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I missed my thanksgiving this year. Why? Because my work scheduled me to close the place down on both thanksgiving Sunday and Monday. Thanks guys! You've once again, shown your true colors and the fact that you don't care about anyone but yourselves. I didn't realize it was thanksgiving weekend until everyone started talking about it on Saturday, and by then, it was too late to try and get one of my shifts covered. That being said, I still tried! But who wants to take a shift on Thanksgiving. I think I'm one of 2 or 3 people who work there who missed the traditional family gathering this year because of bad scheduling. You know, I could care less about the food itself (although I loooove me some turkey, stuffing, & gravy) it's morely about the family time. My familys drifted a part it seems over the last few years. Thats the way it usually goes though when you hit my age. We grow up, some of us move out, so it's rare that we get to have a family dinner together, let alone on one of the most important days of the year to be thankful. Sunday was just my parents and brothers and loved ones... I worked. Monday, it was everyone. Brothers, parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents, loved ones, and I was at work. So again, I say thank you to my work. Someone needs to obviously take a course on how to properly make a schedule for your workplace. From what I hear, that person isn't sorry, and well, a little common sense and a little common decency couldn't hurt you. Not only did I miss one of my favorite meals of the year, and I missed seeing some family members I rarely ever get to see, BUT TO SERVE OTHER PEOPLE THEIR DINNERS! Boy am I thankful for that! Whoo! It's not like I work full hour days, 5 days a week, or anything. No. It's not like I would have appreciated a little respect, or an act of gratuity for the hard work I've put in over the year I've been there. I really, truly, feel honored and respected and appreciated at my work place.