Do you think Walmart is evil?

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Excellent article. This is why the rules of the game need to be changed.

 

[Instagib]

ok course

 

[Hammer]

LOL, couldn't agree with you more.



<< You people have outdone yourselves for posting intelligent thoughts in this thread. Asshats. >>

 

[Ornery]

"This is why the rules of the game need to be changed."

Yeah, perhaps Taiwan needs to change to China's rules. Perhaps West Germany should change to East Germany's old rules. Maybe Cuba is more to your liking? Yeah, that's the ticket!

 

[Murphyrulez]

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<< My wife met her new boyfriend when they both worked at Wal-Mart. The management there knew that she was having an affair with a co-worker, and did nothing to stop it, or discourage it. Did I say ex-wife? Thanks Wal-mart!!! (8 years ago). >>

Why the hell would Walmart care what happens between your wife and whoever else? Did you expect a personal phone call from Sam Walton gently breaking the news to you? >>



You jackhole, most companies don't look lightly on their employees engaging in extra-marital affairs on company time.


You=Dick

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

The only evil thing about Walmart is the fact that I wasn't born a Walton.
That is one hell of a company. And, as long as their business practices are legal, I wish them
the best in acquiring the world.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

<< Wasn't walmart also the company discovered to be taking life insurance policies out on its employees? hmmm

everyone does. someone just went public with it >>



By everyone you mean large corporations trying to avoid paying taxes, right?

My father's company doesn't do that, despite the fact that several of his employees are practically irreplacable. Nor do about 99% of small companies, I'd be willing to bet.

 

[amdskip]

I work there and they are evil. I don't get paid enough and they seem to like to cut hours because they are going to be "over budget". Part of the problem is that stores small like the one I work at have to pay too much to freakin corporate Waltons.

 

[tsunek]

walmart absolutely destroyed all the local businesses in my town. Couldn't compete with there low prices it was disaster
Main street is now dead.

 

[ZeroBurn]

<< My wife met her new boyfriend when they both worked at Wal-Mart. The management there knew that she was having an affair with a co-worker, and did nothing to stop it, or discourage it. Did I say ex-wife? Thanks Wal-mart!!! (8 years ago). >>



This is a new one. Walmart is evil for ruining your marriage. I don't want to sound like an ass, but from a business standpoint, they did the right thing. I don't want to initiate a flame war and accuse you of not paying more attention to your wife or something, but it's simply impractical for a company to get involved. They risk lawsuits, bad publicity, and headlines they'd rather not see. You're dealing with a huge faceless corporation, corporations have no sympathy or emotion, they're geared toward making MONEY. My personal management style revolves around small startup companies where you can deal with employees personally and get more invovled. I personally think that it's best to get involved in your employee's lives for the better and help them out when possibly- but i'm not deluded enough to think this is possible on a national chain level scale. This is why i'll be working at startups rather than multi billion dollar companies.



<< Excellent article. This is why the rules of the game need to be changed. >>



If you can propose a better economic system than Capitalism, go for it. If you don't like the rules you can always endorse communism and leave, it's about as simple as that. You can regulate the game by preventing monopolies, but there's not a whole lot you can do when the point of capitalism is every man for himself.

"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." -Keynes-.



<< I work there and they are evil. I don't get paid enough and they seem to like to cut hours because they are going to be "over budget". Part of the problem is that stores small like the one I work at have to pay too much to freakin corporate Waltons. >>



If they're cutting you short that's a question of legality more than being evil. But if they're evil because they don't pay you more, well hell just about every employer out there is evil.

 

[eplebnista]

No.

 

[murphy55d]

I work there as well and yes in many ways they are quite evil.

 

[Red Dawn]

<< My wife met her new boyfriend when they both worked at Wal-Mart. The management there knew that she was having an affair with a co-worker, and did nothing to stop it, or discourage it. Did I say ex-wife? Thanks Wal-mart!!! >>

I hope it wasn't one of those retards they hire to collect Shopping Carts

 

[Pliablemoose]

I'm pretty sure Wal Mart is the cause of my organic impotence...

 

[Ornery]

Yet another Marty topic in which he fails to participate. Which of these nit-wits has been doing all of your 'fighting' for you in this communist/socialist/leftist/whining topic?

 

[amdskip]

<< I'm pretty sure Wal Mart is the cause of my organic impotence... >>

 

[Red Dawn]

Hey don't go trashing Walmart. Most of Ornery's family has been gainfully employed by them. Call me a Nit wit will you John!!

 

[Ornery]

Oops, sorry Red, I worded that poorly.

The first people to pile on are who I'm referring to. If ole' Marty sides with them, he deserves massive flamage!

And I'll join in the off topic discussion about Walmart's image and patrons. The same white trash who shop there are right beside you in the mom & pop hardware stores when they can't find what they want at Walmart, Kmart or Sears. They're the same ones unloading their Walmart booty in Hot Deals and Ebay just like you. Welcome to the club!

 

[308nato]

I love how people bash big chain stores for "killing their downtown" or "ma and pa shops". What killed them was YOUR disloyalty and YOUR willingness to pay less, not their willingness to sell for less.

 

[Ferocious]

Very good read!

Walmarts are possible and will continue to thrive because Americans (in general) are a greedy people.

And greed (generally) is good.

 

[Red Dawn]

<< And I'll join in the off topic discussion about Walmart's image and patrons. The same white trash who shop there are right beside you in the mom & pop hardware stores when they can't find what they want at Walmart, Kmart or Sears. They're the same ones unloading their Walmart booty in Hot Deals and Ebay just like you. Welcome to the club!

>>

My sister and her 350 LBS dork Bible Belt Fundie Husband shop at Walmart exclusively and they are the epitome of White Trash..Registered Republicans collecting Foodstamps.

 

[ZeroBurn]

<< I love how people bash big chain stores for "killing their downtown" or "ma and pa shops". What killed them was YOUR disloyalty and YOUR willingness to pay less, not their willingness to sell for less. >>



true dat

 

[Ferocious]

Reagan's trickle down theory at work.
:frown: