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Title: Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 11:49:40 AM
Does anyone else here sometimes get crappy service at wal mart? Like once, I asked for a videogame, and they just looked at me like I was crazy, and went on to the next custimer, and I was like, what the heck is your problem? You got a freaking key, Im a custimer that wants service you crapper.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: alex on January 14, 2007, 11:51:26 AM
actually, i got my wii at walmart... :]
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 12:03:39 PM
I asked someone at wal mart if they had any wii's avalable, and they just looked at me and walked away. Im not going to that wal mart again. >:(
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 12:04:09 PM
Wal-Mart does not care about the customer. They only want to  make money. You should shop somewhere else.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 12:05:44 PM
Oh oh, one time, my friend's mom went to call someone at wal mart about wii's, and the night before she went up there, she said they had 10 avalable, and like, 5 hours later, all were gone, may I ask how you can sell 10 wii's before 8:00 in the morning?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 12:06:47 PM
The Wii's a hot item. Everybody wants one. It's entirely possible.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 12:07:52 PM
I know, but she called like at 5 in the morning asking if they had any. I find it strange...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 12:11:41 PM
Maybe it's a conspiracy against you? ::)
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 12:13:51 PM
haha, still, wal mart isn't very good, they don't even put the right price tags in the right spot sometimes, like once, I went to buy Elf the movie, it said 14 dollars and some cents under it, and then when it got registered, it said like 22 dollars, whats up with that? Turns out I had to borrow some from my mom... >:(
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 12:17:42 PM
Like I said: conspiracy.
::)
ZOMG!!!11!!1
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 12:19:47 PM
Its still rather evil... anyone else have problems with wal mart?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 12:31:31 PM
Wal mart gave me crappy service too! I went to grab a CD. I found Papa Roach, and i took it to the counter. The lady was about to take my order, when three black kids shoved me out of the way, and she didnt say anything!! I swear i would have let them have it if there werent 3 of them. >:( I couldnt believe it! Then, I wentback to get a game. I got naruto ninja Council 2, and asked the lady to open the glass doors (because only they have the key) and she totally ignored me!

I said "Hey look, I want to get a game from the gameboy shelf!" She rolled her eyes, and then walked over to the case, and unlocked it. She got my game out, and went to the counter, and tried to charge me 40 dollars!! >:( I was like "Dom you think I'm stupid? The game had the price on it, it should only be $30 max." Man i was so peeved. >:(
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 14, 2007, 12:37:43 PM
Notorious Walmart! In fact, Walmarts are so bad there is NOT ONE in all over new York State. Isn't that sad (yet funny ;D)?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 02:01:06 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 12:31:31 PM
Wal mart gave me crappy service too! I went to grab a CD. I found Papa Roach, and i took it to the counter. The lady was about to take my order, when three black kids shoved me out of the way, and she didnt say anything!! I swear i would have let them have it if there werent 3 of them. >:( I couldnt believe it! Then, I wentback to get a game. I got naruto ninja Council 2, and asked the lady to open the glass doors (because only they have the key) and she totally ignored me!

I said "Hey look, I want to get a game from the gameboy shelf!" She rolled her eyes, and then walked over to the case, and unlocked it. She got my game out, and went to the counter, and tried to charge me 40 dollars!! >:( I was like "Dom you think I'm stupid? The game had the price on it, it should only be $30 max." Man i was so peeved. >:(
OMG, I was waiting for like ever for this guy to get done with this person, just to get a game, and some jerk went in front of me, and I was waiting there for like, an hour maybe, and then he cut me, and the person didn't say anything, and I was like, what the hell? I want a damn videogame! I think it was when madden 2007 came out for the ps2. I was mad at walmart for that.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: bgrugby on January 14, 2007, 02:32:28 PM
Well if you made minimum wage, work terrible hours, and get no fringe benefits you would be a bitter employee as well  ;D
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: darkphantomime on January 14, 2007, 02:37:07 PM
Thus is the reason why Wal Mart is the New GREAT WHITE SATAN!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I don't really shop at wal mart anymore, not much of a point...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 03:40:49 PM
Wolf link, cussing man, i know you're angry, we all are, but I cant let it pass, you've been here too long. Sometimes I let it slip when I'm angry, it happens to the best of us.

1 warning
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Hi no Seijin on January 14, 2007, 04:15:27 PM
Funny.  I have no problem with Wal-mart.  Then again, I hardly go there, and if I do I don't really interact with the employees.  Either way, it isn't fair to lash out against the company as a whole.  You just happen to go to the store with the employees that give bad customer service.  Say, if you want people to actually get good customer service, why don't you apply there and set an example for the rest of the employees?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 03:40:49 PM
Wolf link, cussing man, i know you're angry, we all are, but I cant let it pass, you've been here too long. Sometimes I let it slip when I'm angry, it happens to the best of us.

1 warning
Sorry about that, most forums I go to allow that word. sorry.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: darkphantomime on January 14, 2007, 04:33:13 PM
You have no idea of a working environment. There are pressures that sap people of their strength. While one may initially be energetic; this energy can be fatiqued by too much negativity and stress.

What we have here is an example of how difficult things are in such environments. But it is not against thought to blame the company, because how the workers have behaved towards people has itself, become an infamous aspect of company. In other words: Bad PR.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 04:35:02 PM
There jackets may say how may I help you, but they should say, how may I not help you? ;D
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 04:37:12 PM
They should say "How may I make your day miserable?"
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 04:38:45 PM
Oh oh, what about, may I not serve you today? ;D
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: darkphantomime on January 14, 2007, 04:51:17 PM
Here's a good one

(http://www.spotteddogs.org/images/Walmart-ad.jpg)

and another

This one is GENIUS!

(http://www.internetweekly.org/images/bush_walmart_medicare.jpg)
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 04:53:22 PM
OMG, that last one was hilarious. ;D
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: darkphantomime on January 14, 2007, 04:59:15 PM
And a very sad example of wal mart not acknowledging the truth:

(http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:Q8ilNQA6-okfTM:http://www.walmart-foundation.org/wfcensored.gif)

The bubble says "Always low blows, ALWAYS"

And can you really believe that they let a pregnant woman work?!

(http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/Blog+Image_thumb_betty.png)
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:00:47 PM
That first one was funny, but it kind of streches the page...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Rev Rabies on January 14, 2007, 05:13:14 PM
Quote from: Wolf Link on January 14, 2007, 12:19:47 PM
Its still rather evil... anyone else have problems with wal mart?

the walmart as i call it has no unions so it can pay its workers next to nothing and pass the slavings on to us
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:16:12 PM
Oh, and how about that simple freedom cell phone thing, when they had them recalled, that was not fair!
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:17:23 PM
lol! And they dont care who is disables, or pregnant, they are forced to work. I know this because of the stories my mom tells us of when she used to work there. She said that a certain ammount of money must be made by the end of her shift. If it isnt made, she is kept there until it has been. Is that just crazy?! I also heard that they've been hiring ilegal imagrants, so that they can work for a lower price. If they complain to a higher law, then it will be realized that the immagrants were illegal in the first place, and they're deported. In other words:
+Illegal Immagrant hired
+Work same hours, get payed less.
+They cannot complain to authority in fear of deportation.

Wal mart is a sneaky butt-fungus >:(
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:24:19 PM
lol, they are evil, EVIL!
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:29:11 PM
haha...  so ive never really had problems with walmart, but then again, i make it my business to be ignored at all costs by people who think they have athority.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:30:39 PM
And the one I go to, the people aren't very friendly...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:31:59 PM
im sorry.  oh, but the other day i actually had people who work at walmart come up to me and ask me if i needed help with anything... i was somewhat amazed...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:33:31 PM
The only one that does that at this wal mart, is ryan... I go there so much, I know the guys name, the other guy that works while he's on lunch break is crappy.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:34:24 PM
Sweet! Down with the man! I also try to seem inconspicuous in front of my teachers. I act like a good kid, so that when I commit a hanus act of terror, they'll never suspect me. :P It works all the time! One time, I left class saying i had to pee, and I clogged up the water fountain with gum, and propped a stick up against the wall, which held the water on. I flooded the hallway!! or at least a part of it.

A janitor must have passed by, and dones omething about because there was only a little bit of water. They asked the classes if anyone left during the time. My teacher was like "Well Alex wouldnt do a thing like that!" I had a concerned look on my face and everything!! SUCKERS! :P

Anyways, Wal mart has had a bad effect on my view of the store, but i have a $20 giftcard that i have to use to buy DBZ:BT2, so i'll be there soon.... :-*
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:36:25 PM
I'll probably go there this up coming weekend to look at videogames... lol.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:39:20 PM
They have a really crappy GBA selection. That dosent compare to Target's crappy CD selection though. I guess every store has it's faults, except of course
- Best buy
- Game Stop
- Game Crazy
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:40:02 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:34:24 PM
Sweet! Down with the man! I also try to seem inconspicuous in front of my teachers. I act like a good kid, so that when I commit a hanus act of terror, they'll never suspect me. :P It works all the time! One time, I left class saying i had to pee, and I clogged up the water fountain with gum, and propped a stick up against the wall, which held the water on. I flooded the hallway!! or at least a part of it.

A janitor must have passed by, and dones omething about because there was only a little bit of water. They asked the classes if anyone left during the time. My teacher was like "Well Alex wouldnt do a thing like that!" I had a concerned look on my face and everything!! SUCKERS! :P

Anyways, Wal mart has had a bad effect on my view of the store, but i have a $20 giftcard that i have to use to buy DBZ:BT2, so i'll be there soon.... :-*

my teachers do the same thing with me... sweet little jordan would never do that...


and yeah.  im prolly gonna go hit up a walmart soon too.  i have a 50 dollar giftcard burning a hole in my pocket..
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:41:13 PM
I seem to be the only person that don't have any gift cards.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:42:17 PM
Same goes for the wii :P Okay, that was mean, Im sorry. I'll.. I'll... I'll be your lackey if this keeps up! Just dont tell my other boss. :-\
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:43:09 PM
haha, real funny zv, you should be a commiden... :P
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:43:09 PM
thats all my family will get me.  wallmart, target, books a million, eb games, or some multi purpose card.  i actually have like 200 dollars worth of them in my wallet..
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:43:54 PM
I have 0 dollars worth to them...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Hi no Seijin on January 14, 2007, 05:44:55 PM
That's because there's a conspiracy against you and everyone else in Michigan. :P

Anywho, I'm a bit far away from Wal-mart to do any shopping there, but it's not like I have a reason to go there.  RadioShack, on the other hand...I think there's one on Broad Street.  Broad Street has everything but a Wal-mart!  There must be a RadioShack!  Gasp!  I...I...I might actually have to pay $1.25 bus fare to get to a RadioShack!  Oh nos!  That's a one and a fourth cycle through the wash I will no longer have!
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 05:45:06 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:39:20 PM
- Best buy
- Game Stop
- Game Crazy

Game Crazy?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:46:27 PM
I still say wal mart is very evil...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Hi no Seijin on January 14, 2007, 05:47:41 PM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 05:45:06 PM
Game Crazy?
It's a quaint little store in the state of New Texicanico.  Huh?  That's not a state.  Well, then I have no clue either, but it sounds like a video game store.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:49:31 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:42:17 PM
Same goes for the wii :P Okay, that was mean, Im sorry. I'll.. I'll... I'll be your lackey if this keeps up! Just dont tell my other boss. :-\


actually i don't have one either...   :( :( :( but i played one yesterday and it was totally amazing...   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 05:50:09 PM
If I knew where ZeldaVeteran lived it might help, but his location certainly doesn't help.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 14, 2007, 05:51:36 PM
I've never heard of Game crazy too.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:51:39 PM
there is a game crazy within walking distance of my aunts house i think... i could be wrong though.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 05:53:40 PM
Quote from: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:51:39 PM
there is a game crazy within walking distance of my aunts house i think... i could be wrong though.

Where does your aunt live?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 14, 2007, 05:55:11 PM
Aww, thats harsh. I guess fewer people got a hold of a Wii than i thought. Well, Twilight Princess is the only game i have for it, but i should be getting DBZ: BT2 soon. And as for GameCrazy, it's an awesome place! It's small, but tightly packed with everything you could possibly want! You cant see the walls due to all the games, props, posters, and game guides. They have an awesome TP prop, and an awesome Gears of War prop near the door! They give out a free sticker to every customer when you buy something there. I stuck it to the back of my School ID card.
(http://www.zionlan.net/images/gamecrazy_logo.gif)
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 06:00:44 PM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 14, 2007, 05:53:40 PM
Quote from: Pyrgusfinn on January 14, 2007, 05:51:39 PM
there is a game crazy within walking distance of my aunts house i think... i could be wrong though.

Where does your aunt live?

south carolina
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Harashi on January 14, 2007, 07:13:32 PM
You see angsty teens + low paying job + sometimes annoying customers = crappy service. I really don't give a care about how they act, but if they give me the cold shoulder when I ask something I don't take any crap.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Vaati on January 15, 2007, 07:17:24 AM
One time I was at a Wal Mart and (I don't know why) but somebody dropped a stinky diaper full of poopy right in the middle of the floor of the aisle and no one (as in any Wal Mart employee) cleaned it up.  :P  :-*
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 07:20:06 AM
Ew, thats rather gross. We didn't want to know about that one.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Vaati on January 15, 2007, 07:47:26 AM
This reminds me of a clip I saw in Bowling for Columbine called "A Breif History of the United States of America" and it was something like, "And I don't mean no money like, "I work at Wal-Mart, and make no money."
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 08:24:55 AM
I think some of the people there are lazy.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: oh-how-unreal on January 15, 2007, 08:34:49 AM
Wal mart what is that
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 08:36:28 AM
oh for the love of god, are you feeling ok? Its only one of the biggest shopping places ever, but it pretty much sucks.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: oh-how-unreal on January 15, 2007, 10:04:57 AM
i guess it not where i live
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 15, 2007, 11:21:07 AM
Wolf Link, they don't have Wal-Marts in the UK. Jeesh. :)

...I think. I could be wrong, though.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 12:21:29 PM
Oh, sorry, I didnt know that, your lucky, you don't want one... most employes are lazy.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 15, 2007, 12:32:48 PM
Well, looks like I was wrong...kind of. Wal-Mart operates in the UK as ASDA. So breton, do you have any problems with ASDA?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 12:34:36 PM
What is ASDA?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 15, 2007, 12:40:44 PM
The name of Wal-Mart in the UK.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 15, 2007, 12:41:54 PM
Oh, thanks for clearing that up.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: DW on January 15, 2007, 12:44:24 PM
the thing about Wal-Mart is that they hire people who can't get a job anywhere else, that way they don't have a choice about their wages. So what does that say about work ethic of the employees who can't get a job anywhere else? excluding disabled people and such, they usually are fine, they are happy that Wal-Mart would get a job, most of the world is mean and won't hire disabled people...so in a way it's good we have Wal-Mart.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 15, 2007, 12:46:42 PM
That doesn't excuse them from being ruthless imperialists.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: darkphantomime on January 15, 2007, 01:21:57 PM
Commodore Axilon, you get a cookie.

As for me, I'm disabled (hearing and visual impaired) and I highly doubt wal mart would be able to find me a job in doing anything. I prefer to write, not go with menial labor.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: alex on January 15, 2007, 01:38:39 PM
we have this REALLY REALLY REALLY big walmart... its huge
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 15, 2007, 02:17:13 PM
Wal Mart won't allow Unions either, so that's why they can do pretty much whatever they want. Which, in a sense, is bad.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: bgrugby on January 16, 2007, 08:32:14 AM
Quote from: MasterKey on January 15, 2007, 02:17:13 PM
Wal Mart won't allow Unions either, so that's why they can do pretty much whatever they want. Which, in a sense, is bad.

But that also depends on your views on Unions. I love my Union (medical and dental insurence and retirement plan and job security) but one of my best friends, who is a carpenter, will not join a Union because he said he can make more money and can take on any job he wants instead of being told what jobs he can take.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Dehumanizer on January 16, 2007, 08:33:54 AM
kill the heart of Wal mart and the heart is the poeple
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 16, 2007, 08:35:11 AM
Jeez dude, that's a little extreme.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: alex on January 16, 2007, 09:07:04 AM
yeah, walmart isn't THAT bad...
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: DW on January 16, 2007, 09:37:44 AM
yeah, like I said earlier, it's kinda good we have them...look at all the jobs it created.

and by disabled I didn't mean that kind, it was more along the lines of mental disabilities, such as autism.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 16, 2007, 06:52:35 PM
Well, I guess they do sometimes have good employment, they have good stuff thats for sure, minus the wii that is.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 17, 2007, 11:32:28 AM
See how clearly one can think when they have cooled off? :)

Anyway, about Unions, the reason Wal Mart doesn't have them is because it would cost them extar money, and they don't wanna pay. So,money wise, it's a good decision for Wal Mart.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 11:35:13 AM
But bad for the employees.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 17, 2007, 11:36:51 AM
Hey, it's what Wal Mart wants to do, and there's no law against it.

Besides, it's not like employees are being beaten there or anything.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 11:45:59 AM
So as long as there's no physical abuse they can treat their employees as crappy as possible? Quite a moral compass you have.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: alex on January 17, 2007, 11:47:31 AM
why are we talking about walmart anyways?
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 17, 2007, 11:48:57 AM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 11:45:59 AM
So as long as there's no physical abuse they can treat their employees as crappy as possible? Quite a moral compass you have.

I reall dont have the energy to argue, but let me just say you totally misinterpreted and twisted my statement.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: bgrugby on January 17, 2007, 11:49:42 AM
Well started off with Wolf Link talking about how terrible the service is there and evolved into how evil the corporation is. I do point out one thing though, I do love Sam's Club and they are part of the Wal-Mart corp.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 17, 2007, 11:57:12 AM
Wal Mart is alright, I mean, it does have good discounts at tiems. And it helps the economy.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Rev Rabies on January 17, 2007, 01:09:03 PM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 16, 2007, 08:35:11 AM
Jeez dude, that's a little extreme.

it was a south park quote
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 01:11:03 PM
Quote from: Dr. Rabies on January 17, 2007, 01:09:03 PM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 16, 2007, 08:35:11 AM
Jeez dude, that's a little extreme.

it was a south park quote

I'm assuming it was one of the newer episodes? 'Cause I've never heard it before.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: collaboration on January 17, 2007, 02:39:36 PM
Quote from: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 11:45:59 AM
So as long as there's no physical abuse they can treat their employees as crappy as possible? Quite a moral compass you have.

It's an at-will employer, to my knowledge. If they treat you like crap you can do several things, one being to report the issue, and two being to leave.

I don't like Wal Mart. It's killed local business, especially in this area where we have a gigantic 7% single business tax on all accrual over, I think it's 140,000 USD made per year. Which is not very much for a business. And accrual being money that the business has earned but not necessarily received, which is particularly bad for the service industry.
I don't know what the tax for large corporate chains is like, but I've got a hunch it needs to be bigger. Especially since a good 25% of Michigan's state revenue comes from that damn single business tax, so it's doubtful that it's going to be got rid of anytime soon unless there's some chunk of money to fill that place.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 17, 2007, 05:10:06 PM
While it is true Wal Mart can destroy smaller businesses, there can be things done to stop a Wal Mart from coming. For example, in NY, Wal Mart can't come because it doesnt support Unions.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: Commodore Axilon on January 17, 2007, 05:11:01 PM
I'm pretty sure I've seen Wal-Marts in New York before.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: MasterKeyX on January 18, 2007, 03:17:55 PM
No in the city area, you haven't. They're not here.
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: JDog on January 18, 2007, 07:31:05 PM
Well I'll let you guys know when I go to New york to go see the baseball hall of fame this summer. :P
Title: Re:Wal mart?
Post by: collaboration on January 18, 2007, 08:44:49 PM
Looking at context, I'd say MasterKey is already there, Wolf Link.  ;)