| GTS Mark |
11-11-2004 10:21 PM |
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Originally posted by undermyspell
DH.. what you don't realize though for those jobs they bring to communities.. they prey on people that basically have no other option. Single mothers that have to work in the evening when they have family to watch their kids or even parents where there are two in the home but they can't afford child care and have to work different shifts. They pay them virtually nothing and give them like a 20 cent per hour raise once a year. And that's if they get a decent evaluation. I know people that have been there for 5 years and barely make $8.00 an hour. Sound unbelievable? It's not. Even 7 11 pays more than that. They have built their empire on breaking the backs of their employees.
The insurance is horrible also, they make enough money that they don't qualify for state help because their employers offer it for them but they can't afford to take their kids to the doctor when they're sick. Often the employees are worked 15 hour days several days a week and then when they are about to go onto overtime they are sent home early so they can't collect time and a half. They are run into the ground and then stepped on.
Most of the people working there don't have other options either due to lack of education or other conflicts that restrict them from working a 9 to 5 job. It's hard for some to understand because they aren't in the position of having to scrape by. I will not patronize wal mart after i've seen the way they treat their employees.
Oh yeah and those of you that like their meat.. wanna hear something nice? I know a lady that was the meat department manager. They switched to pre packaged meat about 3 1/2 or 4 years ago. The meat comes from a central warehouse without an expiration date on it. Instructions from the company are that it has a shelf life of 6 months. Want to know how they accomplish that? They inject and bathe the meat with a chemical compound that is the same ingredients as SOAP. Ever wondered why the meat has bubbles around the meat when you cook it.. that's why.
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Here is the way I see it, be it right or wrong this is my personal opinion.
We live in a free country and people have the right to work where ever they like. It's not like they are being drafted into walmart slavery! LOL! They have the conscious decision to either apply for a job or not to. They knew that this was not a high paying job when they applied.
The simple fact is that even though Walmart is a market leader in the retail industry they can simply not afford to give each one of their employees illustrious $20 an hour jobs or huge stock bonuses. Their jobs (for the most part) do not entail anything that require the skillset that a $20 an hour job with stock bonuses would entail.
As for insurance, at least they HAVE some kind of insurance. If those employees were working with some small company they would not be offered ANY kind of insurance and would have to foot the bill entirely themselves. Hence it's better than nothing ;)
Walmart has lowered inflation, given 1.5 million people around the world jobs, stimulated the economy and given customers a great experience (well I think it's pretty good!).
Anyways just my :2 cents: on the matter
DH |
