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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 02:58 PM Original message |
This being Labor Day...this conversation from yesterday... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. While I agree with you, the reason is that this |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because some people might want to go out to eat? nt |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Exactly. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because the stress, annoyance and resentment it causes employees... |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reminds me of my bowling alley days |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. I can think of a few reasons. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Chinese Restaurants never close at Christmas......people have to eat |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Absolutely right. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Some restaurants choose to open and do good business on holidays |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's how I worked for 17 years. I got one of the two |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. did you really get double time, or just a paid holiday? |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-06-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. It was double time. 8 hours work - 16 hours pay. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. when I was a kid businesses closed down on holidays. The GREED now days |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. When you were a kid businesses closed down because |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I volunteered to work holidays back when I was in the restaurant business |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. Let me ask you this |
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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I would post about those places being open also.... |
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mulsh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. When I was in the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union I |
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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Not union I asked him eom |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Back in my college days, I loved working holidays at Restaurants |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. The Omaha location closed ages ago |
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