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With foresight, adventurers have ample time to prepare for their journey on this REI shutdown. This is about being a good company who cares about their employe
by nosuchthing 11y ago
With foresight, adventurers have ample time to prepare for their journey on this REI shutdown.
This is about being a good company who cares about their employees.
Also, you've set up a 'false dilemma' where you're assuming because the company wants to give their employees the busiest shopping day of the year off as a holiday, that they must also give them every Sunday off or else they're being disingenuous.. interpret it however you wish, but granted what I know of REI as a company this seems all in good faith and any marketing side effect however intentional does not discredit the action at all.
- afarrell 11y agoWell, there will be a marketing effect where retail managers who appreciate this sort of thing will be more inclined to work for REI. That puts pressure of 2018-era REI to have similar policies.
- nosuchthing 11y agoGreat. The assumption that the only chance to appeal to consumers for winter holiday shopping is the day immediately following Thanksgiving (..sales have been pushed back so far they actualy take place on Thanksgiving now), is more and more trivial. I buy products throughout the entire year, and knowing a company makes any effort to take care of their employees is a huge plus which I'll gladly remember come next summer when I go to try out new gear in their store. As long as a company makes efforts like this I'll continue to go out of my way to buy from their stores rather than competitors who want to squeeze humanity out of their company for perceived business opportunities.