GameStop And Other Corporations Feel It's Okay To Ruin Families For Black Friday

[@Spicypuff]

Isn't in black friday supposed to be in, you know, FRIDAY!

[@ChineseWinnie]

that's racist, imagine calling a african american person black, you can't call friday that

[@hadolfitler3316]

@@ChineseWinnie *Excessive Melanin Friday*

[@Kingdom850]

True, but I like that companies start their sales throughout the week instead of just on that single day.

[@bisonhawk1]

African American Friday!!

[@GarreTerraG]

That was before companies realised they can get their money half a day early

[@elijahpepe]

You’re a mean one, Mr. GameStop. You really are an EA! You're as cuddly as a cactus, You're as charming as Illumination, Mr. GameStop. You're a bad corporation with a liking of green fat stacks! You're a monster, Mr. GameStop. Your heart's an empty hole! Your HR is full of spiders, You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. GameStop. I wouldn't go into your stores with a copy of Fallout 76! You're a vile one, Mr. GameStop. You have termites in your walls! You have all the tender sweetness Of Ajit Pai, Mr. GameStop. Given the choice between the two of you I'd take Ajit Pai! You're a foul one, Mr. GameStop. You're a nasty wasty skunk! Your employees’ apartments are full of unwashed socks, Your soul is full of gunk, Mr. GameStop. The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: "Evil! Exploitive! Greed!" You're a rotter, Mr. GameStop . You're the king of sinful sots! Your heart's a dead tomato splotched With moldy purple spots, Mr. GameStop. Your soul is an appalling dump heap Overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable Mangled up in tangled up knots! You nauseate me, Mr. GameStop, With a nauseous super "naus!" You're a crooked dirty jockey, And you drive a crooked horse, Mr. GameStop. You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich With arsenic sauce!

[@elijahpepe]

Phew, that took 5 minutes.

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

And now a bunch of their stores are closing, laying off regional managers and laying of district managers, laying off Game Informer staff and laying off corporate heads.

[@cendresaphoenix1974]

I somehow knew you would mention 76 I was just waiting for you to do it... Why are you people so predictable?

[@Eragonfrost]

Funny how Thanksgiving is all about family and appreciation for what you have, then the day later everyone kills each other for sales.

[@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa]

Thanksgiving is when you celebrate with your family, make peace with tomorrow, and prepare the clan for war. Friday is the bloodbath. Celebrate Thanksgiving right. Ride into your local mall the next day in full armor with swords and mow down everyone in your path as a family.

[@theblackoutexplorer2658]

Dexxus nice joke also cool roxy pic

[@malikking5133]

Same day, you mean

[@Eragonfrost]

@@malikking5133 yes haha

[@deusexbaby5555]

Thats why when I see the movie Purge its scary this can actually happen. Everyone is insane

[@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057]

Going into Gamestop to return my copy of Fallout 76. Hopefully they give me store credit or else i am tearing the place apart!

[@TheMarioManiac]

Tony Bamanaboni [TomatoPowers] going to a GameStop to find a not generic comment.

[@Herozonex200]

Why would you buy that trash?

[@godzrelentless6178]

😂😂😂

[@fastdak25]

game is already on sale for $40. You'll be lucky to get 10-15 bucks for it now. Just keep it in hopes it gets the NMS treatment after a couple years.

[@jangounchained5279]

Can i record you and make my stupid shocked face at the end ? Hahahaha 👍👍👍👍

[@tokutickler]

Isn't it the norm for companies to be soulless and greedy on Black Friday/Thanksgiving? Scratch that, isn't it the norm for People to be soulless and greedy on Black Friday/ Thanksgiving? It's only a matter of time before the fatality reports start rolling in....

[@maramba32]

Well you should look for another job then?

[@tokutickler]

Meritorious 76 It's a damn shame...

[@FlyingV555]

TokuTickler next year you will see fatality reports.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I actually work at a 24/7 walmart so we are open all day, but the black Friday starts at 6 lol. The one thing Rich didn't argue about is that not everyone has family or doesn't care to celebrate holidays and would prefer to work holidays for more pay. I would work Christmas if possible...maybe By maybe I mean because walmart no longer gives holiday pay which does make working holidays terrible lol.

[@knightmayor1703]

Black Friday isn't nearly as violent as most make it out to be

[@ViralKiller]

There is a fair solution: Give them double pay and make it optional.

[@DrFrankenschtein]

Viral Killer Perfect solution! I wish someone would implement this. Those damn evil corporations! 🤔🤔

[@lnas1892]

Well, here we have double pay and optional. Some companies makes you come. However, the payment is not as much as in the us just because we are not there. Even though sometimes we do more work in less time and in better quality

[@psykotisyinc]

Make it a law that corporations have to pay employees triple pay if they work on Thanksgiving, stores will stay closed after that!

[@justinkelly9526]

That's how it usually is. Tubby doesn't understand what he's talking about.

[@legoboyfan123456789]

Viral Killer isn’t that how it is in the states? On stat holidays we get double time or triple time and they have to buy you a lunch and it’s optional

[@andreacollier7445]

I refuse to shop on Thanksgiving! The day is meant to be with family. If I miss out on deals, I miss out. New models of crap are released all the time. You can get a good deal on the stuff another day. (I guess this means I really don't need to go shopping on Black Friday, anyway, eh? All the stuff I would have gotten would have been sold out anyway on Thanksgiving.. less money in the store's pockets! They're shooting themselves in the foot! lol)

[@shortyorc121]

Right stores wouldn't open if there was no demand. I use to work retail and I worked thanksgiving one year. I had a customer tell me to my face it's a shame you have to work thanksgiving. Lol then wtf are you doing here lady.

[@Lakross101]

Right on, man. Don't care if I lose my job, you won't alwayd have family, but money will always be there.

[@billyhatcher643]

same here i dont like shopping on thanksgiving its so stupid because this is a time where u should spend some time with ur fucking family

[@TheDeadlyBlueWolf]

Or just shop online like the rest of us...

[@davidadkins9657]

No it isn't Thanksgiving was the start of European settlers stealing this country has nothing to do with family.

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

Retail has *never* respected its employees or their customers. I'm surprised they didn't revert sooner.

[@bubblebuster4702]

Jorge Ramos you think retail is bad, restaurants are worse

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@Everything Cool if you were actually British you would not be saying that

[@Stevenyc69]

Ok my only thing with this is...on your job applications, at least most retail applications ask if you can work weekends and/or holidays and most say yes. So can you really complain? I don’t agree with working on holidays but they also pay extra time.

[@kobayashibrynhild9622]

@@Stevenyc69 Not always. Only particular companies pay holiday pay tomorrow. Because they're greedy assholes. Also, most people say yes because if they don't, 9/10 of the time they won't be hired.

[@kristjanwashere]

@Everything Cool lmao I love you pulling in politics out of nowhere.

[@MrChabry]

This is the way corporations want it. They squeeze every drop they can from workers, and if the worker complains, just replace them with somebody who is so desperate that they need to work at a place that cares nothing about them.

[@DrFrankenschtein]

Fake news.

[@Oozaru85]

Well, you get extra money for that extra work and some people need that extra money. Here in Germany you get an extra of 100% of your regular wage for working on holidays or sundays, which is not bad at all.

[@DrFrankenschtein]

@@Oozaru85 Heck yeah dude! When I was in college, I worked every holiday I could for that exact reason.

[@MrChabry]

@@Oozaru85 Most the places I've worked at here don't give holiday pay. The only one that did have us an extra 10 cent per hour. In America, it's up to the employer.

[@whatayaDO543]

I used to blame corporations, but then I met the customers..... and realized the corporations is just the reaction and effect of a bigger cause.... and that cause is the consumers, the consumers wanted this, the people wanted this, this was on high demand... I don’t hate corporations anymore, I hate the human race

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

Ur a mean one Mr GameStop

[@NoraIconiq]

Ok this deserve more likes then it got.

[@shinigamideathgod3]

sorry for your luck but the world dosnt stop just because of a holiday change your line of work otherwise quit complaining.

[@Bob-lc9yo]

shinigamideathgod3 This is just evil. By now money has blinded Earth. This is an evil world, and family and love is death, money only matters.

[@killertruth186]

Although it is a bit early, but that is a good one.

[@shinigamideathgod3]

there is other jobs that don't close for holidays why should stores close, if the power goes out from the weather someone gotta go fix it, retirement homes still need people working, etc.

[@gravydavy9930]

Who tf goes to gym on christmas night....😑

[@Rivers1129]

I would if it was open.

[@SmuffyGT]

People without reason to celebrate?

[@rickyg4088]

It’s kinda nice going on those days. Most people don’t go and means a gym all to yourself

[@HornyHamster]

Ricky G I rather be in a gym with people

[@potheadraccoon8536]

i went to the gym on thanks giving and black friday sooo yeah

[@marisolcorona3721]

They can ruin us but we can ruin them (insert that guy destroying gamestop video here)

[@soracool1234]

Yeah that's how you get sued all of your life saving lol.

[@NOOBNUT08]

LOL, sounds like a Chris Chan copycat. #dontcallanybody

[@martingoldblunt5163]

lol

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

That one kid in the background GameStop doesn’t have games in the cases they are all in the back. He didn’t cost them any money.

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

@@soracool1234 you wont get sued for that lol tf? And the most they can do is slap your wrist

[@WalcomS7]

Not everybody has a family. My grandparents died, my parents died, I hate everybody on my wife's side of the family, so I spend most holidays alone and drunk and that's the most relaxing and entertaining part of my year. If I was offered extra money to work those days I'd probably do it.

[@Tippssy]

Problem is, isn't not "offered". It's "do this or get fired".

[@XD70067]

Tippssy actually they did ask which Employees wanted to work on thanksgiving and I took it, but some other locations might not ask and demand for you to show up. So it is not all locations.

[@smarthousetech8593]

At least you have a choice to get wasted if that makes you happy.

[@XD70067]

Gamer on a Budget yes, the one near you but I’m talking about the one I work at. I was saying not all locations are the same.

[@warmcrunch3829]

This was so edgy my wrists started bleeding

[@APunisherKnight]

If you have ever been poor enough or do not live near any family, working on holidays is a great option. Not for everyone of course but still I could definitely see some employees making that request.

[@Woeisme2]

But don't make the ones who have family work on those days.. wtf are you saying?

[@APunisherKnight]

@@Woeisme2 ....to open it up to volunteers? People who dont care about the holiday for whatever reason can work to earn that holiday pay? I know I choose to work volunteer holiday shifts at my work which helps me get by finacially easier.

[@solonepeon5805]

Does anyone remember how Sunday was family time & no work.

[@privatejoker9090]

no

[@unicorntomboy9736]

All stores should be closed on Sundays

[@knightmayor1703]

@@unicorntomboy9736 thats stupid talk

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@knightmayor1703 why

[@16soccerball]

No. How else do you fuckheads buy your groceries the day before the work week starts

[@JuGrNaught]

I was a GameStop ASM in 2015 and SM in 2016. I thought it was awesome that J. Paul Raines allowed the whole company to take the day off on Thanksgiving, may he rest in peace. Under new leadership, GameStop is tanking... hard. They probably see it as a missed opportunity to gain that early Black Friday traffic if they remain closed on Thanksgiving, and in that way they're right. It's just a shame that this has become such a trend in American culture over the past 10 to 15 years. Honestly, I think it's only a limited time until companies are open on Christmas Day as well.

[@ChristopherBrekke]

Some are McDonald's is one of them. Surprisingly it's very busy in there that day because of all the other businesses being closed. At least around where I live

[@Jose_Ole_Posole]

Walgreens is open all day everyday during ANY holiday. So yea companies already do that. Well at least where I live they do.

[@NoraIconiq]

Probably every holiday eventually possibly even weekends you never known and by that I mean no days off at all.

[@1VideoGameDude]

Retail is the worst

[@DaiSenshiMounir]

Matthew R it’s not that bad

[@1VideoGameDude]

@@DaiSenshiMounir i give you a lot of credit if you can work in retail. I wasnt one who could do it. The work was fine it was the customers who were horrible

[@automan224]

The older I get The less people care about thanksgiving

[@Justin-dp7pg]

automan224 that’s because most millennials lack family values, intelligence and morality.

[@chillvibes375]

*all holidays after a while, only summer vacations are a thing in most people's lives. everything else is a big "if i was in the mood that year" kind of thing

[@CuteAnimeGirl]

Oof, if you think Millenials are bad don't interact with Gen Z tbf most Millenials grew up with family values and had holidays off and in fact would like to keep it that way. After all Millenials are children of the 80's and 90's. The black friday thing sprung up more from Millenial's parents forcing places to stay open so they could get the latest electronic thing or toy for them, so you can't really truly blame Millenials for that, as this trend started IIRC mid or late 90's.

[@JM-fo1te]

It's the millenials that think the holiday is racist

[@CuteAnimeGirl]

soccer moms predate millenials. but yeah it's obvious some millenials would adopt that because their parents were those overprotective sorts of people. Go watch the south park movie, that predates even the term "millenial" being used

[@Ninjalox2]

I mean, its GameStop. We don’t need it anymore, it doesn’t like us, but it still comes around to remind you it’s there.

[@theblackbaron4119]

If Gamestop goes bankrupt I would show up and offer to buy their store for a 16th of the price the would have asked for to get out of debt.

[@chaosdirge4906]

We still need game stores. but then again, I'm pretty sure that Best Buy will take that over. Considering that after Toys R' us closed my best buy freaking stocked up on toys. I really don't want Gamestop to close, because I know the Ramifications it will put on the industry. Seriously no one should be happy if Gamestop Closes, I don't care if the company is evil Digital Distribution is far worse.

[@alvinyakitori8720]

Sounds like an ex-girlfriend.

[@ghostwilliams4419]

@@chaosdirge4906 In a few years when all games will be Digital Microsoft and SONY will absolutely extorr us with their artificial high prices

[@gigoman-hu5hm]

Chaosdirge I take it you have not heard that toys r us is coming back under the name Geoffrey's toy box.

[@5h470wk1t3]

"Walmart opening at 6pm..." no no no, we are ALWAYS open... our SALE just starts at 6

[@JGJonny]

*Is that a MOTHERFUKIN GRINCH REFERENCE?!*

[@goldylover1000]

J.G Jonny BURN BABY BURN

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Why do you have that profile picture?

[@JGJonny]

Gentleman Gamer why?

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@JGJonny it's an anime profile picture, nobody takes that seriously

[@JeanneFeisont]

Nobody’s taking your Spiderman PS4 boxart profile pic seriously either, Sony Elitest.

[@BoydofZINJ]

The real problem is not the stores, but US the people. Stores are only doing this because WE THE PEOPLE are buying stuff from them. I refuse to buy anything from places on Thanksgiving. However, people are still rushing to buy stuff - so its not the stores fault - WE ARE THE PROBLEM. Sure some of us are not the problem - but there is enough people buying goods to make it profitable for stores to do this. Imagine if NO ONE bought anything then no store would do this.

[@ChineseWinnie]

HOW DARE PEOPLE BUY THINGS FROM A STORE THAT IS OPEN! DON'T THEY KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT OR PEOPLE LIKE US WILL GET TRIGGERED!?!?

[@SometimesImaPenguin]

@@ChineseWinnie Probably not, they're too busy buying every shiny thing that manages to capture their attention long enough for them to walk over to it and throw it in their shopping cart.

[@BoydofZINJ]

@@ChineseWinnie then how dare those people want to have lives and be with their families. You can not have it both ways. If you want people to have a healthy life then they will need to stay at home or they can be pawns of some store that is wanting to make money and dont care about people. A store will only be open if they are profitable and make money. If they are no longer making money then they may treat their employees better,

[@ChineseWinnie]

@@BoydofZINJ Then you should quit and find a better job. That is the reason they are open on thanksgiving, so they can obviously make money... If they are no longer making money they'll fire their employees and shut down

[@BoydofZINJ]

@@ChineseWinnie you obviously did not listen to the video or come from poverty or middle income family. Losing a job can devastate some people. There are some people who look at these retail jobs for their lively hoods. Have you even worked a holiday at midnight before? I bet your idea of work is 2 hours of watching golf. Trust me, I have taken and worked jobs that forced me to work terrible hours and I needed the money.... to quit and look for another job is not always possible when you have rent, hungry, and have a family.

[@northoftherockies]

You got it all wrong. When they said "protect the family", they were talking about their family of executives and shareholders.

[@joshbacon8241]

Because all _they_ care about is money.

[@graphicsgod]

GameStop has never cared about it's employees or customers, why start now?!?! 🤔🤔🤔

[@yumri4]

well it started to but the economy of growth said no as it did not make money for 1 day it did not lose money but it did not make money either

[@ripaccount-n2x]

And also Gamestop is the worse video game store to sell your used Games and Accessories while they are actually selling it regularly...

[@thedarkforce9596]

@@ripaccount-n2x yeah it's like that GameStop meme a guy Bruce in a bunch of games maybe like a hundred and gets 13 bucks for all of them they screwed me as well too LOL I went in there with 30 games knowing for sure those games were told they were in good condition and I know for damn sure that I had special editions with those games and I still got a low price for them so I said screw off u bunch of commie bastards and I left with my games

[@Quicksilver0922]

Good point

[@starkiller18]

you could say that about nearly any other retailer don't act like game stop is so much worse. yes they have a lot of problems and corporate can be incredibly sleazy but to claim somehow they are so much worse than other retail jobs is stupid.

[@RedFlame95]

Yeah its so stupid 3pm on Thanksgiving and so many other stores. Rip happy family Thanksgiving

[@jaredmcclure1730]

umm.. its not that uncommon to want to work on holidays.. Perfect excuse to not bother with visiting your family plus extra pay..

[@madbro4803]

Some people need the money.

[@Isador911]

I'm onboard with the working holidays.

[@somegoy4487]

Some people also enjoy their family, and think time with them is pleasant.

[@robertdouth8979]

@C1T1Z3N148 Then those people are probably not volunteering to work the holiday shifts.

[@somegoy4487]

@@robertdouth8979 fair enough, but the over arching point is its highly unlikely the employees actually asked for this. But I admit I could be wrong.

[@squidwrtt5911]

Anything for that *Xbox One S Minecraft Bundle*

[@CaitiffFTW]

I'll probably get one of the other bundles, and use the gift card that comes with it to buy more games.

[@spoople_doople]

How long ago was that video

[@RUDAMENTRY]

Bet you corporate gets those days off

[@TheBradRules]

These gigantic corporations do not give a crap about anyone. To them they're so big, everyone is disposable and replaceable, they have no emotion, no moral compass, all they see is dollar signs. Sometimes it costs more to keep the lights and electric on than what they will make in revenue on that day. Very good video, Rich, very heartfelt.

[@williamhuynh869]

"Everyone is disposable and replacable." Well, thats kinda because we are. Everyone, thousands if not millions of people, are in search of jobs that would pay them anything. So when one employee begins to be spoiled and think they need to have privileges... hate to break it to ya, but NO YOU DONT! You dont deserve anything unless you are told specifically that you do. When you get spoiled, you get replaced. Theres another fool made every moment. Course, this is just speculation and Im a fool myself. It seems that this is slowly becoming true, tho.

[@catholiccontriversy]

You'd be surprised how many people want to work on their days off. I'm not one of them, but at my day job I'd say about half of the work force jumps at the chance to work on holidays to make the extra money. I personally have hobbies I do in my free time (like gaming) and make enough to support myself based on a 40 hour work week, but there are so many people whom that isn't the case for. It was either last year or 2 years ago when we were doing inventory over Thanksgiving and we needed managers to make sure people were actually doing inventory; the hourly "do the bean counting inventory" positions were in such high demand we hand to make decisions by seniority, it was the salary "make sure people are doing the counting" that were pulling teeth.

[@yumri4]

there's a word for them" Workaholics" it can lead to several medical conditions also from just over working

[@joemacdougall9205]

If I'm working I'm not spending money. I work in retail and don't hate it somehow so I don't mind the extra hours. I try to get 52 hours a week. Don't need the extra money now but I might need it when I go to university. Need to get my driving license too. I don't mind working the holidays personally but I can see why people do. It should be a voluntary thing with a higher rate of pay.

[@RunicSigils]

Yep... Despite being fairly gung-ho myself, I'm perfectly content sitting back and playing games all day because I thankfully don't have to work anymore while my brother has gone out of his way to work 80+ hour weeks.

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

When I worked at a job that actually offered holiday pay to come in on Thanksgiving and Christmas eve where you only work half a day and get time and a half pay I jumped all over it. But I work retail now and there is no such thing, it's regular pay and you don't get a choice in the matter.

[@Malouco]

catholiccontriversy yeah so many people get depressed alone. Any Gamestop that doesn't have employees who sign up will be closed. Two are in the area and only one will be open.

[@y2kplus9]

This is why having Black Friday on the day immediately after Thanksgiving is a bad idea. Why is Black Friday on the day after anyways? THIS is the practice that needs to stop, and people need to stop shopping on Thursday and supporting this nonsense.

[@RikkiSan1]

I agree besides Cyber Monday is where it's at you can find better deals and you don't have to worry about being stampeded

[@16soccerball]

Its been like this for years why are you now realizing this

[@y2kplus9]

@@16soccerball I'm not "realizing it" now, I've been saying the same thing for a long time (years), so nice assumption on your part....

[@thewraith9446]

It's because most people have off that day.

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

Remember when that one guy was trampled to death because people we're storming into a Walmart for Black Friday?

[@burnzy3210]

thanks giving day, a day "to be thankful for what you have". come on america, can't you even wait for 24 hours to buy things?

[@93mlo]

No , I want my stuff NOW

[@EliosMoonElios]

They can't be thankful for that new game they have, IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT IN FIRST PLACE!!!

[@ChineseWinnie]

Man if only we had communism and american wasn't a capitalist shithole.

[@novazo1]

@@93mlo use the internet for online shopping you primitive human.

[@lilkxdude5659]

@@novazo1 You would still have to wait, you tub of grocery bags.

[@RetroPuffyMC]

Meanwhile for me, I am a slant okay with it, for I work at a retirement home up in Oregon. I treat the elderly people the same way they would treat me, like family. So working a job like this, Thanksgiving (I'm a chef btw) doesnt feel too much different than with my real family because I still get to sit down with the residents and enjoy a meal with them while they boost my ego unintentionally (since I helped make the food lol). My time is 10AM-6PM with a lot of others, so it's manageable time still to have a late dinner at home. I consider something like this an okay to work holidays since I have a 2nd family with the residents here. Cheers and thanks for reading.

[@josholeary7336]

Black Friday should be pushed to the Friday on the next week after thanksgiving and then this wouldn’t happened idk why they decided to make Black Friday right after thanksgiving it just creates more chaos and it’s stupid

[@evillecaston]

"Many of our associates and guests have asked for this" Something tells me it's just a few spoiled kids hounding their parents for the last Call of Duty RIGHT NOW. Why is it so difficult to wait one day? I can imagine that very few, if any, employees would actively request to work on a holiday, especially without any extra benefits. As if GameStop would offer any of those...

[@4nimeJax]

I'm and SGA at gamestop and work tomorrow from 3 to 11. Not happy about it and neither are my parents and family.

[@PipeRetrogamer]

In my country we have some days that are irrenounceable, such as Christmas, Workers day and January 1st. Maybe you could ask your congressmen for some of that to avoid this sort of nonsense.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

USA sucks

[@etikalovesminecraft7844]

Even january the 1st has stores opening in the uk now

[@privatejoker9090]

Congress has no authority in this matter.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@privatejoker9090 why

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@etikalovesminecraft7844 don't these big business people have families too

[@Dickle69]

if anything also blame the people who also shop on thanksgiving. They are the problem too.

[@NHR2]

Exactly.

[@tang6654]

buut people wouldn't shop on black friday if sales dident exist so there fore we blame corporations

[@SirJamesIGamerfuzion]

That's me :) nothing to do on Thankgiving so rather go shopping

[@cepininja1927]

That's true

[@wolfregiment5679]

Apparently people wanting to go to a store and buy things when they're on sale earlier is a problem. Or you know people who don't even celebrate Thanksgiving.

[@Jinny-Wa]

Uhm? There are a lot of people who want to work on holidays, Sundays and stuff for extra money. Now i dont know how it works in the US, but in Finland you get bonus when you work at Sunday, night, special calendar days. But on that i agree that GameStop never cared about customers, just their money. Last time i visited GameStop was almost decade ago. Every game was like 10-20% more expensive than elsewhere (70 € for console game at 2010) and even used ones were almost same price as new ones. That

[@duanerobnett9122]

I have been working in the US for more than twenty years in a variety of fields. Until I read the comments on this video, I had never even heard of anyone getting paid extra for working nights or sundays. I had never dreamed that I could have ever gotten paid extra for working nights or sundays. Here, you have to get paid at least time and a half if you work over 40 hours in a week. If you have a good job, you will get certain holidays off and possibly get paid for them, too. If you have a job like GamesStop, then you just have to work holidays for no extra pay and deal with rude people.

[@guccigucci5002]

jc penny is still around???? LOL wtf havent seen one of those sense I have seen a K mart

[@React2Quick]

Yeah but they're probably out the door too. They recently hired a new CEO who was I think the CEO of Joanne Fabric's

[@yourcatsfilthyvomitchunks6423]

Ugh, I forgot about K-Mart. What an old desolate memory of going in that store, just once, but it was so sterile and dead that I can't forget that experience.

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

Lol k mart is walking distance from me

[@kylerogers7564]

I love JC Penny, they have clothes that are professional and yet super comfortable. Not really cheap up front but if you wait on sales you can get some amazing deals.

[@hugecowpatty5724]

I used to work in retail in Minnesota. My family lived in FL. Most of my friends traveled for Thanksgiving. I couldn't afford to. I spent most Thanksgivings whole I was up there alone. Sure, I got to play video games and other stuff, but I really didn't have anything going on. Then one year, Target, my employer said they were going to be open Thanksgiving evening. A certain number of people would be required to work to run the store, but they asked for people to sign up for those shifts, then only required people to work if not enough people signed up. They fed us. They said use double time and a half. I jumped at the opportunity. And every year after that that I was in that situation I asked to work. So it's not crazy to me that some GameStop employees might have requested to be able to work on Thanksgiving. And most GameStops don't require anymore than 2-3 people be there to run the store. Yes, some people have to work who don't want to and I think sucks and FOR THAT REASON I do think most places should stay closed. But, Rich, it's possible and even likely that GameStop really did get requests from employees to he able to work on Thanksgiving Day. I still agree that they shouldn't. But you're wrong if you think this isn't something that employees asked for.

[@SpartanA054Moose]

Shoot I asked to work Christmas day this year already, I'm okay with it (Personal reasons) Worked every other holiday too this year, certain scenarios make it a viable option.

[@mugen1philley]

@@SpartanA054Moose same

[@SpartanA054Moose]

@@mugen1philley I mean, you could deal with a mess, or deal with a mess and get payed 2.5 times the amount you normally get. Seems like a good deal to me

[@huntercalhoun5740]

I work at a GameStop, and they’re requiring all 10 or 11 employees to work tomorrow. Real bummer.

[@SometimesImaPenguin]

@@huntercalhoun5740 No wonder Gamestop is going under. What do you need 11 employees for on a holiday where no one wants to shop because they're fighting vomiting up the third dinner they've had that day?

[@gabriellcaballero5302]

You know to be honest there are some families that can use the extra money for the holidays. So time and a half ( which MOST big company chains give there employees on holidays) can mean if there child is getting that gift the have been waiting for or not. Now I agree no one should be FORCED to work if they really don't want to but unfortunately they aren't gonna schedule EVERYONE at once and if ur scheduled to work it's YOUR responsibility to find someone who can take ur shift. If not you can and will be held accountable for skipping out.. so I don't think it should be completely taken away. Just refined to suit more people's needs ( and thats an almost impossible feat to achieve).

[@GatheringHall]

I'll be honest with you, Thanksgiving has never really been that big of a deal in my household. If the factory I work in were to stay open on Thanksgiving, I'd absolutely ask for the shift. Money is always tight this time of year due to all the extra holiday shopping.

[@Teajryan]

Excellent point. I don't understand the hate towards businesses being open on holidays, especially for nationally recognized "holiday shopping" I wish every store could give people the option to work on Thanksgiving, but for most people,if you're scheduled, you have to be there like any other day ...they pay you....you are not a slave.

[@fusionomni305]

Dishonor on GameStop! Dishonor on their cow!

[@yumri4]

i think they sold their cow for money as a cow is not directly profitable ... unless you sell dairy products

[@Xyno76]

Dishonor on your whole family! Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow! xD

[@JaxMerrick]

Mushu, simmer down, will ya? :)

[@Lord_Of_Beans]

@@Xyno76 and then he fucking dies

[@HeilRay]

FusionOmni You need the udder dlc to dishonor their cow.

[@SCJhoops]

Might just be the way I see it but I think GameStop is pulling moves like this because they might fear they will soon be in the same boat as Blockbuster was a few years ago and having great deals or opening early is a way to attract the crazy/early shoppers who either stay home on thanksgiving or aren’t celebrating or doing anything on that day itself. Due to all the flack they get for their poor business practices and trade in policies etc. as well as less people purchasing physical copies of games, I think this is one of their desperate moves to stay as relevant as possible for as long as possible.

[@AndrewAnstrom]

I work at a casino that literally never closes... I don't remember what having a holiday is like.

[@knowledgeseeker4116]

I definitely agree that the holidays should be reserved for families to have that day off but what about people without familes or people who dont celebrate holidays or people who are separated from their families who want to work. For some folks their coworkers are family and they dont mind coming in. At my previous job the holidays was voluntarily. I think that was the happy medium.

[@MrSolidsnake293]

I dissagree completely, working on holidays is not something we should make a habit of, you might consider co-workers family but a majority don't. And the only jobs that should be still active on these holidays would be the most important ones, such as corporate, banking, and emergency services. If we just ignored holidays what would our freedom be worth? Dont work yourselves into an early grave people!

[@linusmlgtips2123]

But what about those that do? Either everyone gets the day off or nobody does, we can't discriminate.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@MrSolidsnake293 why is banking important? Banking does nothing meaningful for society, unlike the emergency departments

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I disagree with you

[@patrickhewitt7899]

There are so few that do so all have to suffer

[@HaloSmyth]

The solution is to not shop on those days. I had to work on Easter one year at GameStop and the store was empty. I had one customer all day. The next year we closed on Easter.

[@PartenJoe]

I think the only way to get these company's to stop with opening on Thanksgiving and other hoildays is for the customers to NOT go on those days. If the companys see no sales or little sales on days like Thanksgiving they wont' opne up on those days anymore.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

No, government intervention is better

[@bigmeatball7467]

Gentleman Gamer With today’s administration? Pipe dream.

[@Fidelis1776]

PartenJoe Did you just try and use logic to solve a simple problem?

[@mc-ps-playa5569]

PartenJoe >Trusting consumers to do literally anything K E K

[@neoasura]

It's a different generation, the fact people will actually go out shopping on Thanksgiving is the problem. I don't know where that started, or why. I get Black Friday to a point...but it's spilled over into Thanksgiving, but if the customers didn't go out, these places wouldn't be open.

[@thedogsbutler7046]

To be fair, not everybody wants to be trapped at home with their families on Thanksgiving. A teenager with alcoholic or drug addicted parents is just one example. I used to volunteer for holiday shifts when I worked in the petrochemical industry so I had a good reason to get away from my in-laws and my ex-wife.

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

Most retail workers don't get the option of deciding if they want to work or not. It's usually,, work your shift or you'll get wrote up/fired and we most certainly don't get holiday pay. If you don't want to be with family then go volunteer at a soup kitchen or something and feed the homeless.

[@thedogsbutler7046]

You can be in other lines of work where you would be in the same situation. Some examples are hotels, the military, diplomatic services, intelligence services, police departments, fire departments, EMTs, power plants, electrical distribution stations, high voltage lineman, television broadcasting, hospitals and emergency rooms. Since Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are three of the busiest days for ERs and emergency services you would have it much worse than you would working in retail.

[@alexvids9232]

i like working holidays for extra $$$ im a tech and can make $1,000 on holidays in 12 hours.

[@momslasagna5727]

Gamestop's business model has been backwards for years now. I don't see them being around in 10 years.

[@herrzeiens3503]

I don't see me around in 10 years lol games top will shut down like in 2 or 3 years lol

[@grizzlymang1930]

Yeah game stops got less than 5 if you ask me

[@S1lverspike]

I’m surprised they survived the last 10 years

[@probablymelgibson2344]

@@S1lverspike me too

[@graphicsgod]

If Sony and Microsoft have theyer way with digital only sales, Gamestop will be shutting down soon than you think!!

[@Markimark151]

It’s not just GameStop, JCPenney, Target, and Kohl’s are just as guilty for even opening on Thanksgiving! Shame on both the corporate idiots and the shoppers that camp out at these stores!

[@repopig1433]

Didn't watch the full video huh?

[@Markimark151]

Pbtrooper89 then you didn’t watch the news few years ago, people were camping out in line at some local Target and Kohl’s over door busters. And the some employees have to give up their holiday with their family, just to keep their bills being paid and their family!

[@hesliterallymebro]

Did you not watch the full vid jacksss

[@Markimark151]

syrinxstorm he stated other stores like JCPenney are opened at 2pm in the afternoon! Like they’re so desperate to get customers, because they’re closing stores and going bankrupt. They don’t freaking care about their employees!

[@AlmarAZL9S]

If you *HAVE* to work on a holiday, then yeah it's terrible. Worse if they don't pay you for that. If it's by choice and they do pay you extra for that day (or days, etc.), then that's ok.

[@BarrenMind2]

Yeah, dude. Most the people at my store are broke and from broken families and holidays are just days

[@theweatherdude]

3:28 Walmart is open all day with the deals starting at 6 p.m. ...absolute absurdity and so wrong to do associates that way. Sure, there might be a few associates with no problem working the holiday, but most associates are forced to miss out on family time because the company needs as many hands on deck as possible, and asking for time off isn’t an option...it gets denied.

[@M_S_Blanc]

I worked a Noon to ten shift yesterday at Walmart, and it really wasnt bad. We even had their own Thanksgiving meal, with ham, Turkey, stuffing, GB casserole, pies, the works. And it was all really good! And when the event started, we easily had about three thousand people in the store. Keep in mind, I live in Laramie, Wyoming. A town of 30k. If 10% of the population wants to shop at this one store on that day, we're going to supply the demand. Simple as that.

[@nathanbeavin8275]

I worked last night from 6pm to 4 am. I can celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend and I need the money bro

[@lavantz345]

Whenever I get paid holiday hours, I always say "finally, we're getting paid the wages that we deserve"

[@ForTheStyle]

I've been there as well. Now I get paid to take Thanksgiving off 👍

[@bobything4025]

denied every single time even with real reasons like sick leave

[@BrettHornby]

Basically if you work retail that holidays are ruined somewhere somehow. Even if you get Thanksgiving or Christmas off still need to get up stupid early to work the next day like Black Friday or Canada has Boxing Day the day after Christmas. Overhyped sales that aren't any better than during a mediocre time of year. It's only a deal if it's something you need and want and many "deals" don't fall in that people need and want category. Also add in exhaustion from working before the holidays. Been there when I used to work retail or even security in a retail environment before or after the holidays. Get Christmas off but the weight of working the next day and getting up stupid early for it ruins it. My rant and plan to do a personal vlog on December exhaustion on my channel.

[@Anton1699]

In Germany, tt is actually illegal to have your employees work on a holiday or on Sundays. There's few exceptions, like self-employed people, convienience stores, gas stations, restaurants etc.

[@SmuffyGT]

So to some extent, your government realizes that some businesses need to stay open? I simply don't want my government making that choice for me. :/

[@Anton1699]

@@SmuffyGT We do have rather "agressive" worker protection laws here when compared to the US.

[@EumelaninKnight]

A solution to this backlash is hiring some seasonal workers who don't acknowledge these holidays. I sure wouldn't mind working tomorrow or Dec 25th.

[@biscuitsngravy3566]

Lol I've been boycotting Gamestop for years. They suck. Anyone wanna join in???

[@williamhuynh869]

You dont have to. Theyre not that big anymore

[@biscuitsngravy3566]

@@williamhuynh869 that's because I boycotted!!! Besides, it's still gamestop....

[@feet3857]

Lmao stop acting like it’s just you that made GameStop have less business. You’re not the center of attention. I doubt ONE person buying nothing would help. Cut the bullshit.

[@CassidyShadewing]

Sometimes you DON'T want to be with your family. I know plenty of times I'd rather do anything else then deal with the stress of extended family.

[@yumri4]

so which is more stressful a 6am to 8pm job that you have to stand up all the time during, be awake, and be alert or your extended family?

[@CassidyShadewing]

@@yumri4 Extended Family. I'm not getting paid to deal with their bullshit, unlike a job where I'm gonna get holiday pay for putting up with Customers' Bullshit.

[@thedarkforce9596]

@Confederate Fleet yeah it's like Chick-fil-A they close on Sundays because they're owned by a church now some people are not religious and would rather work on a Sunday and I heard that they're going to open on Sundays for the people that want to work

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

Well if it was optional and you got holiday pay then I'd be okay with it and if the store being open was a case by case basis where the store would only be open if they had enough volunteers to staff the store. But that would never happen because people would complain to corporate that they had to drive out of their way to find a store that was open, corporate would demand that ALL of their locations be open.

[@chillvibes375]

And some of us like holidays we DON'T want to fucking work like a slave :/

[@HarashiHorror]

As a working class citizen I enjoy working thanksgiving .. extra money, you can have thanksgiving any day of the year, people shouldn't get together with family just because a day says you should.

[@HarashiHorror]

@1misanthropist believe me it wasn't luck, it was hard work and dedication .

[@DBWave94]

What about the people who actually care about their family but are forced to work? The argument goes both ways.

[@HarashiHorror]

@@DBWave94 I already said that you can do that any day of the year. And I care about my family, in fact that's the very reason why I work holidays. So I can provide the necessities and luxuries my family deserves ..

[@HarashiHorror]

@@DBWave94 and anyone who cares about their family should care about working. Most people are couch surfing society these days.

[@mtgfatalpush7640]

@@HarashiHorror this day of the year is really special for my family, u are forgetting the meaning of thanksgiving... i like how the rich boys currpted ur mind and tell u its really good to make work before family... thats sounds pretty dishonorable to me

[@casualismgaming1328]

You can ruin me anytime, Rich.

[@brandothemando2311]

Casualism Gaming ...hot

[@husseinalwashah1489]

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[@casualismgaming1328]

@@brandothemando2311 that's right papa Brando. that's right ;)

[@smilingipad3044]

This is really sad.

[@mpk1028]

And the employees pleaded, "we are already blessed with working on Labor day, Memorial day, Fourth of July, and New Years day. Please, please, please take away our Thanksgiving holiday". Management heard their cries and acquiesced. Perhaps next year, Gamestop will have the generosity to open up on Christmas.

[@misterzygarde6431]

What if The United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and both Koreas became one country called Bonerland?

[@alexappsapp1332]

Seraphi Grimaldi SKIBILIBAMBUMBABA

[@MaidenWithEyesOfBlue384]

@Seraphi Grimaldi Add the UK and it will be ''the ting goes skrrrrrraaaa''

[@athing18]

@Seraphi Grimaldi kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZPGeGWKfpl6eM0

[@vggaming6920]

a thing lmao

[@therealwinston3634]

why? and why bonerland?

[@zake64]

I’m going to play devil’s advocate here, and I know I’ll be getting a lot of flak for this, but I’ll throw it out anyway. There are actually store associates out there who want more hours and specifically do ask to work on Thanksgiving. Some people don’t have families to spend the day with and wouldn’t really be doing anything anyway otherwise. Also, Thanksgiving won’t typically be a busy day in-store, so it’s a pretty easy way to earn some extra cash if you want to do it. Is this GameStop’s situation? I have no idea, but it’s not impossible.

[@DBWave94]

There are people out there that would rather work, yes. But let's not exclude the family-oriented people who would rather sit down to a nice meal. Having the whip cracked down on you and told you're coming in whether you like it or not is the problem.

[@nicmcconchie2199]

Hey man, when I like any of your vids, I get the notification that it's been added to my liked vids, but the blue thumbs up goes back to grey as soon as I scroll down even a little. After this happens, I click the grey like thumb again, and again, it goes blue, and gives me another alert saying the same thing, and yet again, when I scroll down, the like is undone every time, and is even removed from my liked videos folder. Just thought I would let you know that I tried to like all 25 or so of your vids that I watched today, but because of this weird issue, none of them were actually recorded. Even if I don't scroll down, once I leave your channel menu to check if it's been added to my liked videos, it goes back to grey again, and once again, it isn't added to my liked folder. I just want to 'like' your videos mate! Should I contact KZbin? Or would it be better coming from you. I hope you actually get to my message! I know how busy you are mate. Kind regards, N.K McConchie

[@boo1_gaming927]

Dollar General is opened so if you forget something, like stuffing or whatever, they should have it.

[@Herozonex200]

I knew that we're going to come down to this but I heard some families dont celebrate Thanksgiving and some dont mind to work for the holidays. The only thing I got against is that it reflects everything I just said but some people want to hang out with their families.

[@Anriru]

Honestly it should be that If you want to go work on thanksgiving you are allowed to. For example im not really close with my family(I dont like in USA either but assuming i were to live there) so I don't care much about this holiday If someone told me not to go I'd be kinda upset because why do I have to lose hours that I get paid for because of a holiday I don't even celebrate

[@wolfregiment5679]

@@Anriru same situation for me except I live here

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@Anriru don't you want the time off anyway Don't you want to be able to have a comfy lie in without having to go to work for once

[@Anriru]

@@unicorntomboy9736 Weekends exist mate And I'd rather be lonely and sad at work but make money than at home not making money

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@Anriru that's depressing to hear

[@PSNTanmanTW]

Walmart is actually open ALL day. The Black Friday event just starts at 6. I'll be there 2-11...

[@Adrastia]

A lot of them are 24 hours aren't they? The one around here closes at midnight and opens at 6am. Although they were originally 24 hour. I think they did close on Christmas Eve last year or a few years ago. But I'm no sure if they still do that or how regional it is. But since many people have no choice but to use the Walmart pharmacy I imagine like Rite Aid it needs to stay open. At least in some places.

[@jdlcampbell]

Same I was there 12 to 9

[@ahmedfalahy9337]

Suggestion: _A few months before an official holiday, the company would send out an empty list to the employees. If an employee wants to work on a Holiday then they would fill the list. _*_The job on Holiday is optional but you'll receive a bonus if you work during a holiday_*_ OPTIONAL. Not forced. If you want to spend the holiday with your family then okay._

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Some people were complaining because they got an hour of overtime regardless

[@NobleS1236]

This is actually a pretty good idea.

[@dokuga]

I remember being 18 applying @ GameStop back when minimum wage was 5.25 an hour. I asked for $6 in the interview and was told verbatim. "You better prove your worth 6 per hour" They bank on the ignorance or young kids that think they'll be talking about and playing games at work and that couldn't be further from the truth.

[@phantomblade3740]

I’ve worked at Costco for over 15 years and they’ve made us come in at midnight on Christmas night the whole time I’ve been here.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

That is terrible

[@phantomblade3740]

Gentleman Gamer yeah my family started doing Christmas dinner around 1 p.m. cause of it so I could join them, and I would try to go to sleep around 3 p.m. while everyone was still up partying. It was terrible.

[@magustrigger9195]

@@phantomblade3740 wow poor you with the family and the friends and employment..... Ohhh wait if you didn't want that job you could quit thats right. You have the option to go elsewhere....your job is not issued, its not your only option and 11/12ths of the year you like it. Maybe find a new job, or start a business if its even slightly important to you, whinning about just makes it sound like your to lazy to fix the issue.

[@4nimeJax]

I work tomorrow at gamestop from 3-11pm. My family is going to be bringing me a Thanksgiving plate from home when I have my scheduled break. I'm a 21 year old SGA, and this doesn't make me happy.

[@Champoforyx]

I work 7-4 on thanksgiving at Wal-Mart same boat

[@4nimeJax]

@@Champoforyx that sucks dude. My fam has dinner around 3 so with either of those shifts I'd be missing dinner. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving after the shift 🦃

[@canaanwinthrop2463]

What is a 21year SGA and why are you unhappy about it? Just quit if you don’t like SGA!

[@4nimeJax]

@@canaanwinthrop2463 21 is my age. SGA is the equivalent of a shift supervisor. I'm unhappy with the hours gamestop has chosen to be open on Thanksgiving... did you not understand the subject of the video and my comment?

[@zellayancy3942]

I can tell you for sure when the memo came out in 2017 when I was working there, we were all pissed. We received the same memo that was released that you read. No one wanted to work that day. I did go in and work on Thanksgiving because my kids were going on elsewhere and I wanted to be helpful to the others that wanted to spend time with their families. It was my manager, myself and one other employee. We stayed until after midnight setting up Black Friday sales for Friday. My manager lived an hour away. She went home, slept 2 hours and got up and came back. I opened with her that day too since my kids weren't home and I was trying to be nice to the people I worked with. So I got there at 8:00 am. It was a miserable day. I did bring lunch for my manager and myself from Thanksgiving because she didn't have time to have a Thanksgiving meal. So there was that. But it was unending both days with customers.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

My mom used to be a nurse, but after an accident she worked at Michael’s craft store (I actually worked there myself Black Friday 2008j and she used to have to go on Thanksgiving. She had to do it; she needed the money and the health insurance. Her two guarantee holidays were Christmas and Easter. Her nursing job actually MEANT something. My partner, however, loves working on holidays and their work is open on Christmas.

[@Sieg3465]

Some of the people I know in the Gamestops I go to actually want to go work on holidays. Holiday pay and that they would have been at home doing nothing is one reason. Some other friends don't want to work that day granted, but well that's why you get someone to cover for you. Regarding retail, of course retail stores don't care about their employees since you are easily replaced and from personal experience working at the Target I was at, on the days I didn't get someone to sign up for a red card I am told "if you don't get a red card we might have to terminate you". For those that don't know a red card is a debit or credit card for Target.

[@GothicDragonX]

Listening to your horror stories, makes me appreciate mine a whole lot more. I work a 10 hour shift from 5:15 pm to 3:45 am but do get 3 days off Friday and weekends. They do give Thanksgiving and black Friday off with both days paid. We do get about 13 holidays off all of it paid not only that we do get the whole weeks off for Xmas and new year week. Love it :D

[@jayko-mayko2285]

I've been in the hospitality industry for over 10 years. I've never had a holiday off. I'm taking classes online to change careers.,...

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

use your damn vacation time then. LOL

[@brutalhonesty07]

@@WutTheDeuceGaming there's usually a clause to restrict vacation time use around the holidays. read your legal contracts they're tricky (protip).

[@zedhead90]

WutTheDeuce LOL vacation time in the service industry...that’s a good one.

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

that's fucked up. Feelsbadman

[@jayko-mayko2285]

@@WutTheDeuceGaming they specifically block vacation time use during the holidays because that's the busiest time of year. You can request days before or after but... That kind of defeats the point. What's good about being on vacation when the rest of the family already had/getting ready for their Christmas? It's just a rough industry to be in, hence why I'm taking classes online for a career change.

[@MIKE2111ful]

Kind of ironic that you're talking about this since I been asking my boss for several weeks to let me work during the holidays I need money and having 💰 is the only thing that matters to me

[@frankf684]

MIKE2111ful same here.

[@aguy4793]

Well some people want to spend time with their family they might not ever see again

[@MIKE2111ful]

@@aguy4793 I guess that makes sense but why do people need to use holidays as an excuse to see their family?

[@jacobjohnson7369]

I remember personally when I worked at Best Buy as a seasonal video game sales associate two years ago (I was 16 and needed decent cash for college), and the fact that we opened up at 6 PM on Thanksgiving. Now I work at IKEA as a merchandiser, and we were open on Christmas Eve last year while everyone else was closed. Unfortunately, this is becoming the norm.

[@thegroove14]

This is why you shouldn’t work retail!

[@Launchpad05]

Especially when you have to watch bad instructional videos before you get your name tag.

[@MattAkiyama1]

Retail is everywhere, it's the most common work place. Hard to avoid, especially when other places aren't hiring.

[@SuperGamerNinja1]

Hold on a second, lemme try to get my surprised face on.. Nope, couldn't get it.

[@ItsJustMe0585]

TBO, the thanksgiving requests to work are probably real. Not everyone has money to visit family, or cares to, BUT the time and a half for holidays is super nice (especially since the business is slow going. It's free cash). I used to always request to work holidays when I did retail.

[@MobileDecay]

Btw the dollar tree is also open. Starbucks is normally open on Thanksgiving and X-mas.

[@JM-fo1te]

Employees know what they signed up for.

[@MobileDecay]

@@JM-fo1te Rar, rar, rar!!! No.

[@rogerbabin8175]

WOW this isn't nearly as big a deal as he's making it out to be. Thumbs down. My family could almost never get together on a holiday because of conflicting work schedules so you know what we did? We didn't celebrate on the day. I can't even remember the last time we celebrated Christmas on Christmas morning...it was typically the evening before or upwards to a week before depending on work schedules. If you can't arrange a time for all of the family then you simply arrange things on multiple days. Maybe your 'Christmas' is instead a trip in January or February to see the family you couldn't visit in December. You make these things work because family is important and its not about the day or the religious importance as it is about spending time with your family. I don't blame Gamestop or similar companies for doing what they can to stay afloat. If this time with family is important enough to you both parties can make arrangements to figure something out. That's how I grew up and it never felt like some major loss.

[@ricardofranco7419]

I remember having to work from midnight Black Friday about 6 or 7 years ago in sears when I worked retail and this whole thing with stores opening early was really starting to take off. Now it’s creeped up to actual thanksgiving day and it’s very sad. Nothing is going to happen until enough employees (from the lowest ranked to the managers) start standing up to the fat old suits sitting behind their desk in their nice, comfy chairs.

[@shadowninja958]

This is why I don't support GameStop.

[@FlintG]

Real stores suck.

[@darkhierophant4914]

Many reasons to dislike them. This is one.

[@VeeVoy]

@@FlintG I rather have real employees to talk to then a soulless website like Amazon

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@VeeVoy but they then cannot be with their families in holidays like they should be

[@VeeVoy]

@@unicorntomboy9736 like gamestop and these other stores are the first to do this you dont think the employees working for the online stores dont have be working when they start black Friday early too

[@TheRealMerchyBautista]

My money to Gamestop: "ya blew it."

[@wolvenar]

I can't believe how long it has been since I started following your videos. I don't know if it was originally on this account, but I seem to remember you having another channel before I stumbled again onto you when you did a piece on internet destroying privacy. I think I missed for some reason quite a few videos, but then started watching pretty religiously since the time you did a video about Steve Jobs passing away. I initially ran across this channel while I was trying to burn some time at a motel on their free to use computers in the lobby. It has been a helluva ride man, so glad to have found ya.

[@terrancorestories]

Thanksgiving has no Value other than Shopping

[@PeugeotRocket]

And forcing kids to put on school plays they don't want to be a part of...

[@voidblack1706]

I don't know rich, maybe they get a holiday bonus or something they will use for bf or somthing.

[@TheSilentHearts]

In every job I've ever worked, several of my coworkers, including myself, have said we would work on holidays if we had the choice. As long as they're staffing employees which actually want to work on that day, I don't see a problem.

[@S1lverspike]

Tried to give GameStop a chance when my Xbox one power brick went out. Service was terrible as I asked for a power brick he said it was $70. Asked for a used version he said that was for the used version. Never went back they are useless.

[@Uzur9]

That's some bullshitt - just did a quick Google and they show for 30$ heck I'm sure you could get them couple $$$ cheaper.

[@magustrigger9195]

Wow thats totaly relevant to this video, thanks for the blog update.

[@S1lverspike]

I got a brand new smaller quiet version in 2days off amazon for $25

[@IRLWojak]

How is this is any way GameStop’s fault? I fail to see the connection

[@yellowblanka6058]

Well yeah, Gamestop is the shifty pawn shop of the gaming industry.

[@KISSFan1977]

Seems nowdays "Family" time isn't high on anyone's list. Us old timers are a dying breed.

[@TREVORVADER]

Timothy Burchell I love spending Holidays with my family. My family is lucky enough to get holidays off.

[@KISSFan1977]

Yeah Family is the most important part of the holidays. Wish more people felt that way cause if they did maybe the world would be a better place!

[@EhCanadianGamer]

@@KISSFan1977 I'm more of a stranger with my family really. Sad I know.

[@KISSFan1977]

@@EhCanadianGamer I try to spend time with my family whenever possible. You never know when you will lose that opportunity.

[@EhCanadianGamer]

@@KISSFan1977 True but you can only try so much.

[@Jhomicide95]

I've had to work halloween and thanksgiving this year for 12hrs and i will be working christmas aswell. I can confirm all that is stated in this video is 100% true and very very sad. This is what the world has turned out to be and is only going to get worse i feel for all those who didn't enjoy their holiday season so far and tho it's not my fault im deeply sorry and share your pain.

[@MobileDecay]

"Please force me to work on Thanksgiving! I wanna work on X-mas too! If I can't be there take my job from me please too!"

[@cross612]

In my opinion is no longer a case of if Gamestop is going to die, and more the matter of "when" is going to die.

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

Once, I had to go to work on New Year's Eve from 6pm-2:30am. That kinda killed the spirit, but then again, my family went to Mexico, so I said, "screw it, I want some money at least".