Like many Americans, I participated in partaking the deals that were made available during this year's Black Friday. It was a hassle to even get to the mall, since everyone was leaving to either go shopping themselves or for post-Thanksgiving travel. Then, when I got to the mall itself I had to deal with crowds of people, had to search all over the store to find the exact thing I was looking for, and had to wait in long lines full of people trying to buy what they wanted.

I was in line thinking that what I was going through was fairly rough, but after looking at the people stacking the shelves and ringing up purchases I realized that they're the people who are gonna have a bit of a rough time this holiday season.

Having never really worked retail during the shopping season, I can only imagine how it could be during this time of the year. Not only do most retail workers have to deal with panicked/angry holiday customers but they also may have to work longer hours.

Understanding this, you should treat any retail worker that you will deal with this holiday season with respect (actually, you should treat them with respect all the time). Please do not be one of those customers people make angry Facebook statuses about and mock with their friends behind their back. If they're stressed but they're still helping/being nice to you, understand that there's a lot of stuff that they need to get done. Also, please understand that they're saying "Happy Holidays" to be inclusive, not to contribute to the "war on Christmas".

To any retail workers that are working this season, good luck and thank you!

(Also shoutout to the employee at the Willow Grove Mall GameStop who found a spare copy of Titanfall 2 for me)