I appreciate what you're saying. There definitely are some that are forced to work that day. Maybe a family owned restaurant would be more likely to have employees that want to be there.

All that aside, I've personally worked almost every Thanksgiving from the time I was 35 till I was 50. I didn't mind being there, though I'm also not working a job I don't like to begin with and the double time and a half in the following paycheck was quite nice to get just before the holiday's. There are also people out there that love having an excuse NOT to be with family all day.