On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:30:41 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

> On 11/23/2012 8:13 AM, Cheri wrote:
> > "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> The difference is nursing pays better and it is an essential service. Some
> >> people need 24/7 care. There is no good reason to have big sales on
> >> holidays.
>
>
> Many years ago I was a manager at a big-box store. On Black Friday at
> 6:30 AM, all the store employees were invited to a free breakfast served
> by the management team. We had a great time.. and counted down to the
> opening at 8 AM. We did a countdown, told funny stories, gave out funny
> "awards" and when the doors opened, we were ready for business.
>
> Every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas we had a Pre-opening
> breakfast. One week it was for kids.. "Breakfast with Santa"... another
> it was for people in the local nursing homes... we fed them at 6 AM and
> let them shop at 7 AM for an hour before the store opened. We picked
> one night in December for "Employee Shopping Night". The store closed
> at 9:30 but we kept it open until Midnight just for employees...
> management manned the cash registers.
>
> Too many years ago... when companies were run by people instead of
> accounting software and bean counters.
>

So true! I worked for an expensive retailer back in the day. They
gave their merchandise to charity after it had been through all the
markdowns and sales - but before it went, they put it up on the 8th
floor for an employee's only sale at a fraction of the lowest sale
price. It was a very nice perk, but it only happened once a year.

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