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So now people do not feel they should have to wear a uniform if it is not provided for them? I have avoided retail throughout my life, even in the worst of times, but I know plenty of people who have worked retail and they all had to provide their own slacks and shoes, some even had to buy their clothes from the store they worked at which took more than half of their paychecks.
I mean reality is you can by slacks from Walmart for something like $15 a pair, or if you are a typical size you can go to a thrift store and pick up a pair of slacks for $5.
Sure it sucks that you only make $11 an hour for the average employee at walmart, but you choose to work there.
Not sure if this is any different (legally speaking) from clothing retailers in the mall requiring their employees to wear clothing that is sold there. Although WM is not even requiring them to buy the shirts and pants there. They can buy them at Family Dollar, Goodwill, or even get them from a friend or family member. As long as the clothing is serviceable and meets WM's "dress code", they're happy. Target pretty much requires all their employees to wear red shirts and khaki pants. Do they provide these at no cost to the employee?
If you want to hate on Wal Mart, fine. But they aren't exactly breaking new ground here.
So now it is unreasonable to expect employees to wear some inexpensive kakhis? It's not like they are asking for them to wear suits or other business attire.
Doesn't sound unreasonable to me for a retail environment.
It's becoming more difficult for workers at the bottom to survive. This is just piling on their expenses.
This is very true. The only people who make a living wage at Walmart would be the store manager or the pharmacist. But WalMart clerk jobs aren't exactly meant to be someones main income. Workers there are so easily replaceable that Walmart has no real incentive to try to keep anyone.
Sure it sucks that you only make $11 an hour for the average employee at walmart, but you choose to work there.
That must be counting management. The average associate makes under $9. I don't think anybody chooses to work there so much as isn't able to get hired anywhere else.
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This is really a nonsensical complaint. There are many other jobs paying minimum wages that require a dress shirt and tie, others requiring uniforms to be bought at the employee expense. A dress code is not a uniform, there are many alternatives to buying new designer khaki and Izod at Nordstrom and they are clothes that can be worn elsewhere besides work.
Not by much you weren't unless you are either ignoring inflation or you were being cheated out of the minimum wage by your employer. In 1980, the minimum wage was worth a bit over $8/hour, which is what WalMart pays now.
No, my first job in the early 80s was3.35/hour and THAT was minimum wage. I think now even the required minimum is 7.75 or something. No way was is 8.00 in 1980!!!
I was in Wal mart the other day-they certainly had not adopted the dress code. Many wear tee shirts and pants that are falling off-look very sloppy-especially the one with the belly rolls hanging out of her t-shirt!
I hope the implement the new code-or enforce it-soon!
No, my first job in the early 80s was3.35/hour and THAT was minimum wage. I think now even the required minimum is 7.75 or something. No way was is 8.00 in 1980!!!
I maybe could have been clearer, but I mentioned "ignoring inflation" in the sentence before the one you quote. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage in 1980 was worth more than $8/hour would be now.
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