As we approach Thanksgiving, and as the rest of the world gathers with family to enjoy the time together and to reflect on their blessings, I'll be checking on my business. Over and over again. My wife will yell at me to get off the computer and the phone. Indeed, retail has ruined Thanksgiving, and for those of us that work in trade, Thanksgiving has now become more of a hell than a holiday.
Don't feel too bad. I've done this to myself. I've been in retail pretty much since my first job as paperboy when I was 8. I've held jobs on the sales floor, in the warehouse, and in the corporate office. Thought it all is has been an exciting and rewarding career. But a career that comes with a cost.
So Mrs. YDP and I will have a quiet Thanksgiving at home, as I'll need to be on the first flight out on Black Friday to visit our warehouse to ensure they're keeping up. I'll be there most of the weekend. And while I'll miss my family, and I'll be jealous of those people that actually get to have a normal Thanksgiving, part of me (a bigger part than I'd like to admit) will be energized. For retail, black Friday represents our World Series. We work all year for it. And I love it.
Sick? Yep.
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