As Obamacare kicks in, expect to see fewer employees everywhere, not just Wal-Mart. And the guy who wants to work 40 hours a week can forget it. The few employees who remain will be part-time only.
I agree with your comments.
I can see a smart employer who is going to bite the Obamacare bullet keeping their best hands and paying them overtime while letting the slackers go...
...Or going to contract labor.
The only 40-hour employees at Walmart are the managers. 30 hours and under are the norm for the regular employees, and those who go over their assigned hours (and heaven forbid, earn overtime), are “coached” (i.e. warned) to never do it again under threat of termination.
Remember, Wal Mart was a big proponent of ObamaCare and Sam Walton Jr. donated $300K to a pro-Obama PAC in the last election.