Spill Your Holiday Retail Worker Horror Stories.

Inspired by the thread that grew when I commented on Dodai's post about Macy's and Lord & Taylor's being open on (US) Thanksgiving, lets share our horrible experiences of having to work on days (or even the general holiday season) when most people are enjoying being with friends and family and you are stuck with a…
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WTF
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