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Thread #26448   Message #804046
Posted By: Blues=Life
15-Oct-02 - 10:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: We Don't Need a Wal-Mart
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We don't need a WalMart
There's many sides to any issue. My wife started working at WM 7 years ago as a part-time, third shift, pre-Christmas temp. She just wanted to earn some money so she could go back to school, finish her BA, and get a job. 7 years later, she still doesn't have a college degree, and is still working at WM. And I can hear you thinking, "See what evil old WalMart is doing! Taking away her chance at a good job and an education!" Um, that's fine, but instead of taking out loans for 2 1/2 years of higher education, and then hoping she could land an entry level job, she has been moving up within WM, and is due to become a store manager sometime after Christmas this year. What other company doesn't give a damn if you have a college degree, but only cares if you can do the job, and will reward you for that ability. Also, she can take the training she has received and get a job with any other retail business. One small problem with that. None of the others pay as well.
So although she hasn't paid for her college education, it looks like she'll be paying for our childrens'.
Yeah, Walmart is just awful, unless you know something about it. But then again, it's always easier to villify change. Bad Change. Baaaaad!
There, we all feel better now.

Blues