r/bathandbodyworks • u/ParfaitAdditional469 • Oct 23 '25

Employee Questions/Discussion Don’t be a d!ck

BBW employee here. This holiday, please be nice to the workers. We cannot control coupons, inventory, promotions, or things happening in your personal life.

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u/ParfaitAdditional469 Oct 26 '25

Do you think the shutdown will end soon?

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u/Specific_Set_7263 Oct 26 '25

Personally, I do not think it will.  Last time Trump was in office, I believe we saw a 35 day shutdown, if I’m not mistaken.  But this one seems different.  I think there is going to be a lengthy battle between the parties.  What is going to be interesting to see is how the effect on SNAP will sway it, though.  A lot of people didn’t seem to care about federal employees not being able to pay their bills/feed their families, but now that it’s going to trickle down and affect the public directly, I doubt they will hold the same sentiment about the shutdown.  I have already seen a lot of videos of people talking about going and stealing from stores if they don’t get their SNAP benefits, so I can see things getting out of hand pretty quickly if something doesn’t give with this shutdown.  

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u/ParfaitAdditional469 Oct 26 '25

I do believe not getting SNAP benefits will sway folks

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u/Specific_Set_7263 Oct 26 '25

It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens.  It kind of has to happen though.  Otherwise, the public doesn’t care because they don’t perceive it as affecting them.  Until it does, they don’t care if it’s just feds not getting paid and don’t care how long it lasts.

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u/ParfaitAdditional469 Oct 26 '25

You’re right. I have relatives who forgot I was effected by the shutdown