The Wal-Mart Model

By the time someone sees a trend on MTV, it's usually been on the street a year or more. Marketers actually send people out into the ghetto to identify trends and recruit high schoolers for focus groups.

Some items are expensive -- the big item I've seen this year are the "engraved" leather jackets, which run a couple hundred bucks. However, most of the trends start with kids with limited financial resources.

oh yeah, on the pricey side there's still "Jacob the Jeweler." http://www.jacobandco.com/history.htm

The guy is a Russian immigrant who started making jewelry for the rappers. Out of that came the whole over-sized watch thing...now the guy is a celebrity. I believe he's even in a video game.

I know several people who work at our local Walmart. One man retired from construction and just wants something to supplement his retirement and get out of the house for a while every day. I know three women who stayed home to raise their children and all of them told me when they wanted to go to work after their children were grown, Walmart was the only employer who welcomed them and did not seem to care that they had no recent employment history. I know three other Walmart employees who are college students. All of these Walmart employees praise Walmart. I also know 2 employees who are trying to make a career out of it, they are not happy employees. I think Walmart may not be the best career choice, but for others it can be just what they are looking for.

"Wal-Mart treats its employees fairly. If they have a problem, they can talk to anyone in management. They don't need a union to hold their hand and nobody is holding a gun to their head demanding that they work there. "

I don't know how you could say such a thing!

I have a sister that has worked for that evil Walmart for the past 2 years in Southern Mi.
She found a great deal on a home in Fla. and will be signing final papers this week.
She went to her boss and asked if it was true that they offer transfers for current employees.
That slug of a boss got on the puter and checked stores in the area she will be moving to and said she could transfer to one about 15 miles from there.( the gall of that heartless sob)

She was told that if she could wait for 3 months there would be a new Walmart within 4 miles of her new address, she would be getting a raise the day she started because they value and need experienced employees when a store opens.

Clearly with a union to protect her she would never have to suffer a 3 month wait to transfer her employment across the country!.../sarc.

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