Wal Mart steps over a dollar to pick up a dime

"~ Windsong ~" wrote:

That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As
for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who
order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores.

But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't
sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one
sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the
stock room or storage trailer, etc.

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From: "Stephen M. Henning"


"~ Windsong ~" wrote:

That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As
for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who
order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores.

But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't
sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one
sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the
stock room or storage trailer, etc.

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Walmart doesn't have a stockroom. Managers, if doing their job, make sure the
merchandise is in the proper display in it's proper place. (Entire stores are
plan-o-grammed) They're not on commission and most are eligable for either
welfare, food stamps or both. Store security and cameras are there not so much
to deter customer theft, but employee theft. When such radical measures are
needed by the worlds largest and most profitable corporation against it's own
employees one has to wonder why.

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From: "Stephen M. Henning"


"~ Windsong ~" wrote:

That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees.
As
for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones
who
order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores.

But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't
sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one
sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the
stock room or storage trailer, etc.

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Walmart doesn't have a stockroom. Managers, if doing their job, make sure
the
merchandise is in the proper display in it's proper place. (Entire stores
are
plan-o-grammed) They're not on commission and most are eligable for either
welfare, food stamps or both. Store security and cameras are there not so
much
to deter customer theft, but employee theft. When such radical measures
are
needed by the worlds largest and most profitable corporation against it's
own
employees one has to wonder why.
==================================
Allow me to guess. They pay them PEANUTS! They give them no benefits and
they work abominable hours plus most weekends. They're not appreciated and
they know it. I can't think of a worse place to work than one of these
discount stores. Maybe if they paid a living wage there wouldn't be so much
theft.

The turnover at our local Wal-Mart is constant. You seldom see the same
face more than twice.
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"If athletes get athletes foot, do astronauts get mistletoe?"
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"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
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"Stephen M. Henning" wrote
|
| But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't
| sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one
| sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the
| stock room or storage trailer, etc.
|

Have YOU ever worked retail?

Tell you what. Get a corporate DM on your boss's ass telling him that he has
to cut employees hours because of corporate budget cuts and maintain
customer service. This means an entire store with only 5 people on staff,
one of them a manager, one of them an operations officer three of them
minimum wage sales associates.

The three sales associates have to unload 6-11 pallets of stock every other
day, and put it up during the course if an 8 hour, or likely less, shift
because part timers do not get benefits.

Then give those 3 sales associates time to answer the phones, help
customers, tidy the shelves and displays, check to be sure there are no
empty spaces on the shelves and refill them and run the cash registers.

Then, there are the customers who let their children pull the price labels
off of the store shelves as entertainment while the parents are oblivious to
their child's actions. Prices that change daily and a list of several dozen
items that must be relabeled.. by those same three employees.

Try it sometime.
Retail is allot harder than it looks from the customer's side of the
counter. If you want to blame someone, blame the sorporation, not the
employees. The company is to blame 80% of the time.

Kate



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"SVTKate" wrote:

This means an entire store with only 5 people on staff,
one of them a manager, one of them an operations officer three of them
minimum wage sales associates.

Our Walmart has that many Seniors at the door greeting people. It has a
similar number in the garden section just loading peoples cars.

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"SVTKate" wrote:

If you want to blame someone, blame the sorporation, not the
employees. The company is to blame 80% of the time.

It sounds like you don't like your job. Have you tried a different line
of work. If you have to go around blaming people perhaps you aren't busy
enough.

I gave up retail management several years ago.
Corporate was the reason, that and my feet were killing me.

Perhaps if you walk a mile in a retail employee's shoes you won't be so
quick to spout off.
Yep, there are employees that goof off. You get it in every line of work.
The percentage of people that look down on customer service personnel in is
much too high.

I do not know if you have ever worked customer service, but again, I suggest
that those of you that condemn them walk a mile in the other guy's shoes.
The treatment received from all sides is difficult to deal with. Eventually
you have to fight to prevent becoming calloused. The working people are not
fond of the goof offs either but corporate makes it very difficult to get
rid of them.

Kate


"Mrs. Fricker" wrote in message
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| "SVTKate" wrote:
|
| If you want to blame someone, blame the sorporation, not the
| employees. The company is to blame 80% of the time.
|
| It sounds like you don't like your job. Have you tried a different line
| of work. If you have to go around blaming people perhaps you aren't busy
| enough.

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Perhaps if you walk a mile in a retail employee's shoes you won't be so
quick to spout off.

My Pappy always used to say, "Before you complain about someone, walk a mile
in their shoes. Then you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes."
--
Crashj "who has been on both sides of the counter and in the back room"
Johnson

"SVTKate" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I gave up retail management several years ago.
Corporate was the reason, that and my feet were killing
me.

Perhaps if you walk a mile in a retail employee's shoes
you won't be so
quick to spout off.
Yep, there are employees that goof off. You get it in
every line of work.
The percentage of people that look down on customer
service personnel in is
much too high.


I agree with you, I worked retail for a lot of years. You
have people come in that you can tell never worked a day in
retail in all of their lives; and they will be very rude and
condescending to hard working people. I developed a theory
back then that I still hardily believe. People should have
to get a shopping license, and in order to earn their
shopping license they should have to work in retail for just
a few days. It would be a learning experience for them.
Now I have a professional job, but I am still kind to
workers I see doing their best and can clearly identify one
that is not behaving professionally and complain in an
appropriate manner.


I do not know if you have ever worked customer service,
but again, I suggest
that those of you that condemn them walk a mile in the
other guy's shoes.
The treatment received from all sides is difficult to deal
with. Eventually
you have to fight to prevent becoming calloused. The
working people are not
fond of the goof offs either but corporate makes it very
difficult to get
rid of them.

Kate


"Mrs. Fricker" wrote in message
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| "SVTKate" wrote:
|
| If you want to blame someone, blame the sorporation,
not the
| employees. The company is to blame 80% of the time.
|
| It sounds like you don't like your job. Have you tried
a different line
| of work. If you have to go around blaming people perhaps
you aren't busy
| enough.

"SVTKate" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I gave up retail management several years ago.
Corporate was the reason, that and my feet were killing me.
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My parents think they forced me to go to college...what they don't know is
that I just didn't like working hard enough to stay in retail. I don't know
how you retailers do it.

BV.