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this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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If that person wasn't there, you'd still be open though. From what I have seen of people going in during a holiday, they are all overworked with no time off and cannot get what they need beforehand, leading to them being essentially forced to.
I've gone to places on holidays only because I knew they were open. It wouldn't have been a big deal at all if they weren't open.
At least some places like New Zealand have a surcharge on public holidays.
yeah but then if nobody comes in the first year, they might close for next year
Depends on the store. I worked at a big box hardware store and every public holiday you’d have old geezers just milling about wanting to strike up a 30 minute conversation with you about some esoteric project they’ve been working on for the last six months while you’re frantically mixing four different customer’s custom paint colours and trying to point other customers in the direction of things that have huge signs already directing customers to.
It's a degrees of the same, they're lonely and would be telling their kids/grandkids if said family weren't also being forced to go to work. Next time you're run into one, I'd encourage asking why they aren't with their family/with loved ones.
Not to mention that many places take volunteers to work holidays since not everyone celebrates. And it's not uncommon to get a bit more per hour from it.