daPrettyman said:

Once again...Market HR...means he deals with normal employees and their issues. Including hiring, firing, wages etc.... He is in a 'retail' store everyday, these corporate 'guys' you speak of, are in stores daily! Home offices are in a regular Walmart. Like I say...know your facts....

MoniGram said:

We are both stating facts, just from 2 different perspectives.

MoniGram said:

We are both stating facts, just from 2 different perspectives.

Anyway, how do you explain the bad press they have received throughout the last few years for their practices and treatment of employees?
[Edited 12/18/08 9:42am]

daPrettyman said:

Once again..most bad press comes from the UNION...they feel they should have their hands in EVERYTHING!!! If you would look at proper channels and research instead of listening to ONE opinion you would understand more. I would be saying this...even if the Father of my kids didn't work for this company. It's better to form opinions on things based on many different ideas, instead of basing it on one.

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores3.html

Working for Wal-Mart
Forbes magazine, polling business executives (not employees) has ranked Wal-Mart among the best 100 corporations to work for. Yet the employees on average take home pay of under $250 a week. The salary for full-time employees (called "associates") is $6 to $7.50 an hour for 28-40 hours a week, which is typical in the discount retail industry. This pay scale places employees with families below the poverty line, with the majority of employees' children qualifying for free lunch at school. When closely examined, this amounts to a form of corporate welfare, as the taxpayer subsidizes the low salaries. One-third are part-time employees - limited to less than 28 hours of work per week - and are not eligible for benefits.

The company is staunchly anti-union. New employees are shown videotapes explaining that instead of unionizing, they benefit from the open door policy, allowing them to take their complaints beyond the supervisors to higher management. When the United Food and Commercial Workers tried to organize workers across the country, labor experts were brought in for "coaching sessions" with personnel who support unionization. Employees complained that these were intimidation sessions. Many such complaints are currently on file with the National Labor Relations Board.

Whereas Wal-Mart employees start at the same salary as unionized employees in similar lines of work, they make 25 percent less than their unionized counterparts after two years at the job. The rapid turnover - 70 percent of employees leave within the first year - is attributed to a lack of recognition and inadequate pay, according to a survey Wal-Mart conducted. Yet this can work to the company's advantage, since it is more difficult for unions to organize when there is constant employee turnover.

Wal-Mart is the leading employer of people of color in the United States. More than 125,000 African Americans and more than 74,000 Latinos work at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club store's nationwide. Two Latinos sit on the board of directors along with two women out of 15 board members. Only one woman serves as an executive officer of the company.

Full-time employees are eligible for benefits, but the health insurance package is so expensive (employees pay 35 percent - almost double the national average) that less than half opt to buy it. Another benefit for employees is the option to buy company stock at a discount. Wal-Mart matches 15 percent of the first $1800 in stocks purchased. Yet most workers can't afford to buy the stock. In fact, not one in 50 workers has amassed as much as $50,000 through the stock-ownership pension plan. Voting power for these stocks remains with Wal-Mart management.
[Edited 12/18/08 9:49am]

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores3.html

Working for Wal-Mart
Forbes magazine, polling business executives (not employees) has ranked Wal-Mart among the best 100 corporations to work for. Yet the employees on average take home pay of under $250 a week. The salary for full-time employees (called "associates") is $6 to $7.50 an hour for 28-40 hours a week, which is typical in the discount retail industry. This pay scale places employees with families below the poverty line, with the majority of employees' children qualifying for free lunch at school. When closely examined, this amounts to a form of corporate welfare, as the taxpayer subsidizes the low salaries. One-third are part-time employees - limited to less than 28 hours of work per week - and are not eligible for benefits.

daPrettyman said:

This is the hourly wage I made when I worked retail....in the EARLY 90's! The only place I made any kind of money was at Macy's because we got paid commission every other week....they hire a large percentage of part-timers precisely so that they won't have to pay out huge amounts of profit for benefits for workers....and unions don't have a chance to gain a foothold in that type of environment because the turnover rate is so high....so no matter how much "influencing" the union reps attempt, in 6 months to a year, most of the folks they're trying to recruit will be gone....

or some derivative...sheesh...

I went on a saturday and then i was like...is that how all the stores look on saturday???

I despise WalMart. I think they don't care about the customer service, nor do they treat their employees right. I know several people that have worked there and they all had issues.

Walmart is always packed (even at 2am) with a bunch of people. Now, I'm not going to say all Walmarts are ghetto, but a lot of them are.

Give me Target any day.

daPrettyman said:

Wal Mart IS a ghetto prepackaged for your enjoyment.

Wow,I didn't realize that there was so much hate for Wal-Mart In my area,our local Wal-Mart is nice.Then again,I always go there early in the morning when they first open...lol...

The Wal Marts in our area don't carry meats and produce.Our stores are very basic.When I visit my parents in the south,I'm always surprised to see food aisles and a deli department in their Wal-Marts.

myfavorite said:

well it is the holiday season

daPrettyman said:

don't let me have some extra change - of to target i go. i almost have to do wal-mart tho, ...it's practically across the street...

Check out this article: http://walmartstores.com/.../5679.aspx





As you probably can tell, I'm not a big fan of the store, but this store is one of the nicest.

daPrettyman said:

but....there's no one there!!! Is THAT why it looks so nice??

reneGade20 said:

Well, most of these are promo shots from Wal-Mart's website. This store stays packed. Plano is a pretty "well-to-do" town/suburb and a lot of the people that live and work there can definitely afford the high-priced stuff there.

daPrettyman said:

I think that if they kinda upgraded a few of their stores, and treated their employees better, the negative image they've so capably cultivated would improve....

SoulAlive said:

If you ever get to Plano, Texas (outside of Dallas), they have a "high end" Wal-Mart. They carry everything from $5.00 bottles of wine to $200 bottles of wine. They also carry high-end small appliances and gourmet food. This was the first one in the state (may be the first one ever) to carry high end items. They have always offered it at Sam's, but not at Wal-Mart.

Check out this article: http://walmartstores.com/.../5679.aspx





As you probably can tell, I'm not a big fan of the store, but this store is one of the nicest.

reneGade20 said:

I agree with u. I think that is why they recently changed their logo and have started upgrading some stores. Since this "upscale" store opened in Plano, they have either upgraded several Wal-Marts in my area or built new ones. Now, the others don't carry a lot of high end stuff, but the stores look pretty good.

daPrettyman said:

we'll see if that holds true then....they're supposed to be building a Super Wal-Mart here in Sierra Vista.....so anything is possible...