Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.

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Walgreens didn’t respond to requests for comment. Sycamore declined to comment.

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      Stocking shelves, helping customers and tidying up at Toys R Us was literally my first job during high school, and it was probably the best work a 16yo kid could in the early 2000s.

      I will never forgive Bain Capital (and Mitt Romney for founding it), for its intentional sabotage of that business. Absolute scumbags.

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        My first jobs were in the late 70s, and they sucked until I realized that I choose where I work, and the money was bad everywhere (min wage), so why not work somewhere fun? I thought about a movie theater, or a bookstore, but saw a sign in my favorite record store, only a mile from my house, and I ended up in the record biz for the next 35 years.

        THAT was the best job ever.

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          until I realized that I choose where I work,

          Only if they’re hiring. And that is increasingly a rarity for places that you would actually want to work.

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          Touché, that definitely does sound like it would have been a a fun job!

          I still feel like I lucked out compared to my classmates who were either flipping burgers at Macca’s, stacking shelves at the local supermarket, or waiting at a chain restaurant. Being a “Toy Tester” every December was just 👌🏼