Collected Item: “Black Friday for Walmart Employees”
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Black Friday for Walmart Employees
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Text Story that I found on Google.com
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
What I have submitted is important to me, because while I have worked retail and understand the important of everyone being able to share Thanksgiving with their families and friends and also the importance of everyone’s safety during the pandemic, I happen to be someone that did not celebrate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving day. My family was always working and instead of being home alone on the holiday, I went shopping by myself, or if I was lucky, with a friend. I’m beyond ecstatic for retail workers that will finally get to spend the holiday with their families and friends as some have not had the holiday off in over 20 years. Perhaps this year, we as a family, will celebrate on Thanksgiving day for the first time in almost 15 years.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
Thanksgiving, holiday, #foodislife, blackfriday, walmart, retail, essential
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/first-time-30-years-walmart-will-be-closed-thanksgiving-n1234661
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Ben Popken
Give this story a date.
2020-07-22