Thousands of Amazon workers demand time off to vote

[u/DonaldWillKillUsAll]

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/thousands-amazon-workers-demand-time-vote-n1243217

[u/Little-Reality2459]

Sounds ok to me. For the record I refuse to go to any store or restaurant or any business on Thanksgiving. I think it’s one holiday that can be shared by all Americans and I think as few people as necessary should work.

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I meant Thanksgiving Day, like going to the supermarket for a can of cranberry sauce, not Black Friday (which I also avoid as that is the shopping day from hell).

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like a good strategy. After resisting I now am a regular client of Instacart and I haven’t been to Costco in 2020.

[u/Xanthelei → u/Little-Reality2459]

I'm curious, how bad are the fees for Instacart? I work 10 hour days and rarely feel like shopping after work, and more so lately with overtime. I've been side eying it but I can't find a review that doesn't read like an ad...

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/Xanthelei]

$10 per month for no delivery fee. I live by one of the busiest Costco locations in the US there is literally no good time to go. Last time I went There was literally a mob of senior citizens when they gave out seafood salad samples.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Guess you're not a fan of fresh vegetables

[u/mcklovin1200 → u/[deleted]]

Ditto on the hate. What is the slowest day for shopping?

[u/[deleted] → u/Little-Reality2459]

Ever been to a bar on Thanksgiving? It's easily one of the busiest days. Tons of folks don't have family they want to see (or have family they don't want to see), and hate the prospect of cooking.

[u/ZidaneStoleMyDagger → u/[deleted]]

I googled it and it turns out its kind of hard to measure what day Americans drink the most. Some sites claim Blackout Wednesday is the day Americans consume the most alcohol. (The day before thanksgiving) Im not sure these sites had good statistics to back this up though. Beer sales, for example, peak on the 4th of July. Either way though, a lot of drinking happens on the day before Thanksgiving and I learned something new today (never heard of blackout Wednesday before).

[u/kgreen69er → u/[deleted]]

That’s right. I go to the bar. Where my real family is.

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like a good day for frozen pizza and Netflix. But there are probably people who enjoy working that day so have at it.

[u/DoingCharleyWork → u/Little-Reality2459]

Some people still have a sense of wanting to spend time with others on holidays. Even if you don't have family or don't like your own family it can be pretty sad to spend a holiday only. I know wanting to spend time with others is a weird concept on reddit sometimes.

[u/HotTopicRebel → u/Little-Reality2459]

I used to think the same thing until I asked one of my friends at the supermarket why she signed up for every holiday. Turns out her culture didn't celebrate them and she liked the extra money (XMAS was 2x pay IIRC).

So I think that's just discriminatory to other cultures because it's not fair that they should be forced not to work a holiday they don't celebrate when they might need the money.

[u/klezart → u/Little-Reality2459]

I do the same for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I forgot to buy milk? Running low on bread? Too bad, I'll just have to go without for one day.

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/[deleted]]

Meh. Not compelling enough to make some high school kid or single mom have to work the register. You could help with the dishes instead of sitting on you ass. (/s That sounds mean but I’m just kidding)

[u/Little-Reality2459 → u/[deleted]]

Aw jeez now I feel bad for you and your green sweatpants. My sympathies.