When I worked at Sam's Club, they showed us anti-union videos that had 
testimonials - actors in red or blue vests - talking about how "Unions 
just aren't right for me!"
These were required "training" videos. I could have afforded insurance, 
if I didn't want any money to buy food.
Fortunately at the store I worked, the manager was nice enough not to 
force employees to work off the clock. Full time was, I think, 35 hours 
per week. If you came NEAR 40 hours per week, you would get in trouble. 
If you went OVER 40 hours per week (overtime) you would be in a lot of 
trouble, you would get fired if you consistently did that. I made $8.50 
an hour. I knew people that were there for 10 years who made it up to 
$12-14.
--
Martin K


Bob Axtell wrote:
> Golly, I have NEVER had a bad experience at WalMart, and I don't have 
> any neighbors or friends
> that ever did.
>
> Can somebody document a bad experience at WalMart so I can get 
> understand this?
>
> --Bob
>
> tachyon_1@email.com wrote:
>   
>>  I don't expect Walmart to sing songs and hold hands. However, I do
>> expect them to treat employees and customers fairly, and with respect.
>> Not doing so hurts you in the long run. I am part of a large and growing
>> group of people that shops at Walmart only when I can't find what I need
>> anywhere else. This has nothing to do with 'nice'. It's only good
>> business to be a good business. Customers and employees remember how they
>> were treated. Treating people well benefits business as much as brutal
>> cost cutting, but in less bean counter measureable ways. Though for long
>> time. Which would you rather have, everyone in the country shop at your
>> store once, or 10% of them shop for a lifetime?
>> Being 'nice' isn't all about touchy feely. It's about good business, and
>> it returns on you. There have been a lot of stories lately in the media
>> about the steady growth and profitability of companies that are praised
>> by their employees and customers for being good to them.
>>
>> Personally, I'd like a medium sized local store, with well treated
>> employees that are happy, knowledgeable, and helpful. Who know my name
>> and my shopping habits than a self checkout machine.
>>
>> Even animals learn the lesson "Don't sh** where you eat" so why can't
>> some companies?
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: "Tony Smith"
>>   To: "'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'"
>>   Subject: RE: [OT] I wonder what company would let such a product
>>   outthedoor.Naw, it couldn't be ...
>>   Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:56:31 +1100
>>
>>
>>   > Finally someone hits the nail on the head. And it's not just
>>   > cashiers, it's less people in shipping, stock, warehousing,
>>   > inventory, etc.
>>   > It's no wonder Walmart is a big proponent of RFID. Those cheap
>>   > SOB's do anything they acn to cut costs and eliminate jobs.
>>
>>
>>   Actually, the nail was 'will pushing a full cart thru the checkout
>>   scan
>>   properly', and the answer is 'maybe'. That there will be jobs losses
>>   etc is
>>   a given.
>>
>>   And so what? Technology always shuffles the job market around. The
>>   wheel
>>   tapper is long dead, the typing pool drained, the tea lady has
>>   shuffled off
>>   into the distance and the typewriter repairman is looking around
>>   nervously.
>>
>>   Personally, I think the typing pool & the tea lady should be
>>   resurrected.
>>
>>   My job didn't exist 20 years ago, and probably neither did yours.
>>   Some of
>>   my previous jobs (draftsman (maps), fitter & turner) barely exist
>>   now.
>>   Microchip itself barely existed back then, let alone the PIC and
>>   everything
>>   it represents. What was everyone on this list doing back then?
>>
>>   What are Wal-Mart supposed to do, sing songs in the park & hand out
>>   flowers?
>>
>>   Wal-Mart competes on price alone. That means screwing down costs as
>>   far as
>>   they can get them, across every facet of their operation. Less staff
>>   is
>>   part of that. There's a hint of elitism in the cry 'The cashier will
>>   loose
>>   her job!', insinuating that they're not fit for anything else. Poor
>>   old
>>   Cletus, he only knows two things, running a till and the banjo, and
>>   string
>>   pickin' just ain't a decent way to learn a livin'.
>>
>>   RFID is too expensive at the moment to become widespread, once it
>>   gets below
>>   a cent things will change. At that point Wal-Mart (and everyone else)
>>   will
>>   say: "You have 6 months to tag your stock, or we drop it". Same thing
>>   happened with bar codes 20 years ago.
>>
>>   Tony
>>
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