Some People Should Never Be In Charge

Do you ever wonder what a person is really like?If you want to get a true look at a person's character, put them in charge of something. It doesn't have to be anything major, just something. I believe that is the only way to get an honest look at their true character. You may be frightened by what you see. The connection that I am making to the Retail Slavedriver we all know and love is this-what is the divining process that they use to chose their managers? I spoke to someone not that long ago, and she was bragging that the managers in her store are constantly asking her to go into the manager trainee program. I was polite, but dumbfounded. If this is truly the case, and not just a person reading too much into a "good job ****" then I have no idea what Walmart uses to decide who will be in charge of something. I know that they like to brag that so many of their managers used to be hourly associates, but there has to be a more vigorous screening process, honestly. What is the criteria for putting someone in charge of something at Walmart. I know they have a supervisor test that weeds out many of the would be flunkies. But what about some of the dandies that get in? Is there no personality profile to stop some of these gems? Maybe they could look into that. This would be an excellent segue into politics, but let's stay on point for just a moment, shall we? The people that Walmart chooses to put in charge of other people seems confusing at best. I understand that they have recruiting fairs for college graduates that give them a leg up on joining the company that cares. But what about all of the former associates? What exactly is the criteria for making the jump from hourly peon to salaried member of management? I have had maybe three good managers in all the time that I have had Walmart signing my checks. Three. And two of them were ground up and spit out in less time then you can say unappreciated. I hope that Walmart is able to realize what they are doing to people that work for them. I hope that they are able to stop the drain-both physical and mental-on the good people that work for them. I hope I don't pass out or die of old age waiting for this to happen. But, I'll keep plugging away at this, and if I hear any good news in the horizon, I'll pass it on. You can thank me later.