Let's be real — your Black Friday is more than one day

For 25 years, my Thanksgiving ran on retail time. The night before Thanksgiving, my shift ran about 4pm to 1am. We re-merched the floor, processed shipment, sorted media kits that weighed 40 pounds, changed the windows, tagged accessories, and cleaned. So much cleaning. I got home at 2am, slept a few hours, spent some time with family, and went back to the store at 10pm so we could open at midnight. One of those openings, over 100 people were in line and I was the only manager until 3am. I...