Dr. TheFanGirl

REBLOG IF YOU PLEDGE NOT TO SHOP ON THANKSGIVING DAY

I modified the original image to be more in keeping with my thoughts.  Given the recent news about Kmart, I wanted to spread this around again.  

Kmart has decided to open at 6am on Thanksgiving Day.  While that appears to be the earliest, many other stores are opening around 7-9pm, such as Macy’s, Kohl’s.  ToysRUs has the earliest after Kmart with 5pm on Thanksgiving Day!  The links below provide the evidence. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/kmart-thanksgiving_n_4220456.html

http://www.ibtimes.com/stores-open-thanksgiving-day-2013-kohls-joins-macys-jc-penney-store-openings-black-friday-1436894

http://www.examiner.com/article/2013-black-friday-store-hours-which-stores-open-on-thanksgiving-day

http://whatsinstore.blogs.heraldtribune.com/2013/10/30/kohls-to-open-at-8-p-m-on-thanksgiving-night/

There are many jobs that work on holidays (travel, hospitality, emergency services, utilities, medical, fire, police, etc.), and I think we should all give thanks to the workers who do not get a holiday - they deserve recognition!  But the retail industry does not need to be one of these fields - the service they provide is not critical.   The expansion to stores being open on national holiday is 100% about profits.

Further, do not believe the hype about stores only staffing themselves on these days with volunteers and temporary staff.  As a ex-retail worker and with two retail workers in the immediate family, this is simply not true.  They may attempt to get volunteers at first and then they will just start assigning people to shifts.

Do not shop on Thanksgiving - Black Friday is good/bad enough. 

I will draw it for every singe one of you.

cold fact: there is no path or job you can take in life that doesn’t involve risk and uncertainty.

if you have the inkling that working in/with music would make you happier than any other job, i’d argue that you’d be happiest coping with the risks and uncertainties associated with working in music instead of dealing with the risks and uncertainties involved in being a doctor, lawyer, veterinarian, astronaut, barista, bus driver or whatever other career choices are currently on your list of possibilities.

many jobs are hard work, but if you love the work, it doesn’t feel like work. if you choose your career path based ONLY on what you think is going to bring you safety and security instead of adding in the factors of what will bring you joy and happiness, chances are high you will wind up living a life of quiet desperation. if you factor your own joy into the decision, chances are also higher you’ll work harder and be a generally more valuable member of this giant chaotic society we call the human race.

to distill:

I like what this Army officer had to say about sexual harassment in the military.

Thanks for the submission! Anti-feminist theory vs. actual REAL LIFE.

It’s sad because these ignorant school aged boys grow up to become people who make and impact policy, media and culture…

Here it is… Welcome to Night Vale in American Sign Language! For the viewers who are deaf, who like to sign, and/or who don’t like to hear stuff….

I’VE FINALLY FINISHED the video of me cosplaying as Cecil, giving his first radio podcast in ASL! Wheeeeeeeeeee! :DDD ((And, I’ve added subtitles for those of you who don’t know sign so you can enjoy it as well!))