Wal-Mart steps up their bullying

[paradigm]

i agree that many nurses may be underpaid...but pharmacists deserve big $$$ due to the intense schooling and responsibility they also have. they don't just count pills and put them in a bottle.

it is definitely interesting (but off topic) how there are many professions that you would think should make big $$$...but do not. then, there are others that do...but seem trivial in comparison. that's the way the world works though.

[SilverLexus]

I politely dissent. I love Wal-Mart. It has very low prices and a great selection for a lot of household goods. The local SuperCenter has terrific grocery prices too.

[tdekany]

Originally Posted by Scottwax

If you are trying to raise a family on what a sale's clerk makes, no matter what the company is, you probably should rethink the direction your life is taking. Seriously, for people making $8 an hour (typical starting wage in the Dallas area), having kids is the last thing you should be doing. If a Wal-Mart is fully staffed, it is offering adequate compensation for the work performed. That is also capitalism.



How much did Brad Pitt make last year vs what the usher at the theater showing his movie makes? It isn't just CEO's who make huge amounts of money.

I am no big Wal-Mart defender, I rarely shop at them because they just aren't as clean as a Target is. Employees aren't as friendly either. However, the bash Wal-Mart bandwagon is getting out of hand. Everyone claims to hate them but apparently a lot of people still like Wal-Mart enough to shop or work at them.

if you are black you can not move up working for walmart. I guess that is ok too?

Watch the movie.

Brad Pitt is not a godd example. You do NOT have to go to see movies. However when there is nowhere else to shop.... that is another story.

In any case, walmart will never see my money ever again.

[Scottwax]

Originally Posted by tdekany

if you are black you can not move up working for walmart. I guess that is ok too?

When did I say that was okay? If any store is truly guilty of discrimination, they should be prosecuted.

Watch the movie.

Should I watch 'Loose Change' next?

Honestly, I don't care enough either way to invest the time.

Brad Pitt is not a godd example. You do NOT have to go to see movies. However when there is nowhere else to shop.... that is another story.

Are there really places where Wal-Mart is absolutely the only place to shop or work?

In any case, walmart will never see my money ever again.

I have no problem with that.

Like I said earlier, I don't shop there either because Targets are nicer and have better employees. Just like IHOP > Denny's for the same reasons.

[TigerMike]

Walmart has people fooled into thinking they have such "superlow prices" on their crap. In reality, their prices are no better than anyone else selling equivalent items. So, why go and fight their crowd, park 1 mile from the building, to find prices no better than anywhere else?

I also have a huge problem with Wally sourcing a huge portion of their inventory from China. So to all the Wally shoppers, all you're doing is growing the Chinese economy, while ours (particularly manufacturing) is disappearing before our eyes. Wally is buying the cheapest Chinese crap possible and then making everyone think that their goods are the best at low low prices. You all think we have a dependence on foreign oil, well, in the not so distant future, we are going to have a dependence on China for nearly everything we buy. Walmart isn't the only one to blame, but they're a huge contributor.

[SilverLexus]

In reality, their prices are no better than anyone else selling equivalent items.

I'm not sure I buy this. On many items I have shopped for Wal-Mart has easily beat Target and K-Mart and Ace and others on household items (and often Costco!) and Publix and Kroger on grocery items.

Wally is buying the cheapest Chinese crap possible and then making everyone think that their goods are the best at low low prices. You all think we have a dependence on foreign oil, well, in the not so distant future, we are going to have a dependence on China for nearly everything we buy.

This is almost racist thinking. Much stuff from China is fine quality. You don't need high quality manufacturing to make plates or plastic items. And who says that losing manufacturing jobs is bad? It's actually a good thing because in a quality advanced economy like ours the white collar and design jobs pay better.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by SilverLexus

And who says that losing manufacturing jobs is bad? It's actually a good thing because in a quality advanced economy like ours the white collar and design jobs pay better.

I remember when we in the software world said the same thing about automotive jobs going overseas, that we weren't competitive and that we should concentrate on high value add, like, say, software production. Software jobs always pay better, new economy, all sorts of arguments. Of course, that was a lot easier to say before the rise of outsourcing to India.

I'm not sure which side I take on the white collar vs blue collar jobs, but I will tell you that without a solid manufacturing base, with the oppt for avg joes to make a good living, our middle class is in trouble. I know of a couple of steel companies, non-union, who's average annual pay for production workers, based on profit sharing, wages, bonuses, is over $100K. Lots of small town farmers, factory workers,etc., are doing well there and prospering. At the same time, I know alot of IT pros out of jobs, as their high paying software gigs are now being done in Bombay.

At times like this, I wish I was an economist instead of a dumb ole sales guy.

[Corey Bit Spank]

Walmart beats Wegman's on many grocery items here, but Wegman's is quicker, cleaner, has better produce, and is simply more fun to walk around than Walmart.

[TigerMike]

Originally Posted by SilverLexus

This is almost racist thinking.

People are so quick to throw around the "race" card nowadays. It's come to a point that you can't support your own country or culture, without being tagged a racist, and it's quite honestly, sickening. PC has ruined this country, among other things.

Originally Posted by SilverLexus

And who says that losing manufacturing jobs is bad? It's actually a good thing because in a quality advanced economy like ours the white collar and design jobs pay better

I suppose the THOUSANDS of people who have lost their (manufacturing and other related) jobs in the US and had them shipped to low cost China or other places, would think it's pretty bad. But, of course, us white collars can't be bothered to give thought about the hard-working Americans in this country, who don't have the luxury of sitting behind a desk all day. Who says all those workers are going to find white collar jobs anyhow? Not that easy...

And, in an advanced economy, we should be able to produce our own goods with state of the art manufacturing facilities, not rely on those of communist countries. So, have we progressed, or regressed?

[Danase]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/...al_mart_breaks
Walmart got a small blow dealt to them today.

[GearHead_1]

A pittance to them but that's as much as most of us make in a month.