As a Target employee, I'll take the midnight opening thankyouverymuch.
This will be my 4th Black Friday at Target. In years past, we Thanksgiving an hour away at my Aunt & Uncle's property.
Wed I would work, so we can't go until Thurs morning. We'd drive over and spend most the day there. But we'd leave at 7pm (fun still going on) so I can be in bed by 830-9pm. I go to bed not at all tired and sleep so fitful, worried I'll oversleep. I'd have to wake up at 3am to make my 3:45am shift to open at 4am. It SUcked!
This year, we open at midnight. I'll work at 11pm. That means leaving the family farm at 9am (staying for pie this year!) I'll chug some coffee, and pull an all-nighter. A one-time all nighter won't kill me. Plus, the crowds always thin after the first couple of hours and they look for volunteers to go home 4 hours in. So if needed, I can be in bed before daybreak. And have a nice solid sleep and be fully rested for working saturday morning too!
Please, don't protest the midnight opening on behalf of this target employee. I WANT MY THANKSGIVING PIE!
Don't make me go to bet at 8pm again!