Good thoughts for retail workers and other holiday workers

traveler · ‎03-09-2010

Keep a good thought for for retail workers, wait staff, police, firefighters and everyone else who work during snowstorms and holidays. My dad was a firefighter and we never had Thanksgiving or Christmas on the day of.

LillyBee2 · ‎06-07-2019

Yes - for sure! These folks that work in fire fighting, polic or medical always have to make sure there is support for us. They are amazing and giving folks. The restaurants and shops are usually open almost 24/7 365 - I do wish they would close most places for holidays, everyone needs time for family.

skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

@traveler wrote:
Keep a good thought for for retail workers, wait staff, police, firefighters and everyone else who work during snowstorms and holidays. My dad was a firefighter and we never had Thanksgiving or Christmas on the day of.

Thanks, for thinking of us all who like your Father sacrificed many Holidays with their families to provide care for others . I am a Nurse as are some of my other close relatives. We decided yrs ago to have our family holiday gathering on Christmas Eve so most of us would be off work . I don't think we celebrated many Holidays on the actual designated day along with all our birthdays. Most of Nurses went to work in the Holiday mood and were cheerful to our patients even when we had to work mandatory hours due to snowstorms.

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

spouse and I have done both

it's part of the job

traveler · ‎03-09-2010

I drove through a snowstorm to open a store in a mall. Risked my life on the roads for a bit over minimum wage. And we had customers! People with cabin fever or tired of family. The topic everyone had when they came up to the register? Did you see that weather? LOL

CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

@traveler Decades ago I worked in a restaurant, every holiday, every weekend.

There were nights the weather was treacherous and no one should have been on the roads. I just hoped to get home in one piece.

Everyone who came in told me to be careful because it was a sheet of ice on the road. I wanted to say, but didn't, "and yet you risked your life to come out for dinner, it's just food."

God bless those working this Thursday and over Christmas.

RetRN · ‎10-01-2013

@jackthebear wrote:
spouse and I have done both

it's part of the job

Of course it is part of the job, I however choose to acknowledge the sacrifice they make and send good thoughts. I was an RN for 40 years and know quite well about this topic.

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

I say thank you by not shopping Black Friday. Lol

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

Some people prefer to work and get the double time pay than do the obligatory family dinner.

And some who work the holiday schedule and get the double time pay also get to spend a Thanksgiving Day with people they love (even if it's on another day). That's what I consider a win-win.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

I try to be gracious to service workers at these busy times, even if I get so-so service. Many times they are doing double duty for those that called in sick, or chose not to go out in the bitter conditions. We stay at home during bad storms, but wind and cold are all too common and we do have to shop and eat.