If You Think I'm a Management Plant......

I got a wonderfully scary email last week from someone name Tamara who claimed I was a manager from Walmart and that this entire blog was simply a trap to catch unsuspecting Walmart associates saying something mean about the Big Hearted Company that signs their checks. I giggled for a couple of minutes, then I sent some of my more favorite links to the address. Then I forwarded the email to a friend of mine and we both had a good giggle. Maybe it's the withdrawal from all of the Holiday sugar, but let me say for the record. I am not a plant for any company, and any opinions found in this blog are mine if no one else's. What does that say about today's society that we are looking for moles and spies every where that we turn? And more importantly, what kind of State Secrets are they sitting on at Walmart that they have all of the hired help so afraid of being spied on? I can only imagine, and I'm sure that whatever I think of will be funnier than the actual thing. In truth, the thought of me being a spy for that particular company is kind of pathetic. What kind of company culture is it that breeds suspicion and mistrust so deeply in their associates? Or, is it not the Company, but the people themselves? I don't know the answer, but I hope that it's not contagious. Seriously. Watching the stock market has been pretty exciting lately. It reminds me of the stock options that you have with the company that cares. If you do purchase stock from your check while employed with Walmart, they (that is Walmart) will kick in a little bit more for you. It adds up over time, and if you plan on being with the company for a long time, it's not the worst thing that you can do for yourself. The problem is, that once you quit (or are terminated) Walmart will send you a check for your shares in about a month. So if you are planning on sitting on those stock purchases, think again. Once you are out the door, they want their stock back. Why is that? I guess I'll just add it to the growing list of things that I don't understand about Walmart. I've seen the job of some of the Walmart managers. Long 12 hour days, sometimes five or six in a row, and sometimes longer than 12 hours. No thank you. When do they see their families? Do they see their families? Perhaps that would explain why some of the managers end up in affairs with other managers. If the only people that you are spending any time with are the people that you work with, things happen, don't they? Not good things. Especially if there are children who are about to have their world torn up because of another person's lack of self control, but things do happen, don't they? So at any rate- to anonymous from Alabama, no. I am not a management plant, or spy, or whatever else you thought I might be. Avoid that trainee program if you want to have a family or a life. You'll thank me later.