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Originally Posted by ETHAN'S MOMMA
Well my parents own 3 small gas stations and are open on Thanksgiving. But the workers are well paid for the day. They only have to work for 4 hrs. Sorry but they tell people they have to work on holidays at the time of hire. Now I think that big departments stores should close. But my parents gas stations also supply gas for emergency vechiles. So they kind of have to stay open.
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No they don't EM. What do you think emergency vehicles did 20 years ago? They got gassed up before the holiday. Besides, most counties have gas pumps for Police, Fire and ambulances that are owned by the county or municipality, they don't generally use commercial gas stations. In fact, one year a young woman got lost and ended up in my small hometown (less than 3000 people). My dad gassed her up at the police gas pump so she could get to her destination because she was nearly out of gas and she had gone to the police station for directions, as well as wanting to know where an open gas station was. Since there were no stations open, he helped her out.
Frankly, I have never, in my 38 years seen any emergency vehicle gas up at a commercial station, so I am calling a big BS on your "excuse". Even if your excuse were real why would all three need to be open for 24 hours? Yes, I was told about the policy at the time of hire, but I had never come across a place so inflexible in it's policies. Everyone else's family lived in the area so it was easy for them to plan events around their work schedule. I had people willing to cover for me so I could take one day and go out of town to see my family on the holiday, but no, the company would not allow that. There was no reason for that, no wonder they had no employee loyaty.
Perhaps your parents are not so inflexible as to allow people to trade shifts on the holidays. If not, then at least I'll give them that, if so, then they are just as bad as every other gas company. Also, even double time is not worth being unable to see your family for the holiday. At most I bet they make 7 bucks an hour, so that is 14 dollars an hour on a holiday (if indeed they get double time and not just time and 1/2). So, 4 hours at 14$ is whopping 56$. Tell you what EM, I'll give you 56$ to fill in for one of those employees on Christmas. Is it worth it to you?