Let's just say that my initial reaction was: they must be dealing with staffing shortages. While it is fairly common for people to have time off around the holi

Let's just say that my initial reaction was: they must be dealing with staffing shortages. While it is fairly common for people to have time off around the holidays in Canada (which this decision also affects), the privilege rarely extends to retail employees. If anything, they are expected to work longer and harder between Christmas and New Years because it is still considered part of the peak retail season.