Originally called such by the retail workers bracing for the worst part of the shopping season and what it brought out in the people they had to serve

This stuck out at me, because I think a lot of us know the narrative of why we think it’s called Black Friday, eg: the day the companies go from “red” to “black,” which in accounting terms means when they become profitable.

Turns out, that’s scam and the source linked actually suggests that there is a little more to it.