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Topic: Wally World
faithfulhonestwoman Joined Tue 11/20/07 Posts: 146	Fri 03/14/08 11:19 PM
i do love wally world i shop there for shoes,clothes, well pretty much everything

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:21 PM
random tidbit.. iwas the highest level of hourly supervisor for another retailer. when i started at walmart, my satrting wage as a cashieer was $0.10 HIGHER than as an hourly manager for the other retailer... so just a thought... the pay isnt that bad.. very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense

texasrose9 Joined Fri 08/17/07 Posts: 1140	Fri 03/14/08 11:21 PM
A lot of the random crap you hear about Walmart is just that... crap. True. When a company is that large, they will always be criticized, and alot of untrue stuff gets circulated.

itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Fri 03/14/08 11:23 PM Edited by itsmetina on Fri 03/14/08 11:28 PM
think i'll get some easter stuff there

wiley Joined Thu 12/13/07 Posts: 19738	Fri 03/14/08 11:23 PM Edited by wiley on Fri 03/14/08 11:24 PM
random tidbit.. iwas the highest level of hourly supervisor for another retailer. when i started at walmart, my satrting wage as a cashieer was $0.10 HIGHER than as an hourly manager for the other retailer... so just a thought... the pay isnt that bad.. very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense It's always somebody's friend or friend of a friend who worked at Walmart that you hear complaints from. Never from the people who actually still work there. Wonder why that is?

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Fri 03/14/08 11:24 PM
ok... h&r... block cuts back hours in non tax seasons, but bulks up from january to may.... does this make sence?? yes it does, they schedule for the demand. demand in retail is greater during christmas, and less during january... JMO random tidbit.. iwas the highest level of hourly supervisor for another retailer. when i started at walmart, my satrting wage as a cashieer was $0.10 HIGHER than as an hourly manager for the other retailer... so just a thought... the pay isnt that bad.. very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense

texasrose9 Joined Fri 08/17/07 Posts: 1140	Fri 03/14/08 11:24 PM
[: very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense One store's management team is not necessarily reflective of an entire company.

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:27 PM
One store's management team is not necessarily reflective of an entire company. well in this specific case, most all of the standard anti-walmart complaints were present

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Fri 03/14/08 11:27 PM
exeactly... i went to burger king in town here and the window girl was rude so all the burger kings suck... circle logic.. [: very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense One store's management team is not necessarily reflective of an entire company.

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:28 PM Edited by toastedoranges on Fri 03/14/08 11:29 PM
ok... h&r... block cuts back hours in non tax seasons, but bulks up from january to may.... does this make sence?? yes it does, they schedule for the demand. demand in retail is greater during christmas, and less during january... JMO of course that makes sense, but that's not the same. they cut hours and hired people at the same time. cut some people's hours by almost half

pennyg281 Joined Thu 11/08/07 Posts: 4348	Fri 03/14/08 11:30 PM
random tidbit.. iwas the highest level of hourly supervisor for another retailer. when i started at walmart, my satrting wage as a cashieer was $0.10 HIGHER than as an hourly manager for the other retailer... so just a thought... the pay isnt that bad.. very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense It's always somebody's friend or friend of a friend who worked at Walmart that you hear complaints from. Never from the people who actually still work there. Wonder why that is? I still work their, and I don't think they pay very well at all, they reduce hours all the time, keep staffing to an absolute minimum, some days I cover 3 departments. But I need my job, the area I live dosen't have much to offer. I will be with Wal-mart 5 yrs in june, and after my yearly eveluation, I'll break the $10 an hour mark

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Fri 03/14/08 11:30 PM
ok... h&r... block cuts back hours in non tax seasons, but bulks up from january to may.... does this make sence?? yes it does, they schedule for the demand. demand in retail is greater during christmas, and less during january... JMO of course that makes sense, but that's not the same. they cut hours and hired people at the same time. cut some people's hours by almost half in what areas of the store, were these associates cros trained, and were they willing to cross train in other areas where the need for the hours were greater?? sometimes you gotta look at the whole situation and not just the tidbits..

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:32 PM
It's always somebody's friend or friend of a friend who worked at Walmart that you hear complaints from. Never from the people who actually still work there. Wonder why that is? so, are you saying that my information is incorrect or biased? believe what you will...

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Fri 03/14/08 11:32 PM
and comperable retailers in your area, what are they paying? i can almost certainly gurantee that it is less.. at least this is the case for me.. again.. JMO random tidbit.. iwas the highest level of hourly supervisor for another retailer. when i started at walmart, my satrting wage as a cashieer was $0.10 HIGHER than as an hourly manager for the other retailer... so just a thought... the pay isnt that bad.. very few people get paid their worth, you just had a slight leg up on someone who's getting even less of their true value. btw, i had a friend who worked at walmart. he wasn't anything but a stocker, chemicals. the walmart he worked at treated all the nonmanagers like crap, constantly hiring and firing people. just this past xmas, they hired a bunch of people and cut everyone's hours way down...tell me that makes sense It's always somebody's friend or friend of a friend who worked at Walmart that you hear complaints from. Never from the people who actually still work there. Wonder why that is? I still work their, and I don't think they pay very well at all, they reduce hours all the time, keep staffing to an absolute minimum, some days I cover 3 departments. But I need my job, the area I live dosen't have much to offer. I will be with Wal-mart 5 yrs in june, and after my yearly eveluation, I'll break the $10 an hour mark

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:33 PM
in what areas of the store, were these associates cros trained, and were they willing to cross train in other areas where the need for the hours were greater?? sometimes you gotta look at the whole situation and not just the tidbits.. well, i believe most areas except automotive were done in such a manner. i know grocery was. i would say i could find out tomorrow if it matters, but dude is being a douche so i left him alone

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Fri 03/14/08 11:34 PM Edited by toastedoranges on Fri 03/14/08 11:37 PM
5 years and you're only just now going to break 10 dollars an hour?

brooke007 Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 5469	Fri 03/14/08 11:36 PM
i love walmart- it has all the neccessaties and still has plenty of goodies!!

wiley Joined Thu 12/13/07 Posts: 19738	Fri 03/14/08 11:38 PM Edited by wiley on Fri 03/14/08 11:39 PM
I still work their, and I don't think they pay very well at all, they reduce hours all the time, keep staffing to an absolute minimum, some days I cover 3 departments. But I need my job, the area I live dosen't have much to offer. I will be with Wal-mart 5 yrs in june, and after my yearly eveluation, I'll break the $10 an hour mark Why would you stay there for 5 years making less than $10/hour then? Even if there isn't much to offer, there's got to be at least one job you're qualified for that pays better, right? Or are you simply not qualified for a higher paying job?

texasrose9 Joined Fri 08/17/07 Posts: 1140	Fri 03/14/08 11:39 PM
One store's management team is not necessarily reflective of an entire company. well in this specific case, most all of the standard anti-walmart complaints were present As with any large company, there are well managed stores and poorly managed ones. Though your friend's experience may not have been a good one, it is the fault of that specific management team...not necessarily the company as a whole. We have all worked for A$$holes at one time or another in our careers have we not?

tdiff Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 53	Fri 03/14/08 11:39 PM
i fill like it kills small markets but i still can't get tires and bread at the local market. So i like it.