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Walmart parking lots are poorly lit and compared to other retailers they have had more crime including rapes. Their focus is on what happens in the store, not the safety of their customers when they leave.
As far as your comments about the Walton family being generous. They were shamed into giving more to a 9/11 fund after it came out they only gave 10K to a 9/11 charity.
They did build themselves a nice underground compound after 9/11.
And it was Walmart who started this nonsense of opening at 12am, when the other stores followed suit they opened at 10pm.
They also go in trouble for taking out insurance policies on employees(without the emloyee knowing) and keeping the money if the employee died.
They're about as low as you can go.
Please provide proof that they have more crime, including rapes, in their lots.
Are you a close, personal friends of the Waltons? So you know for a fact that the only reason they gave was because of shame? Again, please show proof.
And underground compound? Really?
Why do you care when they open. Want to shop, then go. If not, stay home.
Please provide proof about the insurance companies.
You make a lot of accusations. I'd love to see the proof of all of these.
So should we toss workers' rights out the proverbial window? And when the workers across this country start being abused and taken advantage of, we can shake our fists at them and declare them "lucky to have a job at all"? You would like to go back to this?
Why?
Now Walmart abuses workers? Again, please show proof of that.
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Originally Posted by Magritte25 So should we toss workers' rights out the proverbial window? And when the workers across this country start being abused and taken advantage of, we can shake our fists at them and declare them "lucky to have a job at all"? You would like to go back to this?
Why?
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ringwise: Now Walmart abuses workers? Again, please show proof of that.
If this Wal-Mart corporate web site isn't lying then they seem to get pretty good benefits to me (from Walmartstores.com: Benefits ) :
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Health & Wellness Benefits
Consumer-directed health plans including Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) plans and a High-deductible plan with an Health Savings Account (HSA). Plans include:
No lifetime maximum
100% coverage for eligible preventive care when you use a network provider
Coverage for dependents up to age 26
No pre-existing condition limits for anyone under age 19
80% coverage for eligible network services after you meet your total annual deductible
$4 co-pay on more than 2,000 eligible generic drugs
Ask Mayo Clinic Nurse Line - speak to a registered nurse 24/7
Life with Baby Maternity Program - your own personal support network before, during and after pregnancy
Quit Tobacco program
Dental Insurance
Resources For Living® -- confidential counseling and health information service free to all associates 24/7
Company-paid life insurance
Optional and dependent life insurance
Accidental death & dismemberment insurance (AD&D)
Critical illness and accident insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Illness protection (sick time)
Associate Eyewear Program
Financial Benefits
Matching contributions to your 401(k) up to 6%
Associate Stock Purchase Plan with a company match of 15% up to the first $1,800 purchased each Plan year
Associate Discount Card for Walmart associates, spouses and dependents for 10% discount on regular priced general merchandise and fresh produce purchased at a Walmart store.
Sam’s Club memberships for Sam’s Club associates
Apparently there were several incidents of violence throughout the country today with Black Friday shoppers. Most of what has been reported happened at Walmarts.
This ranged from one shopper in CA pepper spraying other customers to people getting shot in parking lots from coast to coast.
Very sad reflection of society today.
And of course they happened with this nonsense of being open when people should be in bed.
I can proudly say after being in two Walmarts a few years back, I vowed never to step foot in one again.
You're not shopping at Walmart, because you are afraid of the shoppers? How absurd. Banks have robberies, homes have burglary's, the post office has shootings - crap happens.
I don't see why people can't shop regular hours, but that's just me - it's not my decision. The hours must be worthwhile or they wouldn't keep the hours they do. Apparently that's what customers want. You're not a customer, so what do you care????
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