Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: About a year ago, my sisters and I conjured up an article about Wal-mart that shocked us. According to the report, Wal-mart places secret devices in certain products sold at their stores--such as shoes--which track their customer's comings and goings without them realizing it. There is a campaign afoot--supposedly--to take this matter before the courts on the basis of privacy invasion. We don't believe many ducklings out there are even aware that Wal-mart is doing such a thing--tracking your spending habits and who knows what else! But it's just another sign of an evil empire at work.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 In various directions, there are 3 Wal-Marts within 30 minutes of my house, another is being build within 15 minutes, and they are trying to get another one oked for maybe 20 minutes away. Overkill???
Originally Posted By Lake Nona >>One has to wonder from a demographics standpoint how this works -- PGA tour - WalMart ???????<< Wal-Mart does sponsor The Champions Tour stop at all places...The Pebble Beach Golf Links. One must wonder if John Daley will tee it up at the final event on the tour. Heck, John may have another logo on his shirt before the first tee shot on 11/1.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> am not a union person myself - not at all -- but the type of treatment WalMart doles out is what led to the start of unions to begin with. << I couldn't have said it better. No matter how much good this Corp. seems to be doing, it can't make up for the pure evil way it conducts business. Saving a few dollars is no justification (to me) to support a Corp. that operates like WalMart does, period. I'm very sorry that the C.M.N., and Disney chose to link arms with this Corp., I think they will end up regretting it.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I'm very sorry that the C.M.N., and Disney chose to link arms with this Corp., I think they will end up regretting it.>> Judging by all the CMN "balloons" I see at a typical WM, more money comes from them than any other sponsor, by a wide margin. I rather doubt CMN would EVER regret taking any of that money, especially since the end result is far more important than who gave the donation.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<According to the report, Wal-mart places secret devices in certain products sold at their stores--such as shoes--which track their customer's comings and goings without them realizing it.>> Ah yes... the evil, vile Wal-Mart. MANY companies do that. It is a chip that enables companies to track inventory. They are only readable from a distance of about 5 feet, so once the customer leaves the store nobody knows squat. But then when do folks ever let the facts get in the way of vilifying Wal-Mart. Article about RFID chips: <a href="http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18839122" target="_blank">http://www.crn.com/it-channel/ 18839122</a>
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Interesting article... <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_17_44/ai_n15624798" target="_blank">http://findarticles.com/p/arti cles/mi_m0FNP/is_17_44/ai_n15624798</a> Listening to the 3rd Qtr. Conference Call today, Disney was talking about new merchandising and how important it was to team up with WalMart to distribute the items....
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<The internal Wal-Mart audit also found that Wal-Mart workers nationwide didn’t take prescribed breaks over 75,000 times in a one-week period.>> So? University of Minnesota rules allow staff two 15 minute breaks per day. I haven't taken one in the past 20 years. Does that make the University a terrible employer? Or does it mean that some people would rather get their work done than spend 15 minutes twiddling their thumbs twice a day?
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^ You have a very strong work ethic Trippy. Could it possibly be that the workers at WalMart were not permitted to take a break?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<non typical of you to stereotype those who dislike WalMart like that -- is tht how you see me ? Spirit ? others here ? if so , then maybe you wrote this after too many beers...>> A little touchy there? I used what I thought was an amusing analogy to indicate that I thought Wal-Mart bashers tend to be a little elitist. Are you and The Spirit elitist? On some things, yes you are. Almost everyone is elitist about something. <<Oh yeah, WalMart please comes to my town,...signed Cletis..>> And your use of a name with the connotation of a southern rube is just a tad elitist, don't you think?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<The internal Wal-Mart audit also found that Wal-Mart workers nationwide didn’t take prescribed breaks over 75,000 times in a one-week period.>> So? University of Minnesota rules allow staff two 15 minute breaks per day. I haven't taken one in the past 20 years. Does that make the University a terrible employer? Or does it mean that some people would rather get their work done than spend 15 minutes twiddling their thumbs twice a day? < still illegal regardless -- and are you salaried/exempt ? If so than all bets are off also-- I haven't taken a break in my 30 years - but that doesn't mean I wasn't entitled to them as a cashier I'll bet you and I would both want our breaks
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<The internal Wal-Mart audit also found that Wal-Mart workers nationwide didn’t take prescribed breaks over 75,000 times in a one-week period.>> So? University of Minnesota rules allow staff two 15 minute breaks per day. I haven't taken one in the past 20 years. Does that make the University a terrible employer? Or does it mean that some people would rather get their work done than spend 15 minutes twiddling their thumbs twice a day? < still illegal regardless -- and are you salaried/exempt ? If so than all bets are off also-- I haven't taken a break in my 30 years - but that doesn't mean I wasn't entitled to them as a cashier I'll bet you and I would both want our breaks
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<Oh yeah, WalMart please comes to my town,...signed Cletis..>> And your use of a name with the connotation of a southern rube is just a tad elitist, don't you think? < not at all - like you I thought I'd use an amusing connection - since it was brought up that many times Wal Mart is the ONLY employer in town -- does this happen in Minneapolis or Chicago -- no it is in small towns in the middle of nowhere... doesn't make me better or worse than them, but it is different - no ?
Originally Posted By MPierce Cletis Snow was one heck of a truck driver (no kin to Hank). You two guys are amazing. I'm retired, and I still have to take a couple of breakes a day. I've never worked retail, but I just can't imagine someone not wanting to get off their feet a couple of times a shift.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<A little touchy there? I used what I thought was an amusing analogy to indicate that I thought Wal-Mart bashers tend to be a little elitist. Are you and The Spirit elitist? On some things, yes you are. Almost everyone is elitist about something.>> And since when is the term 'elite' bad? Have we become that dumbed down (dare I say, WalMarted) as a society that aiming for the top is bad? It really scares me when intelligent people (and that even includes you, Trippy) defend such an evil, vile, cancerous company such as WalMart. The facts speak for themselves. Unfortunately, too many people opt to not listen.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Only if money is more important than ethics. To me, it is not.>> My point of bringing up the balloons is that customers who shop at WM are the ones who donate all that money. Nothing remotely unethical about those funds. Nor do I see it as unethical for WM to give additional funds. They may be an "evil" company, but it doesn't diminish the CMN for accepting money from them, IMO.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<It really scares me when intelligent people (and that even includes you, Trippy) defend such an evil, vile, cancerous company such as WalMart.>> I'm not saying Wal-Mart is great, but how many companies are? I don't think Wal-Mart is any worse than many other companies. They just get a lot of scrutiny because they are the largest. In some ways Wal-Mart is very employee-friendly. The Twin Cities area has one of the largest Somali populations in the nation. They are almost always Muslim. While I have NEVER seen woman in a burqa at any other retailer, they are commonplace at Wal-Mart. Obviously Wal-Mart is willing to make concessions to religious beliefs that most other retailers are not willing to do. And unlike what many people predicted, Wal-Mart is NOT taking over the retail world. Wal-Mart has run into a major problem with their "always the lowest price" philosophy. One, an increasing number of manufacturers are refusing to do business with them. Two, when your target market is people without a lot of money, your sales really suck when the economy is bad. So Wal-Mart is going to be reigned in by the very things that made some think Wal-Mart would dominate the marketplace. Once again, Adam Smith's "invisible hand of the marketplace" shows itself to be true.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip << and are you salaried/exempt ? If so than all bets are off also-- >> Yes, I am an 'exempt' employee and not entitled to overtime pay. On the other hand all University Civil Service employees, exempt and non-exempt, are entitled to the breaks.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 true, but there is no concern about OT pay coming into play due to consecutive hours worked - or total hours worked - if breaks are not taken. As a salaried employee you know our jobs are to get the job done - basically regardless of how long it takes...
