Walmart: Evil or no?

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Linus

It's rare that I hear of this kind of scenario but good for him. I'm surprised he's not in a manager's position however given how long he's been with them.

I have no problem with a company making a profit (I do work for one that does so and does so well but 95% of my company's workforce gets paid well with full benefits and profit sharing). But I wonder, given how long he's been with the company, if he's the exception rather than the rule (from an employees point of view). Additionally, the forcing of other companies to reduce their price down to well below cost (WalMart has done this) has a side effect with other companies and forcing them to move jobs out of the US, etc.

No, just a regular ol' grunt. He has some disabilities...oh yeah, Wal-mart hires the disabled...let's hold that against them too. After all, if they didn't hire the older, disabled, teens, etc...that have a hard time getting ANY kind of job, then the fully capable adults that have gone to school to make something better of themselves would have a job that paid well and had huge benefits. Ummm not. Oh and his wife (who is an idiot but not disabled..LOL) also works for Wal-mart, and has the same benefits. Between the two of them they make less per year than I do...that is very sad, but all they are capable of earning.

Walmart serves a purpose to those that work there and those that shop there. Don't like their policies? Easy to see what you should do...don't save money, and get an education. Simplistic?