Wal-Mart survey for my English class.?

I would like to get consumers and Wal-Mart employees opinion about Wal-Mart. Do you think they are good employers? Do you think Wal-Mart is causing jobs loss to overseas companies? Do you think Wal-Mart is good for the American people?





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Wal-Mart survey for my English class.?
Here in the US they have a reputation as a good employer and a great place to shop, i don't know if they are causing job loss in other countries, they contribute to jobs here.
Reply:In the US, Wal-Mart's reputation is beginning to slide. They are not good for the American people for tons of reasons (Wal-Mart is involved in hundreds of lawsuits regarding discrimination, environmental violations, not paying employees for time worked, and more), but they unfortunately offer very cheap merchandise. This means that the American people will continue to shop there because they cannot afford to shop anywhere else. And small towns will continue to want Wal-Mart to move in to their town because they think it'll bring jobs to the area, but it has been found that when a Wal-Mart moves into a town, the average wage in town goes down. Wal-Mart is not a good company, but their cheap prices ensure that they will stick around.n
Reply:good employees compared to who ? target is thier only real competitor with prices,kmart well,we all know about kmart,so theres nothing really to say about them.walmart okay to work for ,i mean yeah the wages are low,the work is hard,we are always shorthanded and having to do more than one person jobs, as well as having to constantly cover the cashiers (biggest customer complaint in our store ,why isnt there enough cashiers ?)and we get rude customers all the time,the assistant ,co's and store managers look stress all the time.customers blame them that we dont have enough cashiers/stockers but the fact is if the company itself doesnt allow the managers to hire more associates,the managers are stuck,and the associate are left to suffer.walmart is bad for the mom and pop stores just because they cant compete with the prices that walmart has,on the other hand walmart does supply jobs as well as low prices ,which is great for people with little or no income.the company in general has to buy overseas in order to keep the prices down.and walmart is not the only company who does this.really how many people are willing to have walmart change where they buy their products and be willing to pay the higher prices if they do?i know i wouldnt.lol now despite all of that i just said,for the main part i do enjoy working at walmart,there are some very nice customers,i would be bored if i wasnt working,and the physical work (stocker) keeps me in great shape.
Reply:Well, there are a lot of perks and disadvantages to working at wally world.





perks:


you get all sorts of benefits, health, dental, 401K, stock, etc.. you also get discounts on theme parks, movies, travel, hotels, etc... (they have certain terms and conditions though) even a mortgage discount.you get paid vacations, paid personal time, paid sick time. you get bonus checks sometimes, and they are always having food incentives to keep the store accident free, you get a 10% discount on merchandise and some food items too, but not so much food. at christmas time you get an extra 10% off of one single item.





Pay, for me anyway, is ok. i get paid $10.35/hr. but ive worked there for 4 years. i started out making $7.60 as a cashier, then i went to the service desk, then i went to a customer service manager and now i work in the accounting office.


up untill my position now, i absolutely HATED my job. the customers are always so mean no matter how nice you are to them, they blame everything on you because i apparently own the store and make all the rules (news to me), they talk down to walmart employees like we are trash, sometimes though you get nice people. The managers are never on the same page about anything. Also the managment loves to use you, they get every drop of everything out of you that they possibly can = the store is always understaffed. You cannot get overtime, they are royal pricks about it, if you literally get ONE MINUTE of overtime, you get written up. (at my store anyway - they are very very strict about it) there are never cart pushers/stock men so customers have to wait forever to get assistance with a carry out, and thus floor associates and recieving associates are always having to go outside and get shopping carts.





and a bunch of other stuff too. :(





if i didnt get the job i have now in the office, i would not work there anymore. people get sucked in, they start and dont plan on being there forever, and the next thing you know, they are door greeters and fitting room phone answerers.





their stuff is cheap because they have children making it overseas.





but i guess for americans, it is ok, the economy being slow noone has money and needs to save that extra dollar! i dont shop there though. i usually go grocery shopping at albertsons and get other stuff at target. :O


hahahaha..





wow, sorry this is so long.