You Can’t Download A Good Wage

Did that $11.2 billion dollars each year “trickle down” like it was suppost to??? This is what the Republicans want; to put our faith into top shareholders and CEO’s to make this “trickle down” effect work the way it’s suppost to. $7 dollar an hour jobs, and $1,000 dollar insurance deductibles is not considered “trickle down” economics!!! We know where this “trickled down” to, and it wasn’t the employees!!! People like Kenneth Lay, are “not” the type of people I wish to put my future into the hands of!!!

Trickle down?  Walmarts business model can’t support trickling down! How dare those who make it all happen expect to be rewarded along with the fat cats at the top.

R E M E M B E R

J O N Q U I E R E

Q U E B E C

Go U.A.W. local 287 Muncie,In!!!

Giving associates a livable wage is not a high priority
for management.

Lieing, cheating, with-holding evidence and information
are all more important to management than treating
employees with the respect we deserve for doing
our jobs.

Wow!  $7.00 an hour!  Is that what Walmart pays to the lowest ranks?  I know some civil/geotechnical engineering firms that start field techs out at less than that.  And these techs go out and perform their job for $6.00/hour, all the while the companies charge about $40 to $60 an hour to the clients for the technicians’ work.  A good, honest, hard-working employee would make about $2,000 a week for the company, while earning a big fat $240, which after getting raped by the government leaves them with about $180.  These boys would do better with a company like Walmart. 

The fact is this:  The least educated people, or the most unfortunate of the educated, end up getting stuck in low-wage jobs.  The good news...there is a way out.  The bad news....most of these low-wage earners have no desire or personal pride for self-improvement.  Instead, they actually expect greedy CEOs to pay them more than the job duties are worth.  I’m sure there are some cases where the under-paid employee deserves much more for the particular service they render.  But I know too many people in these low-end jobs that pretty much earn what they are worth.

So Brian, what can these workers do to make themselves worth more to Walmart?

Work more hours for no pay?
Work through more breaks and lunches?
Come in even though they are sick more often?

You see, that is just a cheap excuse to pay people poorly.
Start to have some respect for people’s worth even if your Walmart can’t.

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J O N Q U I E R E
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I just read a great article on Walmart and Vlasic pickles - how Walmart can sell a whole gallon of pickles for less than $3.00 when most smaller stores charge more than that for a quart of pickles.  The writer of the article portrays pickle sale like it undermines the pricing of the Vlasic pickle company.  Who’s fault is this?  Walmar?  Vlasic?  Vlasic.

Vlasic, and all other companies that do anything to make a buck is who we can blame for Walmart’s success.  If you make a product and wish to uphold a decent retail value then you should set a low limit on the retail price of your product.  Some industries already do this.  Any retailer caught selling below the minimum sale price would be notified that the undermining of the pricing of your product will result in discountinued business, which means the retailer will not be allowed to sell your product anymore. 

I had a sporting good retail shop a few years ago, and all of my suppliers (wholesellers and manufactures) had minimum set sale prices on their goods, which was typically around 20% below MSRP.  If I advertised anything more than 20% off I was subject to be removed from their approved list of retailers.  Years ago, way back when Walmart began underpricing everybody, the competition should have threatened to refuse products from the manufacturers and wholesellers that were selling so cheaply to Walmart.

So the origin of greed when it comes to the Walmart super stores lies with those companies that sold out all the Krogers, Foodlands, K-Marts, and every other little store that has been struggling with the rise of Walmart.

Alex in Ontario,

I’m not saying that Walmart treats it’s employees fair or honest.  I’m sure the greedy CEOs of Walmart don’t care how the employees are treated as long as the money keeps comin in.  And even if we could, somehow, though government, control or minimize corporate greed, these CEOs would still have no compassion for their employees.  They don’t care what the people are worth.  They only care about what the job is worth.  They are in business to make money.

Do I think most people at these Walmarts need to make more money for their families?  Yes.  Can we force company officials to place a value on these people based on their worthiness as human beings?  No.  Would a union help?  Maybe.

I am currently in a Union.  And I strongly agree with the sole purpose of unions, which is to negotiate fair working contracts between employees and companies.  But unions do more than that today.  Unions today are nothing more than big business.  My dues are used for political means and government pressure.  I don’t like that.  I still support my union and pay my dues gladly.  But I don’t trust them any more than I trust the CEOs of the corporation I work for.

I wish Walmart employees the best of luck.  And I’ll shutup with the following words from an 80 year old friend of mine where I used to work.  One day, when he was about 70 and still had to work because he had no retirement, I was joking with him and said “they’re gonna fire you, buddy...” and he said, “Don’t make no difference...I was lookin’ for a job when I found this one.”

The worth of a human being is priceless, regardless of education, color, sex, or age.  But this is generally not the basis for which employers pay their employees.  The worth of a human being’s job, what an employer is willing to pay, is directly related to the person’s character, skill level, education, enthusiasm, attitude, and personal responsibility.

Hang tough people your right inline,,,,, you have to remember, Walmart has its own little universe. Nothing is the same at Walmart as it is in other real world employment. What you may think is right is not right in Walmart, But one of their phrases is “Do The Right Thing”. That went out sometime ago. Doing the right thing is making sure that the money keeps going to the Walmart banks at any and all costs. Everyone is expendable. They pay you according to what they want to pay you and then once you get up the scale your expertise, no matter what your education, skilly level, enthusiasm, attitude and personal responsibility, only mean dollars paid out. A company the 16th the size of Walmart is kicking their pants off and they dont even have their name on the televison ads.

Been there,,,,done that,,,,got the T shirt and thank god its over!!!

Is it Target? Also does anyone know how much Wal-mart will start you out in entry level in the rural areas? For example if you apply for a cart pusher, a cashier, a stocker a greeter?  Is it around $7.00 to $8.00 or more an hour? Does anyone know how much Sam’s Club will start you out an hour, entry level?

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It depends on where exactly you are at.  If you call the store and ask for personnel, they should be able to tell you.  For a rural area, I’m guessing around $6.00, maybe $6.50, to push carts or greet.  Add $0.20 for most floor positions and another $0.20 to cashier. Sam’s pays more than normal Wal-Mart stores.