Should shops stay open longer?
There is currently a debate about whether Sunday should be abolished and become a normal shopping day without bonuses, like public holidays, and whether employees in retail should be allowed to work 4-12 hours without additional pay.
This is intended to be a measure against insolvencies and increasing sales in online retail.
How do you see this?
I don't understand all the fuss. You work five days a week and have two days off. It doesn't matter which day of the week it is, does it? Whether you have a Wednesday or a Sunday off, what's the problem?
I get the impression that people get upset about everything that doesn't really matter. As far as I'm concerned, I'll work through every weekend starting tomorrow and then have Monday and Tuesday off instead. One day is just as good as any other.
And yeah, kids, school, blah… there are enough people without kids or whose kids are old enough, that's no argument for abolishing Sunday work for everyone.
Well, what does old enough mean?
You also want to see your older children and do something with them
I am absolutely against treating Sundays and holidays like normal days. Shops should be closed on these days, and work should only be done when absolutely necessary.
There must be a clear distinction from "normal" days; otherwise, Sundays and holidays make no sense. But we need a break from the hamster wheel of everyday life, so these days are important and must be protected.
Your username is "BellaItalia." Everything in Italy is open on Sundays, too. You should change your username. Otherwise, it's a real double standard.
wa? was ist daran…wa?
Thank you very much, I laughed heartily about it…I can't take things like that seriously.
Here in Berlin, I also have the opportunity to buy and do various things on Sundays. That doesn't mean I HAVE to do it. There are stores like Lidl and Rossmann at major train stations that are open on Sundays. But I don't go there.
And that's exactly how I handle it on vacation. I don't go shopping on Sundays. Not here, not in Italy, not in Spain, and not anywhere else I vacation because I'm against it. Just because it's possible doesn't mean I have to, right?
I know what a double standard is 👀 I'm just slow at finding humor
You're commenting on a post that's three months old. And I'm not allowed to? Quite a double standard 😉
But I’ll be happy to explain it to you again simply:
If you're as persistently against something as this respondent, you won't go to a country that has and supports that very same thing. But unfortunately, that's often the case. As soon as it affects you personally, your selfishness is so great that you violate your own morals.
ach vergiss es. Geil das auf du kommentare reagierst bei posts die 3 monate alt sein
Can I help you? What don't you understand about double standards?
Then you absolutely shouldn't visit or support Italy. Because, as I said, that's absolute double standards.
Even though I have sometimes gotten up on a Sunday and wanted to go and get something from Netto or Aldi, only to realise that I can't, I think Sundays are too great for that. I think we are the only country which has a day off on the week when shops are closed, but is that really such a bad thing? It's like the church's last hurrah in everyday life and gives almost everyone one day a week where they can actually concentrate completely on their private life. I actually find it very disappointing that Saturday has become like any other day of the week when it comes to opening hours, but that's how it is sometimes. It would definitely not be able to really combat online trading. It must be said that online trading will probably not destroy the traditional retail market. There are still enough old people for that, and screens cannot replace the social pressure of people for enough people. There are better measures to effectively combat online trading, or rather to slow it down. Much better ones.
In my town, we have a supermarket that's open until noon on Sundays. If necessary, you can pick up something there. I've never had to use it, though, so the stores can stay closed on Sundays (and holidays). It's all a matter of organization. However, I can easily imagine professions that would welcome more flexible shopping hours.
Ja Rentner
Where I live, no! The last two hours, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., are worthless. Sometimes I only serve 10 customers in those two hours. The retail industry already has a severe staff shortage. If this continues any longer, many people will leave. The store is already open 84 hours a week. A week has 168 hours. A store in a city of 20,000 inhabitants is open half the time.
I think the shops are open long enough; supermarkets often stay open until 10 p.m., and some Rewe supermarkets even stay open until midnight. Even I, who works until 10 p.m. some days, don't feel the need to go shopping in the middle of the night.
And then I ask myself whether this would even be feasible given the staff shortage, when the stores are already barely able to fill their shifts.
In österreich 20h
I think it should be left up to the stores to decide what hours they open. However, the usual bonuses (Sundays and public holidays, night and late shifts) should also be paid.
Then why didn't you check that box?
On the one hand, less and less work, on the other hand, an extension of shop opening hours.
In combination, this doesn't make much sense.
Weniger arbeiten fordern dienstmehmer
Längere öffnungszeiten die dienstgeber
I do my errands after work or on the weekend. Anyone can do that. Retail workers are already working their butts off.
Opening a special store for people who want to grab a bag of chips on the holiday? It's not necessary.
I think 9 or 10 p.m. is long enough. There's hardly anything going on then anyway, so it wouldn't be worth it to be open until midnight or something like that.
Shops are usually open from 7pm to 8pm during the week
Supermarkets don't.
And when stores close at 7 p.m. even though they're supposed to be open until 8 p.m., that tells you everything about how profitable it is for them to be open so late at night. Not at all. Otherwise, they would be open later.
Voll.
Der einzohe Supermarkt hier der länger offen hat is der am flughafen und der am bahnhof
Kleine machen zwischen 19 – 20h zu
Anyone who can't get their shopping done during the current opening hours is out of luck. I know of opening hours until 6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays until 1 p.m.
In most German states, shops are already allowed to be open 24 hours a day. It's just that almost no one does it because it's simply not worth it, since almost no one goes shopping at night anyway. I know of shops here that have reduced their opening hours because it's not even worth staying open until midnight. Opening on Sundays and public holidays wouldn't help either. Just because shops are open one more day doesn't mean I need more, and therefore don't buy more; at most, my shopping would be postponed.
Eine Unverschämtheit die Enge Festsetzung der Öffnungszeiten.
Warum?
A disproportionate intervention by the state in both the economy and personal freedom is inconsistent because, according to the argument, restaurants should also have to remain closed on weekends, Sundays and public holidays.
Das eine Unverschämtheit
Ja und
Hello Nill.
There's plenty of time for shopping. Stores shouldn't be open any longer than they are now.
The saleswomen already have poor working hours and low wages.
Your answer could be mine, full agreement.
Das freut mich. Vielen Dank.
Die derzeitigen Öffungszeiten reichen völlig
Reicht vollkommen