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That was back when Sam Walton was alive and pushing Buy American. Walmart went to shit after he died.
by donarb 11y ago
That was back when Sam Walton was alive and pushing Buy American. Walmart went to shit after he died.
- Natsu 11y agoWas it actually better for workers back then? As far as I ever knew, they've always had a habit of squeezing everyone for a little more every year and whatnot. Most "associates" (your average workers) get 30 hours/week and zero benefits, except when mandated otherwise by law, with ridiculously strict timing on things like breaks. Heck, they even specifically manage the number of cashiers to ensure that there is always a line as long as they have customers... even at 3 AM in the morning. And that's without going into all the random horror stories, like the workers locked inside doing inventory and unable to get someone to an ambulance, e.g.: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/us/workers-assail-night-lock-ins-by-wal-mart.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/us/workers-assail-night-lo...
- zaccus 11y agoI worked at Walmart when I was in college because they paid the highest wage in town. No joke, every other offer I received was minimum wage. It's not glorious, and it would definitely suck as a a career, but at the time it was the best unskilled work available. If Walmart employees had better alternatives they would take them.
- Natsu 11y agoYeah, I've been in that kind of a job before too. I don't think you're arguing otherwise, but I would just point out that 'best job available' and 'horrifically exploitative' are (sadly) not mutually exclusive traits in my experience based on jobs I've worked.