Comments on: Why You Should Work on Black Friday

By: Slippy

Slippy — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 19:40:24 +0000

I worked black Friday. I got nothing important done.

By: burnout

burnout — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:03:19 +0000

It’s a paid holiday for me, so I’ll take off.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 18:04:35 +0000

Hmm, I usually, agree with you, Suzanne, but this time I think you’re off base. I’ve never heard of anyone lying on her death bed saying, Gee, I wish I’d worked on Black Friday 2002.

As an alternative to shopping, make a pot of turkey soup, play board games with your uncles, take the kids for a walk, start writing your Christmas cards, knit a Hanukkah gift, read a book, take a nap … but don’t work!

By: Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:21:34 +0000

“You can accomplish a ton.” Are you sure about this? Right now (Black Friday morning) my two-person office is occupied by myself and my co-worker and four clients – all except me speaking at once in a foreign language (Arabic). Outside our office door is the open lunch area, occupied right now by about 15 people speaking three different languages – all relatively loudly. This is fairly typical and I’ve taught myself to work through it, but there doesn’t seem to be any difference between this Friday and last Friday.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:36:21 +0000

Agreed. It’s Black Friday and I’m working. All of the same reasons equally apply to other times when most of one’s co-workers opt to be off, such as the week between Christmas and New Year’s.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:01:20 +0000

Completely agree. I love working Black Friday. A few years ago, I got a phone call from executive at my company and he told me that I was the first person to pick up my phone all day. We spent a few minutes chatting about why we love working this day (all of which you mentioned). This was someone I rarely had a chance to talk with so it was a great ice breaker!