Walmart Stores Once Again Asking Employees To Donate Food To Co-Workers In Need

[pontifex]

I've seen this done at other places I've worked. Most of the time it was due to something like a fire but still, it doesn't seem like it's the corporate Wal-Mart asking for donations, its the employees trying to help each other out.

The responses to stuff like this on the forum are hilarious. you guys act like anyone can just up and change their life in an instant. Like they can just move to another state or go to college, etc. That shit costs money. If you don't have the money to begin with, how do you get the money to do those things? Not only that but there are other things that need to be taken into consideration as well that don't even involve money.

its easy to tell a lot of people here have never known what it's like not to have money.

 

[midwestfisherman]

It's like the Catholic Church asking for donations... When it has incredible wealth.

How do you think it got its wealth? Donations, numb nuts! BTW Catholic charities help millions of people all over the world!

And, No, I'm not Catholic.

 

[midwestfisherman]

Bunch of Sgt. Slaughters and hard asses up in here that just have all the answers to life.

Yep, real Internet tough guys living in their mom's basement!

 

[alkemyst]

It's like the Catholic Church asking for donations... When it has incredible wealth.

And a Temple wants a membership fee.

Also in almost all Christian churches tithing is done.

 

[njdevilsfan87]

Why the can't the corporate giant just do this instead of asking its employees that probably don't make enough?

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102205096#.

Wal-Mart spokeswoman Kayla Whaling quickly responded to the criticism, saying the drive was planned by one of the store's employees, who was collecting food for two co-workers who were on a leave of absence and unable to work.

Dawnne Sulaitis, who has worked at Wal-Mart for 19 years, said she asked for permission to hold the food drive when she found out that two families would be down to one income over the holidays.

Also:

http://foundation.walmart.com/

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/...s-from-walmart-and-walmart-foundation/1266361

Etc.

 

[jagec]

if the box is in the store and they distribute whats inside, walk around and put stuff in it

They just write it off!

 

[Blackjack200]

This is like the electric and gas companies trying to get you to donate money to them to provide free service to poor people.

I only make 6 figures a year, they make a few billion a year. Why are they trying to guilt trip me into paying for someone elses needs? They control the power and gas, give some away for charity yourself.

What a classic ATOT post. Nice humblebrag.

I had most of those. While, I didn't live in fear, I certainly wasn't the most comfortable. I grew up poor and realized, at a young age, it was either get my shit together or live exactly like my parents.

I understand not everyone is going to be a millionaire or exceptional in every skill, but hard work is always valued and you can yourself into a comfortable life with a lot of it.

There's a difference between being raised by parents that are underachievers, and not being raised at all.

 

[skull]

its easy to tell a lot of people here have never known what it's like not to have money.

That or some actually were so broke we had to steal to eat. Then one day woke up and realized how big of a loser I was. That I was surrounded by losers and did something about it. Thus have no sympathy for people that do nothing about there pathetic lives and don't like that were forced to support them.

 

[SP33Demon]

It's like the Catholic Church asking for donations... When it has incredible wealth.

Except the Church wouldn't stay wealthy without donations, rent is just one of its many expenses aside from supporting its employees. Walmart is worse because it's not like people are going to stop shopping there, its profits aren't going away anytime soon.

 

[SP33Demon]

And a Temple wants a membership fee.

Also in almost all Christian churches tithing is done.

Tithing is optional. I am a member of a Church and don't have to pay any fee, nor do I always tithe. Most of my tithing usually goes to certain events, like sponsoring a poor kid to go on a trip or buy backpacks/school supplies for our missions to cuba or central America.

 

[waggy]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102205096#.





Also:

http://foundation.walmart.com/

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/...s-from-walmart-and-walmart-foundation/1266361

Etc.

good for them then.

 

[smackababy]

There's a difference between being raised by parents that are underachievers, and not being raised at all.

One of my earliest memories is of my mother doing cocaine. It wasn't until years later I even realized it. Underachieving is an understatement. I have no sympathy for adults that never made it past minimum wage. It is your own fault.

 

[Blackjack200]

A lot of people do cocaine, what does that mean?

What if someone is mentally retarded or being exploited (like a Chinese restaurant worker). Do they still earn your scorn for not making more than minimum wage?

 

[Phoenix86]

Solution: Patronize stores that pay / treat their employees better. We do most of our home purchases with Costco for this reason.

After learning more about the company I'm shifting as much to them as I can.

 

[dmcowen674]

One of my earliest memories is of my mother doing cocaine.

Holy shit that explains a lot.

 

[IEC]

And this church is a small, quaint building with a plain facade and normal 8 ft ceilings? Or is it a modern cathedral with soaring buttresses, grand arches and 30 foot high ceilings? With a 15 foot, $55,000 crucifix over the main entrance?

Spinners or not, that hat must cost a fortune...

I'd wager admin and building costs (i.e. "overhead") for churches is significantly lower than many other non-profits. Sure there are a few bad apples (like the Joel Osteens of the world, and ostentatious pontiffs of centuries past) but those kinds of hucksters aren't representative of the vast majority of churches, especially Catholic churches (disclaimer: I am NOT a Catholic - but am well aware of Catholic-affiliated charity work).

Hint 1: Lots of safety net and community hospitals are religiously affiliated.

Hint 2: Lots of volunteers for said hospitals are religiously motivated.

Source: Personal experience working and volunteering in the healthcare sector across the United States.

tl;dr Don't be like all the other assholes who have no clue how much time, effort, and money people with religious affiliations pour into charity work each year.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Don't see what Wal-Mart employees are complaining about, what is it they do that is standout from any other min wage job? If anything (and if they don't already) Wal-Mart should offer more hours to those that need the money.

$9-$10 an hour @ 40 hrs/week (in my state) is quite reasonable for an individual's needs, and if managed well, more than a few wants as well, and even college (not the overpriced private colleges mind you). In my opinion, this is a livable wage. However, there seem to be those that believe living wage should be able to support an entire family.

 

[Naer]

Don't see what Wal-Mart employees are complaining about, what is it they do that is standout from any other min wage job? If anything (and if they don't already) Wal-Mart should offer more hours to those that need the money.

$9-$10 an hour @ 40 hrs/week (in my state) is quite reasonable for an individual's needs, and if managed well, more than a few wants as well, and even college (not the overpriced private colleges mind you). In my opinion, this is a livable wage. However, there seem to be those that believe living wage should be able to support an entire family.

lol, let me guess you subscribe to the libertarian philosophy

 

[poofyhairguy]

If anything (and if they don't already) Wal-Mart should offer more hours to those that need the money.

If they do that then Wal-Mart has to pay for their health care, you communist.

 

[alkemyst]

Most walmart workers are no where near 40 hours a week.

 

[tcsenter]

There was no golden era of largely unskilled retail and food service workers making enough to support a family, especially if that family doesn't know how to save or be frugal.

My mother used to work at KMart 40+ years ago and also in some years picked-up a part-time job around the holidays working for retailers such as JC Penney. It was pretty much always pinching pennies; re-using everything that you could; save your leftover bacon lard; making things instead of buying it; kids getting hand-me-downs from older siblings, shopping at the discount stores; patch your own clothing, make meals from scratch, canning stuff you grow in the garden (if you can), limited entertainment budget, fix stuff around the house rather than pay someone, buy the base model vehicle (not the trendy premium model or trim package with all the options) and drive it until it cost more to fix than to buy another working car, etc.

And even then, money was sometimes tight. A few years early in their marriage (before I was born) they had to get help from family, accept a few boxes from a food pantry or church, etc. Nothing has changed, except for the wisdom of family/household management.

 

[Jimzz]

Most walmart workers are no where near 40 hours a week.

Unless they are salary then its 80-100 a week.

No not a joke either.

 

[BUTCH1]

Its actually worse than that as walmart tells its employees how to get Gov assistance like food stamps and other welfare to subsidize their low pay. So even if you do not shop at walmart your tax money is still going to them in benefits for its employees.

This is prime example of why the USA is going in the tank in the long run, Walmart wants to maximize profit for it's shareholders and do so by crappy wages, no insurance benefits offered, hours cut. So those who work there are encouraged to apply for government assistance in any way possible, the programs are extremely costly so we run a deficit budget and borrow $$ from the Chinese in the form of T-bonds to make up the shortfall. In a nutshell by letting the rich stay rich, (and get richer) we are sacrificing the future of the economy for the present. Some generation in the not-so-distant future will be faced with repaying all this debt as eventually other countries will see the debt load of the USA and say "no thanks", these people are so far in the hole it's a bad idea to lend them anymore. I'll be dead and gone when that happens but what a shame that what was a great country is ruined by greed..

 

[jpiniero]

The funny thing is Walmart is being out-Walmarted by Amazon. Amazon's low wage workers at the warehouse are super productive because of the cheap robots. And perhaps eventually the low wage workers will be gone and it will just be the robots.