http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/managers-against-working-thanksgiving-and-christmas.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:36 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6591716?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:59 UTC 6591716 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6166317?utm_medium=rss I joined this company because it offered a good balance between work and home. I was very disappointed when I heard about being open on the holidays. I know we are all in business to make money, but this seems to cross the line. I think it sends a negative message to all associates - a message that $ is more important then family. I know this is far from the truth for I find myself surrounded by some great people.

]]> Mon, 7 Sep 2009 08:24:12 UTC 6166317 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6166249?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Sep 2009 07:55:59 UTC 6166249 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6165769?utm_medium=rss Applebee's has attracted some of the best managers in the industry by being family freindly. Extending hours and days is changing the appeal.

]]> Mon, 7 Sep 2009 04:55:37 UTC 6165769 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6162197?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 07:58:10 UTC 6162197 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6162194?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 07:56:34 UTC 6162194 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6162188?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 07:54:08 UTC 6162188 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6161650?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 04:45:59 UTC 6161650 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6161648?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 04:43:42 UTC 6161648 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6161392?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 03:29:29 UTC 6161392 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6160857?utm_medium=rss 9 years ago I chose Applebee’s for many reasons 1 being that we were closed for Thanksgiving & Christmas. We had 2 days a year to spend how you want to spend them. I have lost many moments with my family over the past 9 years for the good of the company. Taking away 2 days that I spend with my family to be opened tells me that as a company we are focused on one thing only CASH not people. Disappointing & something that will cause people to want to leave, I hope that this decision is reconsidered

]]> Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:50:34 UTC 6160857 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6159245?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Sep 2009 03:55:16 UTC 6159245 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158573?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:26:44 UTC 6158573 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158570?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:24:43 UTC 6158570 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158523?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:03:24 UTC 6158523 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158020?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 06:33:41 UTC 6158020 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6158011?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 06:27:31 UTC 6158011 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6157926?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 05:49:36 UTC 6157926 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6157691?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 04:15:29 UTC 6157691 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6157410?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:35:18 UTC 6157410 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6156924?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:01:01 UTC 6156924 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6156593?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:23:26 UTC 6156593 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6156371?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:18:30 UTC 6156371 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6155609?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Sep 2009 03:09:09 UTC 6155609 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6155356?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:51:29 UTC 6155356 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6155128?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:59:08 UTC 6155128 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154965?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:30:44 UTC 6154965 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154684?utm_medium=rss My husband and I have both worked for Applebee's for 7 years. These are the only days we are assured to be together, with our family, without work intruding. Please don't take that away from us and our children.

]]> Fri, 4 Sep 2009 06:48:27 UTC 6154684 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154576?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 06:06:08 UTC 6154576 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154403?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 04:57:33 UTC 6154403 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154305?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 04:25:29 UTC 6154305 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154008?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:55:29 UTC 6154008 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6154000?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:52:01 UTC 6154000 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6153964?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:41:20 UTC 6153964 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6153862?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:18:09 UTC 6153862 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6153152?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:40:05 UTC 6153152 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6152917?utm_medium=rss It is not the fact that my owner asks me to work Christmas that offends me. It is that he would even CONSIDER taking away the only 2 days that I have to spend with my family. I have never worked for a company that was open on these days, and I hope I never will.

]]> Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:54:53 UTC 6152917 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6152844?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:41:22 UTC 6152844 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6152475?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:36:59 UTC 6152475 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6150070?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:59:44 UTC 6150070 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149941?utm_medium=rss This is a family restaurant, we need these two days of the year with our family.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:19:09 UTC 6149941 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149927?utm_medium=rss I beleive there are 13 goverment Holdays recognized in a year in which a great deal of companies recognize. They get these off paid with a 3 day weekend or get paid double or triple time if they have to come in. We work eleven of them with only the knowing we got Christmas and Thanksgiving off to be with are families for all the years of sacrifices we have made, never once asking for more for the 11 others we allready work.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:13:33 UTC 6149927 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149919?utm_medium=rss Our families miss out on every holiday already. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two holidays that we actuallly get to spend with them and that they actually get to enjoy. Please don't take that away from them or their families. They work so hard for this company already each and every day.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:10:57 UTC 6149919 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149862?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:47:21 UTC 6149862 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149726?utm_medium=rss As a Hispanic, a Catholic, and a single parent, family quality time is very important to me especially during the holidays. That time should be spent with family and friends and that has no monetary value.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:02:49 UTC 6149726 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149719?utm_medium=rss As a Hispanic, a Catholic, and a single parent, family quality time is very important to me especially during the holidays. That time should be spent with family and friends and that has no monetary value.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 07:59:34 UTC 6149719 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149588?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 07:02:50 UTC 6149588 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149547?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 06:48:13 UTC 6149547 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149018?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 04:11:37 UTC 6149018 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6148885?utm_medium=rss I have worked for a company in the past that believed as Apple Texas upper management believes now. If staff doesn't show up, and claims religious indemnity, can you fire ALL of them? The general public, in my past, have been appalled at the idea of not hononring these days. As for me and my family, it is a time to feast and a time to honor our Lord Jesus Christ's birth, and all that He has given to us despite our shortcoming. Being open these days would be another shortcoming of our leaders

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 03:39:17 UTC 6148885 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6148430?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 01:53:17 UTC 6148430 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147925?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:10:37 UTC 6147925 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147844?utm_medium=rss "you can take our lives, but you'll never take our freedom"

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:58:15 UTC 6147844 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147517?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:04:24 UTC 6147517 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147471?utm_medium=rss As a family member who has accepted for over 20 years the long hours my spouse works as an employee in the restaurant industry taking care of guests and their friends and family, working mothers day, easter, valentines day, fathers day, 4th of july and memorial day weekend (our wedding anniversary by the way) christmas eve and new years eve, it would be nice to have just 2 days out of 365 where he spends the entire day with just our family and friends. Thank you.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:53:54 UTC 6147471 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147393?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:41:46 UTC 6147393 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6147381?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:39:37 UTC 6147381 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6146668?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:22:56 UTC 6146668 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6145280?utm_medium=rss I would like to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with my family.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:38:03 UTC 6145280 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6145154?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:35:17 UTC 6145154 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6145129?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:18:29 UTC 6145129 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6144721?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:28:11 UTC 6144721 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6144401?utm_medium=rss Holidays are the only day that aren't revolved around the public, can't that respected?

]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:36:22 UTC 6144401 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6144356?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:23:44 UTC 6144356 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6144313?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:09:04 UTC 6144313 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6144001?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 04:34:20 UTC 6144001 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6143657?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 03:17:03 UTC 6143657 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6143648?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 03:15:58 UTC 6143648 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6143156?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:30:37 UTC 6143156 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6143086?utm_medium=rss I will be on maternity leave this year for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, however, I am signing this because on future holidays I would prefer to see my child opening her gifts on Christmas over serving casual fare to the general public. These two days have always meant family to me, not profitability. As an eleven year employee with the company I feel cheapened and disgusted by the idea of me and my employees being forced away from their loved ones on these days.

]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:15:18 UTC 6143086 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6142199?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:30:50 UTC 6142199 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140749?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:11:09 UTC 6140749 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140739?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:07:42 UTC 6140739 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140689?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:35:54 UTC 6140689 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140535?utm_medium=rss I have a personal policy not to patronize any establishment on Thanksgiving or Christmas.I respected and appreciated the fact that I was able to be with my family on those days and felt that I should show my commitment to others whose companies didn't honor them.I truly feel I am being disrespected by being asked to abandon my family on these sacred days.

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:50:23 UTC 6140535 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140435?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:07:31 UTC 6140435 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140404?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:48:55 UTC 6140404 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140352?utm_medium=rss When I joined Applebees one of the major factors was they treated their employees like family. We had balance. We can not help but feel that since the copmany is under new ownership, we are not valued as people, only as a dollar sign. Thanksgiving and Christmas are days that can not be replaced with another day off. They can not be bought for a $100. Some families have new babies and this is the only time they can get their whole family together.

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:33:35 UTC 6140352 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140320?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:26:22 UTC 6140320 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140265?utm_medium=rss I once worked for a company that was open these days and it was just horrible. We ended up understaffed and overwhelmed. We actually pissed off more people than we pleased.

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:01:33 UTC 6140265 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140222?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 07:45:01 UTC 6140222 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140206?utm_medium=rss We are not numbers. We are People. People who have children who forgive us our jobs every single day of the year, save two. How selfish to make us work when the results are completely unknown. It may not even be worth turning the lights on in some locations. There is no amount of money you can pay me that will give me back the time with my family. When did money become more important than Family?

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 07:40:29 UTC 6140206 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6140171?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Sep 2009 07:29:30 UTC 6140171 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6139983?utm_medium=rss These are very important dates to family and friends. I have been a dedicated manager for this company for 9 years and have sacrificed alot personally to help in the growth of the organization. At the end of the day I feel like my efforts would have been in vain if two days means more to the company than I do.

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