My whole point is that Target could have offered incentives for volunteers to work Thanksgiving night at midnight, either in the form of extra pay and perhaps their choice of a day off of their choosing? I'm sure there are enought people out there who need money for the holidays and would be willing to work as many hours as they can get.
It's the fact that Target officials just declared that the employees would have to work...like it or not, and it appears that most don't like it. How would Target feel if they advertised the store would be open at midnight and then no employees showed up...or they all called in sick? Are they willing to fire all these employees when they are approaching their busiest time of the year?? Christmas shopping season is often what most stores consider the sales period that makes or breaks the store for the year.
The other thing is that too many companies who treat their employees like that are often despirate and tend to alienate their employees to the point that they are not happy and it shows in their work and their attitudes towards their customers. That alienates the customers and the company starts to spiral downhill faster and cannot understand why?
I have seen so many business fall by the wayside or who cannot hire competent help because of the way the treat their employees. The only people the can hire are those who are only there for a paycheck and often they will leave or be terminated very quickly. A company is no better than the employees who work there and make the wheels go-around.
I don't know if Target is that kind of a company, but simply asking for volunteers and adding a some incentives for the employees who volunteer would let them open their stores at midnight with all volunteers, and avoid the bad press.
There is an old saying "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar". And happy employees makes for happy customers, and happy customers makes more profit for the company.
...Rich
It's the fact that Target officials just declared that the employees would have to work...like it or not, and it appears that most don't like it. How would Target feel if they advertised the store would be open at midnight and then no employees showed up...or they all called in sick? Are they willing to fire all these employees when they are approaching their busiest time of the year?? Christmas shopping season is often what most stores consider the sales period that makes or breaks the store for the year.
The other thing is that too many companies who treat their employees like that are often despirate and tend to alienate their employees to the point that they are not happy and it shows in their work and their attitudes towards their customers. That alienates the customers and the company starts to spiral downhill faster and cannot understand why?
I have seen so many business fall by the wayside or who cannot hire competent help because of the way the treat their employees. The only people the can hire are those who are only there for a paycheck and often they will leave or be terminated very quickly. A company is no better than the employees who work there and make the wheels go-around.
I don't know if Target is that kind of a company, but simply asking for volunteers and adding a some incentives for the employees who volunteer would let them open their stores at midnight with all volunteers, and avoid the bad press.
There is an old saying "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar". And happy employees makes for happy customers, and happy customers makes more profit for the company.
...Rich