars. I’m hoping that it goes back to Black Friday actually being on Friday not Thanksgiving.” As clearly exspessed, he’s not thrilled about working on …show more content…
"My first Black Friday, I was working at a Walmart. I was assigned to be one of the employees that would cut open the plastic on the pallets which contained our merchandise. Basically, as I readied [the] box cutter, I got shoved by a customer and I fell right on it and sliced my hand open. After getting through that and patching it up, I came out on the floor and promptly got punched in the face when I picked up a DVD on the ground. A customer apparently wanted it." –Redditor Wildfires. "I started working retail in 2007 at Circuit City. My first Black Friday was unbelievable. We were supposed to open at 4 a.m. We all stood at the front doors to watch people come in. I stepped out a little too far and my manager literally had to grab me by the back of the shirt and pull me back before I got stampeded. Once everyone was in the building, I started to make my way over to my register. As I walked over, I saw two women fighting over a printer. Before I had the chance to ask if they needed help, one woman hit the other with her purse, shoved her, and ran towards the camera department. I will never forget that as long as I live.The second Black Friday I worked was during 2008. It was a complete 180 from the previous year. The day dragged, and we missed our budget. The recession clearly made an impact." –Shannon S. Like these employees explained, Black Friday can make for a stressful day/night.
Black Friday can be inconvenient
Black Friday is a great time to shop and save money! On Thanksgiving night 2016 my family (millennials only) went black thursday shopping! (Bridwell) While shopping at Ulta Beauty’s black friday deal I spent …show more content…
Evening Business Insider talked to a long time employee at Best Buy, who worked five black fridays, here’s what he had to say. “When I started, the incentive was extra hours and there was excitement about the rush of it. But as the shift toward Black Thursday there was really no incentive anymore. It was annoying to have to come in on Thanksgiving however, since you had to come in on a holiday you would get holiday pay. I refuse to go out on Thanksgiving afternoon. I think it’s ridiculous business’ have invaded Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday to save a few dollars. I’m hoping that it goes back to Black Friday actually being on Friday not Thanksgiving.” As clearly exspessed, he’s not thrilled about working on …show more content…
"My first Black Friday, I was working at a Walmart. I was assigned to be one of the employees that would cut open the plastic on the pallets which contained our merchandise. Basically, as I readied [the] box cutter, I got shoved by a customer and I fell right on it and sliced my hand open. After getting through that and patching it up, I came out on the floor and promptly got punched in the face when I picked up a DVD on the ground. A customer apparently wanted it." –Redditor Wildfires. "I started working retail in 2007 at Circuit City. My first Black Friday was unbelievable. We were supposed to open at 4 a.m. We all stood at the front doors to watch people come in. I stepped out a little too far and my manager literally had to grab me by the back of the shirt and pull me back before I got stampeded. Once everyone was in the building, I started to make my way over to my register. As I walked over, I saw two women fighting over a printer. Before I had the chance to ask if they needed help, one woman hit the other with her purse, shoved her, and ran towards the camera department. I will never forget that as long as I live.The second Black Friday I worked was during 2008. It was a complete 180 from the previous year. The day dragged, and we missed our budget. The recession clearly made an impact." –Shannon S. Like these employees explained, Black Friday can make for a stressful day/night.
Black Friday can be inconvenient