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[quote=Trojan4Life]I think the quote by Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart spoke best to this when he said “Out of 4,000 stores there are some knuckle-headed store managers who do things the wrong way. When we find out about it, we fix it” (paraphrased).

I think Walmart has changed with the times and certainly is not practicing the same archaic personnel policies that got them a bad reputation. I think that a large part of that was how store manager’s bonus pay was calculated, it encouraged them to cheat people. It has been altered now to include other factors. I think overall there’s just a better breed of manager coming into the company, we now have pick of the best with the recession going on.

FYI our average hourly wage in CA is north of $11 and MANY hourly associates in our stores earn much more than that. We also have many associates who are 10,15,20-35 years with the company. Walmart has made many of those “lower” paid associates MILLIONAIRES with the company’s stock purchase plan. They have always shared their success with the associates.

I think if you go into a newly remodeled Walmart store you would probably change your opinion about the company.[/quote]

Got it. A company with celebrated, almost legendary intelligence gathering (did not help much in Germany, IIRC), one that can calculate suppliers’ margins better than the suppliers themselves failed to recognize the systemic abuse of the employees by the management. Totally believable.

Your numbers are meaningless. How many is “MANY”? What is the structure (position, years of experience, hours worked/week, benefits) of your hourly employees? How do you calculate the average? How many is ‘many’ (in case of employees with 35 years and in case of MILLIONAIRES)?

The fact that you (personally?) have 500-600 applicants for a minimum wage position witnesses the sad state of the society.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]I think the quote by Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart spoke best to this when he said “Out of 4,000 stores there are some knuckle-headed store managers who do things the wrong way. When we find out about it, we fix it” (paraphrased).

I think Walmart has changed with the times and certainly is not practicing the same archaic personnel policies that got them a bad reputation. I think that a large part of that was how store manager’s bonus pay was calculated, it encouraged them to cheat people. It has been altered now to include other factors. I think overall there’s just a better breed of manager coming into the company, we now have pick of the best with the recession going on.

FYI our average hourly wage in CA is north of $11 and MANY hourly associates in our stores earn much more than that. We also have many associates who are 10,15,20-35 years with the company. Walmart has made many of those “lower” paid associates MILLIONAIRES with the company’s stock purchase plan. They have always shared their success with the associates.

I think if you go into a newly remodeled Walmart store you would probably change your opinion about the company.[/quote]

Got it. A company with celebrated, almost legendary intelligence gathering (did not help much in Germany, IIRC), one that can calculate suppliers’ margins better than the suppliers themselves failed to recognize the systemic abuse of the employees by the management. Totally believable.

Your numbers are meaningless. How many is “MANY”? What is the structure (position, years of experience, hours worked/week, benefits) of your hourly employees? How do you calculate the average? How many is ‘many’ (in case of employees with 35 years and in case of MILLIONAIRES)?

The fact that you (personally?) have 500-600 applicants for a minimum wage position witnesses the sad state of the society.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]I think the quote by Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart spoke best to this when he said “Out of 4,000 stores there are some knuckle-headed store managers who do things the wrong way. When we find out about it, we fix it” (paraphrased).

I think Walmart has changed with the times and certainly is not practicing the same archaic personnel policies that got them a bad reputation. I think that a large part of that was how store manager’s bonus pay was calculated, it encouraged them to cheat people. It has been altered now to include other factors. I think overall there’s just a better breed of manager coming into the company, we now have pick of the best with the recession going on.

FYI our average hourly wage in CA is north of $11 and MANY hourly associates in our stores earn much more than that. We also have many associates who are 10,15,20-35 years with the company. Walmart has made many of those “lower” paid associates MILLIONAIRES with the company’s stock purchase plan. They have always shared their success with the associates.

I think if you go into a newly remodeled Walmart store you would probably change your opinion about the company.[/quote]

Got it. A company with celebrated, almost legendary intelligence gathering (did not help much in Germany, IIRC), one that can calculate suppliers’ margins better than the suppliers themselves failed to recognize the systemic abuse of the employees by the management. Totally believable.

Your numbers are meaningless. How many is “MANY”? What is the structure (position, years of experience, hours worked/week, benefits) of your hourly employees? How do you calculate the average? How many is ‘many’ (in case of employees with 35 years and in case of MILLIONAIRES)?

The fact that you (personally?) have 500-600 applicants for a minimum wage position witnesses the sad state of the society.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]I think the quote by Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart spoke best to this when he said “Out of 4,000 stores there are some knuckle-headed store managers who do things the wrong way. When we find out about it, we fix it” (paraphrased).

I think Walmart has changed with the times and certainly is not practicing the same archaic personnel policies that got them a bad reputation. I think that a large part of that was how store manager’s bonus pay was calculated, it encouraged them to cheat people. It has been altered now to include other factors. I think overall there’s just a better breed of manager coming into the company, we now have pick of the best with the recession going on.

FYI our average hourly wage in CA is north of $11 and MANY hourly associates in our stores earn much more than that. We also have many associates who are 10,15,20-35 years with the company. Walmart has made many of those “lower” paid associates MILLIONAIRES with the company’s stock purchase plan. They have always shared their success with the associates.

I think if you go into a newly remodeled Walmart store you would probably change your opinion about the company.[/quote]

Got it. A company with celebrated, almost legendary intelligence gathering (did not help much in Germany, IIRC), one that can calculate suppliers’ margins better than the suppliers themselves failed to recognize the systemic abuse of the employees by the management. Totally believable.

Your numbers are meaningless. How many is “MANY”? What is the structure (position, years of experience, hours worked/week, benefits) of your hourly employees? How do you calculate the average? How many is ‘many’ (in case of employees with 35 years and in case of MILLIONAIRES)?

The fact that you (personally?) have 500-600 applicants for a minimum wage position witnesses the sad state of the society.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]I think the quote by Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart spoke best to this when he said “Out of 4,000 stores there are some knuckle-headed store managers who do things the wrong way. When we find out about it, we fix it” (paraphrased).

I think Walmart has changed with the times and certainly is not practicing the same archaic personnel policies that got them a bad reputation. I think that a large part of that was how store manager’s bonus pay was calculated, it encouraged them to cheat people. It has been altered now to include other factors. I think overall there’s just a better breed of manager coming into the company, we now have pick of the best with the recession going on.

FYI our average hourly wage in CA is north of $11 and MANY hourly associates in our stores earn much more than that. We also have many associates who are 10,15,20-35 years with the company. Walmart has made many of those “lower” paid associates MILLIONAIRES with the company’s stock purchase plan. They have always shared their success with the associates.

I think if you go into a newly remodeled Walmart store you would probably change your opinion about the company.[/quote]

Got it. A company with celebrated, almost legendary intelligence gathering (did not help much in Germany, IIRC), one that can calculate suppliers’ margins better than the suppliers themselves failed to recognize the systemic abuse of the employees by the management. Totally believable.

Your numbers are meaningless. How many is “MANY”? What is the structure (position, years of experience, hours worked/week, benefits) of your hourly employees? How do you calculate the average? How many is ‘many’ (in case of employees with 35 years and in case of MILLIONAIRES)?

The fact that you (personally?) have 500-600 applicants for a minimum wage position witnesses the sad state of the society.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]Captcha,

Not sure how illegal immigration affects Walmart, you’re wrong if you’re ascerting Walmart hires illegal immigrants. Walmart requires all associates to provide required I-9 documents proving they have a legal right to work in the US within 72 of being hired or else they are terminated. Walmart associates are also eligible for benefits after a period of time as well, and like most of us they have to pay into that program in order to get them. There are some terrifically affordable plans out there now for Walmart associates.

I know, I work for Walmart…and the Oceanside Supercenter is the future of Walmart in California. Whether you shop there or not, whether you like Walmart or not, you save money because of Walmart’s enormous impact on the retail competitive market.[/quote]

Trojan,

I am sure the corporate attorneys would be able to defend the corporation in the court of law. Tyson Foods attorneys did and Walmart for sure can purchase better protection than Tyson Foods.

Walmart is just one of the beneficiaries of the culture in which big businesses are being subsidized big. I am not interested in talking points explaining how ‘by the people, for the people’ equals unhealthy food and poisonous plastic for some, $8/h for others and campaign contributions and billions in profit for others.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]Captcha,

Not sure how illegal immigration affects Walmart, you’re wrong if you’re ascerting Walmart hires illegal immigrants. Walmart requires all associates to provide required I-9 documents proving they have a legal right to work in the US within 72 of being hired or else they are terminated. Walmart associates are also eligible for benefits after a period of time as well, and like most of us they have to pay into that program in order to get them. There are some terrifically affordable plans out there now for Walmart associates.

I know, I work for Walmart…and the Oceanside Supercenter is the future of Walmart in California. Whether you shop there or not, whether you like Walmart or not, you save money because of Walmart’s enormous impact on the retail competitive market.[/quote]

Trojan,

I am sure the corporate attorneys would be able to defend the corporation in the court of law. Tyson Foods attorneys did and Walmart for sure can purchase better protection than Tyson Foods.

Walmart is just one of the beneficiaries of the culture in which big businesses are being subsidized big. I am not interested in talking points explaining how ‘by the people, for the people’ equals unhealthy food and poisonous plastic for some, $8/h for others and campaign contributions and billions in profit for others.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]Captcha,

Not sure how illegal immigration affects Walmart, you’re wrong if you’re ascerting Walmart hires illegal immigrants. Walmart requires all associates to provide required I-9 documents proving they have a legal right to work in the US within 72 of being hired or else they are terminated. Walmart associates are also eligible for benefits after a period of time as well, and like most of us they have to pay into that program in order to get them. There are some terrifically affordable plans out there now for Walmart associates.

I know, I work for Walmart…and the Oceanside Supercenter is the future of Walmart in California. Whether you shop there or not, whether you like Walmart or not, you save money because of Walmart’s enormous impact on the retail competitive market.[/quote]

Trojan,

I am sure the corporate attorneys would be able to defend the corporation in the court of law. Tyson Foods attorneys did and Walmart for sure can purchase better protection than Tyson Foods.

Walmart is just one of the beneficiaries of the culture in which big businesses are being subsidized big. I am not interested in talking points explaining how ‘by the people, for the people’ equals unhealthy food and poisonous plastic for some, $8/h for others and campaign contributions and billions in profit for others.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]Captcha,

Not sure how illegal immigration affects Walmart, you’re wrong if you’re ascerting Walmart hires illegal immigrants. Walmart requires all associates to provide required I-9 documents proving they have a legal right to work in the US within 72 of being hired or else they are terminated. Walmart associates are also eligible for benefits after a period of time as well, and like most of us they have to pay into that program in order to get them. There are some terrifically affordable plans out there now for Walmart associates.

I know, I work for Walmart…and the Oceanside Supercenter is the future of Walmart in California. Whether you shop there or not, whether you like Walmart or not, you save money because of Walmart’s enormous impact on the retail competitive market.[/quote]

Trojan,

I am sure the corporate attorneys would be able to defend the corporation in the court of law. Tyson Foods attorneys did and Walmart for sure can purchase better protection than Tyson Foods.

Walmart is just one of the beneficiaries of the culture in which big businesses are being subsidized big. I am not interested in talking points explaining how ‘by the people, for the people’ equals unhealthy food and poisonous plastic for some, $8/h for others and campaign contributions and billions in profit for others.

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[quote=Trojan4Life]Captcha,

Not sure how illegal immigration affects Walmart, you’re wrong if you’re ascerting Walmart hires illegal immigrants. Walmart requires all associates to provide required I-9 documents proving they have a legal right to work in the US within 72 of being hired or else they are terminated. Walmart associates are also eligible for benefits after a period of time as well, and like most of us they have to pay into that program in order to get them. There are some terrifically affordable plans out there now for Walmart associates.

I know, I work for Walmart…and the Oceanside Supercenter is the future of Walmart in California. Whether you shop there or not, whether you like Walmart or not, you save money because of Walmart’s enormous impact on the retail competitive market.[/quote]

Trojan,

I am sure the corporate attorneys would be able to defend the corporation in the court of law. Tyson Foods attorneys did and Walmart for sure can purchase better protection than Tyson Foods.

Walmart is just one of the beneficiaries of the culture in which big businesses are being subsidized big. I am not interested in talking points explaining how ‘by the people, for the people’ equals unhealthy food and poisonous plastic for some, $8/h for others and campaign contributions and billions in profit for others.

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The government should stop subsidizing WalMart by turning the blind eye to illegal immigration issue and accepting WM employees to Medicaid. I’d rather have $20/h cashier who pays taxes and has med insurance than $8/h one whose children need free lunch @ school and taxpayer sponsored health plan.

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The government should stop subsidizing WalMart by turning the blind eye to illegal immigration issue and accepting WM employees to Medicaid. I’d rather have $20/h cashier who pays taxes and has med insurance than $8/h one whose children need free lunch @ school and taxpayer sponsored health plan.

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The government should stop subsidizing WalMart by turning the blind eye to illegal immigration issue and accepting WM employees to Medicaid. I’d rather have $20/h cashier who pays taxes and has med insurance than $8/h one whose children need free lunch @ school and taxpayer sponsored health plan.

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The government should stop subsidizing WalMart by turning the blind eye to illegal immigration issue and accepting WM employees to Medicaid. I’d rather have $20/h cashier who pays taxes and has med insurance than $8/h one whose children need free lunch @ school and taxpayer sponsored health plan.

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The government should stop subsidizing WalMart by turning the blind eye to illegal immigration issue and accepting WM employees to Medicaid. I’d rather have $20/h cashier who pays taxes and has med insurance than $8/h one whose children need free lunch @ school and taxpayer sponsored health plan.

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