1. Work has been crazy lately. Not that I'm surprised, as it's December. I don't think I've mentioned yet that Target opened at MIDNIGHT on Black Friday. I had to be at work at 11:45pm Thanksgiving night. I worked an eight-hour shift and clocked off at 8:15am, fifteen minutes after our usual opening time. It was definitely an experience.

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Happy Thanksgiving, all. :)

I get to be at work at 3:45 in the morning tomorrow. Target opens at 4:00, and openers have to be there 15 minutes ahead of time so we can get organized. Lucky me, I'm one of the opening cashiers. ~_~ I suppose it's the best shift on Black Friday, though. I work a full 8-hour shift, but I'm still scheduled off at barely ( Read more... )

I survived Black Friday. I got home several hours ago, but I've only now got up the energy to post about it. I woke up at 3:00, got to work at 4:30, and clocked in at 4:45. They opened the doors at 5:00, and then after that it was pretty much all a blur. I finished an eight-hour shift (eight and a half hours, if you count lunch) at 1:15. I can't ( Read more... )

I'm going to have to be at work at 4:45 in the morning the day after Thanksgiving. Instead of the service desk, I'm going to be cashiering. I've never been anywhere near a store during the door-buster sales on Black Friday. Last year, I had a mid-shift--which is the best possible shift on Black Friday, 'cause you neither open nor close--and the ( Read more... )