Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<There are a few others. CostCo comes to mind. Some grocery chains are also still unionized, but are getting killed by WalMart.>> When will mindless Americans looking to save a few bucks on crap wake up and realize they are feeding the Bentonville Devil at the expense of their children and grandchildren's future? Sick!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^^^Besides, Target provides cleaner, more organized stores and better merchandise, and their prices are basically on the same level as that of Wal-Mart. I haven't been to a Wal-Mart since Katrina.
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, it took you a little while to join us, but welcome to the anti-Walmart crowd, Nikki!
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire People shop at walmart cuz its convenient. (at least the supercenters are). Its the same reason why so many americans go to fast food drive thrus...conveniency!! Thats because were lazy!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> When will mindless Americans looking to save a few bucks on crap wake up and realize they are feeding the Bentonville Devil at the expense of their children and grandchildren's future? << They won't. The cause and effect are way too far apart for most to make the connection. It's like smokers who insist on believing that smoking must not be as bad as it's made out to be, just because it didn't kill them on the actual day they smoked.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad In my mind, Walmart sells crappy quality at a cut rate price. Think about it. When you start saying things like, "Bah, if this toaster breaks, I will just run up to Walmart and get another one. Afterall, it only cost me 5 bucks," when you start saying things like that you are in the trap. Why not spend 15 bucks and get a toaster that is going to last for 10 years, and one that won't get recalled only after 16 houses that used it have burned down? No one cares about quality anymore. Well it isn't rocket science. We buy cheap stuff from China, made by 13 year olds, for pennies, it's gonna break. So what do we do? Run out and buy another one which perpetuates the problem. Just LOOK at the "Made In" label on the stuff you buy the next time you go to the store. It is NEARLY impossible to find something NOT made in China. We are setting ourselves up as the monarchy of the world, buying everything, consuming everything, yet not producing hardly anything. It's not IF, it's WHEN will the effects of this come home to roost? They already are.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad My point is, WDW needs to pay more and let the bad CM's go back up OBT to Walmart for a job.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Thank god there are MANY MANY MANY great CM's that love their job so much they are willing to work at WDW anyway.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey The good CMs at Disney are part of what makes my experience magical. I think you have to be a special person to put up with the idiocy of the American public with a gigantic grin and a blind eye for eight hours a day. God bless 'em!
Originally Posted By Lewis Goofy WDW has the highest starting wage of any theme park and our benefits package can't be matched. With over 50,000 cast members I am sure they are a few that do not believe they are making what they are worth. But the majority are very happy with the livable wage they are making. Also Disney is a company that loves to promote from within and advancement opportunities abound. We provide training and education to help every cast member advance in thier career at Walt Disney World.
Originally Posted By alisserae Um, Lewis as a fellow CM, I can tell you, our benefits package is matched and even surpassed. And your wage comment is questionable, seeing as Universal raised their rates and we followed suit by matching but not beating. I'm all for CM pride, but let's be realistic too. The Disney Difference (HAHAHA) isn't very differential anymore. Anyone read the fine print for our dining discount? It's four pages long! Remember when it was simple as 20% off? Just one example of how benefits continue to deplete. Before I get flamed, let me just say, I love working for this company. The College Program gave me direction and inspired me to graduate a year early. Since that time I have been blessed with great leaders who have beenn othing but supportive. However, I think for the most part our in-costume CMs are not so lucky. Their managers are overloaded just as much as they are, and with such severe labor shortages that won't end anytime soon.
Originally Posted By Labuda "Also Disney is a company that loves to promote from within" Isn't that true of ANY good company? It's better to hire managers, etc who KNOW the business, instead of hiring outsiders. And, alissa - glad to hear WDW will match what Uni's going to be paying folks - too bad they aren't going to beat the competition. :/
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 So Goofy, you enjoy being the campus comedian? <<But the majority are very happy with the livable wage they are making. >> Because statements like that are sick jokes on all the wonderful hard-working CMs that get treated like cow turd by the Mouse.
Originally Posted By -em I just need to say that since I quit Walmart I have had a rough time with the pay cut from my 11 bucks an hour to the 7.50 I made at the hotel I worked... Course the nice $$ I'll get at my "new" job will be a good thing... -em
