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(11,665 posts) Tue Nov 24, 2015, 06:46 PM Nov 2015

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Fuck WalMart [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2015 OP

if people didnt go they wouldnt open saturnsring Nov 2015 #1

Try getting some Chick Fil A on a Sunday, then KeepItReal Nov 2015 #2

Good answer rpannier Nov 2015 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #63

Living up to your name d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #87

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2015 #34

This ^^^^^^^ treestar Nov 2015 #58

if they didn't open, people wouldn't go. witness REI niyad Nov 2015 #64

yes they would theyd just go somewhere else saturnsring Nov 2015 #74

I work on Thanksgiving day too. I want the $$ Sunlei Nov 2015 #3

My daughter works Thanksgiving so she can get Christmas off. jwirr Nov 2015 #29

Once when I worked on Thanksgiving I got paid triple time mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #78

One of my sisters in laws seldom gets to enjoy Thanksgiving or Christmas csziggy Nov 2015 #4

Did they have food donation baskets in their... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #5

Agreed Sherman A1 Nov 2015 #6

I don't have a problem with them being open on Thanksgiving.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #7

No one at Walmart gets OT fasttense Nov 2015 #36

My friend said her store pays time and a half on Thanksgiving mountain grammy Nov 2015 #37

now they get an extra day pay, sorta of krawhitham Nov 2015 #68

Lots of people work on Thanksgiving npk Nov 2015 #8

Is Walmart unionized? Octafish Nov 2015 #9

They have stock options yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #79

Im sure the hourly workers that get paid extra are really upset Township75 Nov 2015 #10

And they are missing a meal scene just like the OP posted bought with Walmart wages yeah sure Person 2713 Nov 2015 #13

me too Township75 Nov 2015 #15

I worked 40 years in the steel industry, our plant worked 24/7 doc03 Nov 2015 #11

Fuck thanksgiving it's a celebration of the precurser to genocide. craigmatic Nov 2015 #12

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Food all day and football. Plus its one of the few Waldorf Nov 2015 #16

Is there a holiday that can be celebrated without controversy? yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #24

I think Martin Luther King Day is the only one that no DUer ever gripes about (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #41

I think you may be right yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #42

No DUer ever gripes about? Archae Nov 2015 #52

you might want to read this for a look at the real history of "thanksgiving" niyad Nov 2015 #65

Eat a slice of sweet potato pie. romanic Nov 2015 #46

No thanks. Inkfreak Nov 2015 #51

you'll allege a most righteous justification to better pretend your bumper-sticker is actual thought LanternWaste Nov 2015 #59

Well, you can't really fuck thanksgiving, now- the turkey on the other hand snooper2 Nov 2015 #60

I would always volunteer to work on holidays, Paka Nov 2015 #14

I did too tazkcmo Nov 2015 #21

Back in the days when I worked retail, I always worked on Thanksgiving... S_B_Jackson Nov 2015 #55

Like the man said, fuck WalMart. marble falls Nov 2015 #17

When I worked at a steel mill for 14 years former9thward Nov 2015 #18

My dad worked in a union steel mill for 19 years and was paid extra on holidays. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #27

He must have forgotten to mention that. Kingofalldems Nov 2015 #35

I did not mention that because as usual with your posts it is not true. former9thward Nov 2015 #49

My dad was laid off from US Steel in 1982... Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #56

When I left you got 2 1/2 times pay on recognized holdidays. former9thward Nov 2015 #80

Nice. That would make me look forward to the holidays. Efilroft Sul Nov 2015 #88

Holiday pay is time and a half in most states. nt. druidity33 Nov 2015 #83

Neither the states or federal government have any laws on holiday pay. former9thward Nov 2015 #85

No they get overtime. former9thward Nov 2015 #48

Defending Wakmart? wolfie001 Nov 2015 #61

Just bringing up some facts. former9thward Nov 2015 #82

The original post that was about forcing Walmart workers to..... wolfie001 Nov 2015 #89

As another poster who worked there mentioned former9thward Nov 2015 #90

Oh yeah, every Walmart follows that high degree of employee treatment! wolfie001 Nov 2015 #91

Making it up as you go along. former9thward Nov 2015 #92

Wakmart defender wolfie001 Nov 2015 #94

My son is an operator at a refinery, Steelworkers also. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #38

If they can't live on that then how are they living? former9thward Nov 2015 #47

Please elaborate. I'm not sure what you're trying to say. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #54

He's got a hankering for defending Wakmart wolfie001 Nov 2015 #62

I was very clear. former9thward Nov 2015 #81

When on vacation with my parents in Florida... RoccoRyg Nov 2015 #19

I got my RW parents to switch to Costco! callous taoboy Nov 2015 #53

I share the sentiment, but... tazkcmo Nov 2015 #20

it is also the way things are done DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #22

IDK Bigredhunk Nov 2015 #23

So every business should shut down on Thanksgiving??? Seriously? Lets discuss. nt Logical Nov 2015 #25

I don't like all that religious stuff, but having a day all can get together, is good. alfredo Nov 2015 #32

K&R. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #26

3 family members will be spending Thanksgiving at Walmart liberal N proud Nov 2015 #30

Years ago I solved the holiday shopping dilemma. Beacool Nov 2015 #71

They are not shopping, they are working the ugly event liberal N proud Nov 2015 #75

I understood. Beacool Nov 2015 #76

Football you say... Keth Nov 2015 #31

So very true. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #39

"Fuck Walmart" mindwalker_i Nov 2015 #33

Boycott Walmart! Shop at Amazon! (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #40

Fuckin' A Go Vols Nov 2015 #43

I Have Boycotted Them For Over A Decade colsohlibgal Nov 2015 #44

Been 4 years since my last visit Go Vols Nov 2015 #45

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #50

You know when I was in my 20s, single and in college, living away from home... Hepburn Nov 2015 #57

I would like to extend silenttigersong Nov 2015 #66

Happy to be the 100th K&R! Bubzer Nov 2015 #67

Do we need federal blue laws to keep PATRICK Nov 2015 #69

I'm no fan of Wal-Mart and seldom go there. Beacool Nov 2015 #70

It is a real SHAME that Hillary helped build this monster, bvar22 Nov 2015 #72

Helped build? quickesst Nov 2015 #77

Just for you. bvar22 Nov 2015 #86

Thanks,,, quickesst Nov 2015 #93

Also worth mentioning WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2015 #73

Did you read on Gawker were Walmart was working with the FBI To spy on their striking employees? classykaren Nov 2015 #84