Black Friday – Extra Credit News Comment
Wal-Mart has decided to open there doors at 8pm Thanksgiving night to begin there Black Friday sales. As a result many workers across the country have become upset and are planning to go on strike. 1000 protests at different stores are expected to occur on Black Friday. Workers have also said they are upset about low pay and not getting enough hours. Even though this protest is being considered fairly small it may still cause problems, the biggest being discouraging shoppers from shopping at Wal-Mart.
From my experiencing working Black Friday is very crazy and entertaining. Where I work we open at 5 in the morning. I would be upset too if I had to go in to work at 8pm on Thanksgiving. That takes away from time that is suppose to be spend with family. This article was interesting because it talks about how all these people are planning to go on strike but at the end their biggest concern is the effect it will have on the shoppers. They need to take their workers’ thoughts into consideration otherwise no one will want to work there anymore and they will have an even bigger problem on their hands.