What is That Smell?

Are you familiar with the Walmart Store Policies? Unless you work for them, you probably wouldn't be, would you? Count your blessings. There was a time when the Company that Cares really did care. They had generous policies toward their associates and it wasn't a bad place to work. My how times have changed. The new policies toward absenteeism and personal leave are crazy. Sicknesses are not forgiven, and if you need more than a day off to recover, you better take a Leave of Absence. I have wondered in the past what exactly it is that the Personnel Department does, and it seems that they generate paper for anyone needing to take a Leave of Absence. There was a time when you could call in and use a personal day for the first day of your sickness (or problem) and then call in every day until you were better. My how the times have changed. Now, if you are feeling particularly psychic, you should arrange you sickness ahead of time, so that you can be paid for it, and not get terminated. Even with a Doctor's note explaining that you were deathly ill and needed time to recover and not infect half of the population, Walmart might not excuse the absence. Generous of them, isn't it? Very Kind hearted. So, what you need to do in the midst of dealing with this inconvenient illness, is drag your sorry carcass into Walmart and fill out Leave of Absence paperwork. I know, you have a vomiting child in the car, you just found out about the accident, or your Mother only has days to live, but Walmart needs its forms filled out!! Read the policy handbook, it's in there. Has every ounce of common sense and compassion left the Bentonville area? Would it be that difficult to simplify things for the associates when they already have enough on their plate? Maybe some of the folks that work in the useless insurance department could be reassigned to help out with the paperwork and changes in policy that Walmart so desperately needs. It's just a thought. But I hope that someone takes a hard look at the way things have been made so difficult for people who are just trying to do their job and raise their families. If they do (just don't hold your breath) you can thank me later.