Some misconceptions about Wal Mart
By sdmoonchild
@sdmoonchild (731)
United States
July 22, 2008 5:44pm CST
I had just went to a meeting today for all department managers and customer service managers for Wal Mart. The topic of the meeting was unions. Just to clear up a few things for those of you that are against Wal Mart.
First of all, the company is not anti union. They believe that associates can speak for themselves, not pay someone to speak for them. Unions want people to believe that we are against them-wrong. We are against the idea of paying someone to speak on our behalf when it comes to work issues. That is why we have the "open door"policy.
Secondly, The unions want people to believe that we are some evil corporation out to get the public. Wal Mart has contributed time, money and volunteers to many of the charities in the U.S.
Also they believe people should get paid for the work they do, and everyone who works needs to be on the clock. I got paid for going to a three hr meeting on my day off and it wasn't even at the store.
Hopefully this clears up some misconceptions about Wal Mart. Any questions-don't hesitate to ask.
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3 responses
@heathcliff (1415)
• United States
24 Jul 08
I used to work for Wal-Mart as well. What I think everyone should know is that the mighty Wal-Mart is just like every other company, it has its good points and bad points that vary by store, city and management. The problem is Wal-Mart is so big it has become a target for those Unions who see a massive cash cow to fuel their budgets. The Unions have exaggerated Wal-Mart's negatives so much that many people have been turned against the retail giant. Wal-Mart's competitors and those who become opposed to a giant parking lot in their neighborhoods have gleefully jumped on the bandwagon and further fueled the non-issue.
Please remember this part: Wal-Mart is huge. Statistically they are going to have some bad managers, dirty stores and questionable corporate decisions, but in any given area I have always found other companies with dirtier stores, worse employees, and worse working conditions for less wages and less benefits.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
23 Jul 08
I've had some good experiences at Walmart. I paid over a hundred Dollars for a Black and Decker Bread machine. It didn't work right, but I used it for about a month before deciding to take it back to Walmart. When I took it back I was able to exchange it for another exactly the same, and because there had been a rollback I got $35.00 cash back. I don't care what anyone says, thats a Good place to shop!There has been a lot of talk about Walmart, but Its one of my Favourite places to shop. I don't care what anyone says. When I want or need something I don't mind driving 30 miles to the closest Walmart Store!
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
23 Jul 08
If representing yourself is working - great! That doesn't happen much. My problem withh Walmart isn't that or even the lying about things being made in America. There's a Wal-Mart just two blocks from my house, and I haven't been there for years. It's overcrowded with merchandise until it's hard to get a cart through the aisles. If what you want is out of reach, tough -- finding anyone to help or even finding a ladder is next to impossible. Far worse, though, is the fact that the store is dirty, I'd be scared to try to use those filthy restrooms, and even the selling floors are dirty. Items are all thrown around, and I guess they don't have enough staff to keep things where they belong. Checkout lines take forever, and there are seldom any cashiers who speak English. Shopping just becomes more trouble than it's worth. Every now and then, if I see a neighbor with a Wal-Mart bag, I'll ask if they've cleaned it up or anything, and they say it just gets worse and worse.
