Monday, December 3, 2012

Walmart Might Consider KY Jelly for Their Associates

I really hate going to Walmart.  I have a lot of reasons that I don't like the place, not the least of which is their unending quest to keep moving crap around.  I like to be able to get in, get out.  There is a list of reasons why this is almost never possible.
1. No matter when I go there, there is always some sort of reunion breaking in front of me.  Who are these idiots who have to stand there blocking the aisle while they catch up with each other?  Go stand out of the way if you need to talk for more than ten seconds. Please.
2. Small children that aren't controlled by the adults who brought them there.  You may think that your little princess is adorable now that she can walk, but I almost run her over because silly me, I'm not checking the floor for your little bundle of newly walking joy.
3. Body odor.  For the love of heaven, soap doesn't cost that much.  There are third shift people in this local Walmart who make your eyes water.  God forbid if you are stuck shopping near them.  Good bye appetite.
4. Gossiping friends.  Okay, this one is my fault, but it still slows me down.
5.That herd of people who have to yap away with the people greeter. Just take your cart, ask your question and keep moving!  Those big glass things are letting more people in behind you, you know.
In my last trip through, I spoke to one of my former co workers.  She was telling me that they will not receive a quarterly bonus this go around.  Shock of shocks, how can that be?  Walmart is one of the few stores who are holding their own, aren't they?  So if the retail Rock of Gibraltar can't make its sales quotas, what does that say for the other retail establishments?
Why isn't the msm telling me any of this?  I can't believe, (she said sarcastically) that they have some kind of agenda.
Walmart used to be a great place to work.  With a few changes, it could be again.  They need to do away with the nepotism (one support manager I know went from support to co-manager in 12 months) they need to do away with the dead weight, and they need a much more responsive management team.
When I left their happy family, I was making about $17 an hour, so it's not that they aren't paying well.  It took me almost 10 years to get there.  I started at $6.50 an hour, but it was still more than the union grocery store was willing to start me at.
Walmart is not the family company that Sam Walton founded.  Think about any purchases that you have to make there.  You'll thank me later.

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