Mr. Sam Would Be Spinning in His Grave

Back in the day, when Christmas rolled around, Walmart-that big hearted company-would give their employees an extra 10 percent off of one item. It worked out nicely if you were thinking of getting a big ticket item for Christmas or if you needed something expensive that you weren't expecting to have to buy. But that was when Walmart gave you a discount card right from the beginning of your hire, also. Now a days, you get a discount card after you have been there for 90 days, and instead of ten percent off one thing, Walmart gives you ten percent off some of the things that you would purchase as groceries. What a deal, right? But not so fast, what is this I see? Why, it looks like Walmart has gone through their groceries and marked things down by a penny (that's right-one cent) and made many of their grocery items ineligible for the ten percent discount. What a crappy thing to do. It's hard enough for associates to make ends meet when they are having their hours cut, but now those big hearted folks have pulled a bait and switch with their employees. I can only hope that someone got a bonus for thinking up such a clever way to screw over the associates. Not that the managers get any bonuses that associates don't get. Riiiiight. I remember reading that the discount card was Sam Walton's wife's idea. Is this what Miss Helen had in mind? I think not. At least Sam Walton won't get dizzy alone. I expect that his wife is spinning also. I also expect that the fat cat bonuses in Bentonville just got a little bigger. If you can find that part time job to work around your Walmart "full time/36 hour" job, you better take it. You'll thank me later.