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Apparently Walmart has made some changes for the better then. I worked there for a 2ish years, right up to COVID. You'd get in trouble (and your boss too!) for
by BenjiWiebe 5y ago
Apparently Walmart has made some changes for the better then. I worked there for a 2ish years, right up to COVID. You'd get in trouble (and your boss too!) for working very much overtime. Also you'd get in trouble if you didn't take at least a 30 minute lunch break, and you'd get in serious trouble for working off the clock.
Walmart probably got too many lawsuits or something.
- oceanghost 5y agoTwo things happened in California (I don't know if you're in CA of course) started cracking down on employers making employees work through their breaks--and-- forcing employers to actually pay for hours worked with severe penalties. This is why they're so strict now, at least in CA. Then they got walloped with a lawsuit about it. I actually used the situation to my advantage. Once I realized what was going on-- I snuck out the loading dock which was never closed and took leisurely lunches. It was assumed you couldn't get out, so you hadn't. I can't have been the only Walmart rogue who realized this, but I never saw anyone else do it. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wal-mart-attacked-for-locking-in-overnight-workers-at-its-stores-74288.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wal-mart-a...
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoThis was in Kansas. Apparently they became strict elsewhere besides CA.
- oceanghost 5y agoHere's a better link. I can't edit my post anymore. The whole thing was really greasy. They'd say they had to lock the doors for safety, but could only open them at certain times, which was absolute nonsense. And it wasn't just janitors. I was a stock boy. Most big box stores even if they aren't open, restock at night. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4146540 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4146540