The problem comes when people are forced to work on the holiday when they don't want to. Yes, I know people who experienced this last year, because they were the low man on the totem pole, so they had to "pay their dues" by working the holiday. It wouldn't have been a problem if they knew in advance that the store would be open that day, but in the case of one of my friends, he found out by reading online that their store would be open, and he found out a few days later that he'd have to be there when the place opened on Thanksgiving night.
I guess I don't really see the point of Black Friday anymore? Many reports say that it no longer helps the economy the way that it used to, more and more sales are lasting throughput the holiday weekend, and online shopping is more popular than ever. When will this become just like every other shopping day of the year?
The real annoyance is with Christmas taking over the last 4 months of the year. Why are there Christmas decorations up in the mail in September?! That may be a different discussion for a different thread, though
