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A Thanksgiving Reminder That America Alone Doesn't Guarantee Time Off for Vacations or Holidays

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Vicious Babushka11/22/2012 9:14:38 am PST

re: #1 Buck

Just so we are clear, they are not dragged from their homes, kicking and screaming.

And they are paid overtime. And they can take their holiday on another day if they wish.

I know that is what I did when I was in that position. I often worked on holidays for extra ‘bucks’. Sometimes it was holidays I didn’t care about (Christmas) and sometimes it was New Years Eve.

If you open your eyes you will see a lot of people working. Gas Stations, convenience stores, restaurants, movie theaters, radio stations….

You want to get money from the ATM? There is a crew that will load and reload it.

You are wrong. Walmart workers are not offered the option to choose a different work schedule, and they are not paid overtime or time and a half, just regular pay (which is shit pay).

The cashier at the store where I normally shop told me that she doesn’t have a choice about her work schedule, but at least she is paid time and a half.