I work retail and every year it gets worse. I was just informed today that instead of being at my store at 8am to open for 9am, I now need to be in at 5:45am to open at 6am. Because the other stores in our plaza open at 4am, 5am, and 6am I now have to too. So no real holiday for me. Who is buying clothes at 4am for their kids on black friday in Children's Place that I now need to be up at 4:30am and at work for 5:45am???? Really?? Clothing?? No kid wants clothes!!! Grrrrr!!!!!!!!
And as a FYI for those that don't know: outlets that open on Thanksgiving night are NOT running special sales. They are running the same sales they ran all week long. Go in on Monday for crying out loud and get the same deals in the size you want and relax black friday with a nice slow day of sewing!!! It's all a scam.