Time and a half for black friday

[a1flow]

A fellow TM is telling everybody that they read we are getting time and a half for working black friday. Any truth to this?

 

[SallyHoover]

I doubt it. In the past they have given $1 premium but I think that was supposed to stop with the $15 minimum but since they are saving by not opening and having to pay that time and a half on Thursday, I think they might give $1-$2 premium for the day.

 

[jackandcat]

A fellow TM is telling everybody that they read we are getting time and a half for working black friday. Any truth to this?

Probably not, but perhaps we'll be offered some premium pay.

 

[Jayunderscore]

It’s been mentioned somewhere that some shifts for Black Friday will have time and a half. Believe it’s mentioned in the October Planner.

 

[JAShands]

I believe it’s time and a half from midnight - 8am. It’s in the October planner.

 

[RTCry]

Yes. It’s time and a half for 12am-8am on that Friday after Thanksgiving. I assume it’s bc the online orders are gonna be INSANE.

And probably truck as well.

 

[Ringwraith917]

the online orders are gonna be INSANE.

Oh I hope they turn off the timers like last year 😍. That made it so much better. Not technically "off" but you had like 15 hours to pull the orders I think

 

[vyrt]

Yeah and they also put in pretty much bold right alongside those time and a half hours that no team members will be clocked in between midnight thanksgiving morning til 11:59pm thanksgiving night.

 

[Dream Baby]

I keep thinking Black Friday will be scaled down significantly so there will be no specials deals that day.

They will just spread them out earlier started the first week of October IMHO.

 

[seasonaldude]

With no one pulling orders on Thanksgiving, Black Friday will be the Fulfillment Apocalypse. Can't wait to walk into 2000+ in the OPU queue.

 

[checklane01]

I know we’re closed on Thanksgiving to guests, but is it known for sure that TMs won’t be in the store?

 

[rd123]

I guess they will ask willing TMs to come on thanksgiving. If so, I prefer to work on thanksgiving than on Black Friday. Last two times, they scheduled me for thanksgiving and gave me off on Black Friday . May be because I was not trained to do opu.

 

[RevLogRaven]

I know we’re closed on Thanksgiving to guests, but is it known for sure that TMs won’t be in the store?

I haven't seen anything on an official level, but in my store the SD has been saying that no one is allowed to be in the building at all on Thanksgiving and that it came from corporate. I'm really hoping this is just misinterpreted information because we will be screwed when it comes to SFS/OPU is they only have been in starting at 12:01 Friday morning.

 

[Greenandred]

Yes. It’s official. My HR confirmed that no one will be in the building on Thanksgiving.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

The battles begin.

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