A seasonal worker isn't your typical nine-to-fiver. You may be asked to work the night shift in a warehouse or deliver packages on the weekends. It's why worker inflexibility is a seasonal hiring managers' kryptonite – 70 percent of them cited it as their biggest turnoff in a 2011 CareerBuilder.com study.
After large chains including Walmart and Sears announced they would open as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day 2012, some workers went online to urge the chains to save the holiday and open later.