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re: Wal Martians want discount on groceries
Posted on 11/13/15 at 7:32 pm to Martini
Posted on 11/13/15 at 7:32 pm to Martini
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As I said above if I scan my own groceries or lumber (Home Depot, Lowes) and bag them while an employee stands by and watches me I feel I deserve a discount.
Just keep in mind that at any given time there are 100 people working in a store and just 1 of them is manning the self check area. Freight has to be shipped, unloaded, stacked, stocked, rotated, culled, organized, and inventoried before you are able to even put it in your basket. Also there were only 13,000 that signed the petition out of 2.2 million employees.
But I'm just dwelling on these points. I do not support these employees making these demands. Nobody is forcing people to work there. You know a company's policy when you choose to work there. If you don't like it go work for somebody else. If it were up to me the federal minimum wage would be abolished.
This post was edited on 11/13/15 at 7:41 pm
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Posted on 11/13/15 at 8:46 pm to motorbreath
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Just keep in mind that at any given time there are 100 people working in a store and just 1 of them is manning the self check area. Freight has to be shipped, unloaded, stacked, stocked, rotated, culled, organized, and inventoried before you are able to even put it in your basket. Also there were only 13,000 that signed the petition out of 2.2 million employees.
I understand that and I read the article and am aware it was a very small number of people and I didn't mean to generalize.
My point on self checkout is I don't mind doing it but if I am giving up a service usually provided, and am aware I have the option, I should be offered a perk myself. 2% as an incentive to me which in turn might motivate Wal Mart or Home Depot to employ more self checkout because more people would use it.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 7:42 am to motorbreath
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Nobody is forcing people to work there.
Solid. The unions act like this is some forced labor camp or something. In seeing/reading articles of this type, the fundamental concept of capitalism is omitted - this is a business that exists to make money and repay its shareholders, not for the altruistic concept of taking care of its employees.
Companies regularly survey the labor market to determine their level of competitiveness in salary, benefits, etc. Wal-Mart (and other companies) make changes to their benefits and compensation packages when they determine that not doing so puts them at a competing disadvantage.
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