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To: marajade

Walmart hired many at the store I helped open and run through the Christmas selling time at 40 hours. They claimed the cutback in hours was not to get back to their normal operating expenses. It was to cut it to the bone to make money as January is slower in sales.

And they didn’t care who they screwed. They made a contract with me for a forty hour work week and an amount of monthly wage. They did this with almost all of the training staff and more experienced associates. When they got through their time frame, they tossed it all out and played by their own rules after that. They are there to make money on anyone’s back they see fit to step on. And the local area is part of the backs needed.

rwood


111 posted on 12/16/2018 10:10:33 AM PST by Redwood71
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To: Redwood71

We had cashiers who were arrested by law enforcement in the store who had sold tobacco and alcohol to minors. That really scared the heck out of me. I started to card everyone after that. One customer yelled at me and called me a fing moron because I carded him. I pretty much decided after that it was time to look for another job. There are minimum wage jobs everywhere now.

And it bothered me I was promised a raise upon completion of their training program and then was denied just because our state passed minimum wage laws that surpassed what I would have earned with the dollar raise and completion of the program.

I also wanted to transfer to another position in the store but they wouldn’t let you until completion of the program. But if they hired you off the street you could be hired to work anywhere in the store. Does that make sense?

I made it a year and it was the worst year of my life.


112 posted on 12/16/2018 10:26:07 AM PST by marajade
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